| Geography | French Guiana |
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Location:
 | Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname |
Geographic coordinates:
 | 4 00 N, 53 00 W |
Map references:
 | South America |
Area:
 | total: 91,000 sq km land: 89,150 sq km water: 1,850 sq km |
Area - comparative:
 | slightly smaller than Indiana |
Land boundaries:
 | total: 1,240.4 km border countries: Brazil 730.4 km, Suriname 510 km |
Coastline:
 | 378 km |
Maritime claims:
 | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
 | tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation |
Terrain:
 | low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains |
Elevation extremes:
 | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m |
Natural resources:
 | bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay |
Land use:
 | arable land: 0.13% permanent crops: 0.04% other: 99.83% (90% forest, 10% other) (2005) |
Irrigated land:
 | 20 sq km (2003) |
Natural hazards:
 | high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding |
Environment - current issues:
 | NA |
Environment - international agreements:
 | void |
Geography - note:
 | mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent |
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