Geography of Guyana

\nLocation:\nNorthern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela\n

Geographic coordinates:\n5 00 N, 59 00 W\n

Map references:\nSouth America\n

Area:\n
total:\n214,970 km²\n
land:\n196,850 km²\n
water:\n18,120 km²\n

Area - comparative:\nslightly smaller than Idaho\n

Land boundaries:\n
total:\n2,462 km\n
border countries:\nBrazil 1,119 km, Suriname 600 km, Venezuela 743 km\n

Coastline:\n459 km\n

Maritime claims:\n
continental shelf:\n200 nautical miles or to the outer edge of the continental margin\n
exclusive fishing zone:\n200 nautical miles\n
territorial sea:\n12 nautical miles\n

Climate:\ntropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January)\n

Terrain:\nmostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south\n

Elevation extremes:\n
lowest point:\nAtlantic Ocean 0 m\n
highest point:\nMount Roraima 2,835 m\n

Natural resources:\nbauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish\n

Land use:\n
arable land:\n2%\n
permanent crops:\n0%\n
permanent pastures:\n6%\n
forests and woodland:\n84%\n
other:\n8% (1993 est.)\n

Irrigated land:\n1,300 km² (1993 est.)\n

Natural hazards:\nflash floods are a constant threat during rainy seasons\n

Environment - current issues:\nwater pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals; deforestation\n

Environment - international agreements:\n
party to:\nBiodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 \n
signed, but not ratified:\nnone of the selected agreements

See also : Guyana\nCategory:Guyana