Family is important for the Guianese and they have conservative attitudes toward gender roles. Women here are often expected to stay at home with the kids while men are out being the providers.
French Guiana, officially just Guiana, is an overseas department and region of France on the north Atlantic coast of South America. As part of France, Guiana belongs to the European Union and its official currency is the Euro. The official language is French and the dominant religion is Roman Catholicism. The land consists of low-lying coastal plains, hills and rugged mountains. The climate is tropical.
