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![]() ![]() Suriname Geography - 1991 https://theodora.com/wfb1991/suriname/suriname_geography.html SOURCE: 1991 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 163,270 km2
Comparative area: slightly larger than Georgia Land boundaries: 1,707 km total
Coastline: 386 km Maritime claims:
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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/Kutari Rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne) Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds Terrain: mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps Natural resources: timber, hydropower potential, fish, shrimp, bauxite, iron ore, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, gold Land use: arable land NEGL%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures NEGL%; forest and woodland 97%; other 3%; includes irrigated NEGL% Environment: mostly tropical rain forest
NOTE: The information regarding Suriname on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Suriname Geography 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Suriname Geography 1991 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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