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