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<title>
Guyana: Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Guyana
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean between Suriname and Venezuela
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 214,970 km2</l>
<l> land area: 196,850 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly smaller than Idaho</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: total 2,462 km, Brazil 1,119 km, Suriname 600 km,
Venezuela 743 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 459 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> continental shelf: 200 nm or the outer edge of continental
margin</l>
<l> exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 12 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: all of the area west of the Essequibo River
claimed by Venezuela; Suriname claims area between New (Upper
Courantyne) and Courantyne/Koetari Rivers (all headwaters of the
Courantyne)
</p>
<p>Climate: tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds;
two rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January)
</p>
<p>Terrain: mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in
south
</p>
<p>Natural resources: bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber,
shrimp, fish
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 3%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 6%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 83%</l>
<l> other: 8%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: 1,300 km2 (1989 est.)
</p>
<p>Environment: flash floods a constant threat during rainy seasons;
water pollution
</p></body></article></text>