French Guiana's Geography | French Guiana Geography

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: 1,183 km border countries: Brazil 673 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: 0.14% permanent crops: 0.05% other: 99.81% (90% forest, 10% other) (2001)

Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards: High frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding

Environment - current issues: NA

Environment - international agreements:

Geography - note: Mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent

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