Geography of Guyana
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Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
Geographic coordinates: Template:Coor dm
Map references: South America
Area:
total:
214,970 kmē
land:
196,850 kmē
water:
18,120 kmē
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:
continental shelf:
200 nautical miles or to the outer edge of the continental margin
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nautical miles
territorial sea:
12 nautical miles
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%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
6%
forests and woodland:
84%
other:
8% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 1,300 kmē (1993 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, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
- See also : Guyana