Guyana
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Introduction - Guyana: | Location - 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
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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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |