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French GuianaGeography
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Location: |
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
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Geographic coordinates: |
4 00 N, 53 00 W
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Map references: |
South America
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Area: |
total: 91,000 sq km
land: 89,150 sq km
water: 1,850 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Indiana
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Land boundaries: |
total: 1,183 km
border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km
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Coastline: |
378 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain: |
low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m
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Natural resources: |
bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay
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Land use: |
arable land: 0.14%
permanent crops: 0.05%
other: 99.81% (90% forest, 10% other) (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
20 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding
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Environment - current issues: |
NA
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Geography - note: |
mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent
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