Location: Northern South America, bordering on the North Atlantic Ocean between Suriname and Brazil

Map references: South America, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:
total area: 91,000 sq km
land area: 89,150 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than Indiana

Land boundaries: total 1,183 km, Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km

Coastline: 378 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa)

Climate: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains

Natural resources: bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish

Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 82%
other: 18%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: NA

Note: mostly an unsettled wilderness

NOTE: The information regarding French Guiana on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Guiana Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Guiana Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.