French Guiana
French Guiana is located in the north of South America, in a Muslim-majority region. In fact, approximately 20% of its western neighbor Suriname and 10% of Guyana to its west are Muslim. Historically, Islam has a considerable history in the region. It is known that a significant portion of the millions of people brought as slaves by France from its colonies in Africa and India were Muslims. Since the second half of the 19th century, people from other parts of the Islamic geography have come to the region due to wars and economic reasons. French Guiana, which is almost entirely covered by forests, has a very limited population of around 300,000. It is known that France used the region as an exile and prison during the colonial period.
Nowadays, a significant part of the country's population is Christian and Muslims form a small minority group. Although the exact number is uncertain, it is estimated that there are around 3,000 Muslims in the region, mostly Lebanese Arabs and Afghans, which is 1% of the region's population. The regional capital Cayenne and Kourou each have a mosque, cultural center, and a school run by Muslims
