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Guyana > Geography (Facts)
Guyana - Geography (Facts) |
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Location: |
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela |
Geographic coordinates: |
5 00 N, 59 00 W |
Map references: |
South America |
Area: |
total: 214,970 sq km land: 196,850 sq km water: 18,120 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Idaho |
Land boundaries: |
total: 2,949 km border countries: Brazil 1,606 km, Suriname 600 km, Venezuela 743 km |
Coastline: |
459 km |
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin |
Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January) |
Terrain: |
mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Roraima 2,835 m |
Natural resources: |
bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish |
Land use: |
arable land: 2.23% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 97.63% (2005) |
Irrigated land: |
1,500 sq km (2003) |
Natural hazards: |
flash floods are a constant threat during rainy seasons |
Environment - current issues: |
water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals; deforestation |
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: |
the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively |
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