Geography of French Guiana

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Geography of French Guiana.

Contents 1 Location 2 Geographic coordinates 3 Map references 4 Area 5 Land boundaries: 6 Maritime claims 7 Climate 8 Terrain 9 Elevation extremes 10 Natural resources 11 Land use

[edit] Location

Northern South America and part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname

[edit] Geographic coordinates

4°00′N 53°00′W

[edit] Map references

South America

[edit] Area

total: 91,000 km²
land: 89,150 km²
water: 1,850 km²

[edit] Land boundaries:

total: 1,183 km
border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km (disputed)
Coastline: 378 km

[edit] Maritime claims

exclusive economic zone: 370 km
territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km)

[edit] Climate

tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation

[edit] Terrain

low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains, see guiana

[edit] Elevation extremes

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

[edit] Natural resources

bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish

[edit] Land use

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 90%
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