Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Suriname and Venezuela

5 00 N, 59 00 W

South America

total: 214,970 sq km
land: 196,850 sq km
water: 18,120 sq km

slightly smaller than Idaho

total: 2,462 km
border countries: Brazil 1,119 km, Suriname 600 km, Venezuela 743 km

459 km

continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental
margin
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two
rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January)

mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south

lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Roraima 2,835 m

bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp,
fish

arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 6%
forests and woodland: 84%
other: 8% (1993 est.)

1,300 sq km (1993 est.)

flash floods are a constant threat during rainy
seasons

water pollution from sewage and
agricultural and industrial chemicals; deforestation

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