Geography of French Guiana
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French Guiana is an overseas region of France, located on the northern coast of South America between Suriname and Brazil.
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Location [edit]
Northern South America and part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
Geographic coordinates [edit]
4°00′N 53°00′W / 4.000°N 53.000°W
Map references [edit]
South America
Area [edit]
total: 91,000 km²
land: 89,150 km²
water: 1,850 km²
Land boundaries [edit]
total: 1,183 km
border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km (disputed)
Coastline: 378 km
Maritime claims [edit]
exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
Climate [edit]
Tropical; hot,
Terrain [edit]
low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains, see Guiana Shield
Elevation extremes [edit]
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m
other mountains: Montaigne d'Argent, on the edge of Oiapoque river regions: 432 m
Natural resources [edit]
bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish, shrimp
Land use [edit]
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 10% (1996 est.)
irrigated land: 20 km² (1993 est.)
natural hazards: high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding
environment - current issues: NA
geography - note: mostly an unsettled wilderness
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