Geography Of Guyana

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 water: 18,120 sq km land: 196,850 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than Idaho
Land boundaries	total: 2,462 km border countries: Brazil 1,119 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 mid-August, mid-November to mid-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: 2.44% permanent crops: 0.15% other: 97.41% (2001)
Irrigated land	1,500 sq km (1998 est.)
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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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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