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<text>
<title>
Suriname: Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Suriname
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean between French Guiana and Guyana
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 163,270 km2</l>
<l> land area: 161,470 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly larger than Georgia</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: total 1,707 km, Brazil 597 km, French Guiana
510 km, Guyana 600 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 386 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> exclusive economic zone: 200 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 12 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: claims area in French Guiana between
Litani Rivier and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the
Lawa); claims area in Guyana between New (Upper Courantyne) and
Courantyne/Koetari Rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne)
</p>
<p>Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds
</p>
<p>Terrain: mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with
swamps
</p>
<p>Natural resources: timber, hydropower potential, fish, shrimp,
bauxite, iron ore, and small amounts of nickel, copper,
platinum, gold
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 0%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 0%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 97%</l>
<l> other: 3%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: 590 km2 (1989 est.)
</p>
<p>Environment: mostly tropical rain forest
</p></body></article></text>