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French Guiana Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(overseas department of France)

Location:

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

Map references:

South America

Area:

total area:

91,000 sq km

land area:

89,150 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Indiana

Land boundaries:

total 1,183 km, Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km

Coastline:

378 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa)

Climate:

tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain:

low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains

Natural resources:

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

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

82%

other:

18%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding

international agreements:

Note:

mostly an unsettled wilderness

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