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  1. French Guiana Geography Introduction: Cormontibo, Saint-Georges, French Guiana, Tumuk Humak Mountains, Îles Du Salut, Montsinéry-Tonnegrande
  2. Geography of France by Place: French Riviera, Geography of Corsica, Geography of French Guiana, Geography of French Polynesia
  3. Geography of French Guiana: Demographics of French Guiana, Tumuk Humak Mountains, Cantons of the Guyane Department, Iso 3166-2:gf
  4. Space in the Tropics: From Convicts to Rockets in French Guiana by Peter Redfield, 2000-10-02
  5. The Lecythidaceae of a Lowland Neotropical Forest: La Fumée Mountain, French Guiana (Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Vol. 44) by Scott A. Mori, 1987-06-12
  6. Essai sur le milieu naturel de la Guyane francaise (Travaux et documents de l'O.R.S.T.O.M) (French Edition) by Philippe Blancaneaux, 1981
  7. ... The physical geography of the lower coastal plain of the Guiana coast: Technical report no. 1 obtained under Project NR 388-028, Contract Nonr-1575 (02) by John II Vann, 1959
  8. The Americas: Venezuela, Guyana, French Guyana and Surinam by Rex Marshall Radcliffe, 1988-09
  9. Issues in the French-Speaking World by Michael Kline, Nancy Mellerski, 2004-08-30

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      Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Geographic coordinates 4 00 N, 53 00 W Map references South America Area
      total: 91,000 sq km
      land: 89,150 sq km
      water: 1,850 sq km Area - comparative slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries
      total: 1,183 km
      border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km Coastline 378 km Maritime claims exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m Natural resources bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish Land use arable land: permanent crops: permanent pastures: forests and woodland: other: 17% (1993 est.)
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      Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Geographic coordinates: 4 00 N, 53 00 W Map references: South America Area:
      total: 91,000 sq km
      land: 89,150 sq km
      water: 1,850 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries:
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      border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km Coastline: 378 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM Climate: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m Natural resources: bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish Land use: arable land: permanent crops: permanent pastures: forests and woodland: other: 10% (1996 est.)
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    GEOGRAPHY French Guiana Geography Top of Page Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Geographic coordinates: 4 00 N, 53 00 W Map references: South America Area: total: 91,000 sq km land: 89,150 sq km water: 1,850 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries: total: 1,183 km border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km Coastline: 378 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM Climate: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation

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      Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Geographic coordinates 4 00 N, 53 00 W Map references South America Area
      total: 91,000 sq km
      water: 1,850 sq km
      land: 89,150 sq km Area - comparative slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries
      total: 1,183 km border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km Coastline 378 km Maritime claims exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM Climate tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m Natural resources bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish Land use arable land: NEGL permanent crops: other: 100% (90% forest, 10% other) (1998 est.)
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    French Guiana: Geography Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
    Geographic coordinates: 4 00 N, 53 00 W Map references: South America Area: total: 91,000 sq km land: 89,150 sq km water: 1,850 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries: total: 1,183 km border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km Coastline: 378 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m Natural resources: bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish

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    French Guiana Introduction Top of Page Background: First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou. Geography Top of Page Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Geographic coordinates: 4 00 N, 53 00 W Map references: South America Area: total: 91,000 sq km
    land: 89,150 sq km
    water: 1,850 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries: total: 1,183 km
    border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km Coastline: 378 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
    territorial sea: 12 NM Climate: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m
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    FRENCH GUIANA GEOGRAPHY
    Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean , between Brazil and Suriname
    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
    Environment
    • Current issues: NA Natural hazards: high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding International agreements: NA
    Note: Mostly an unsettled wilderness

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    B C D ... French Guiana (Facts) French Guiana - Geography (Facts) Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Geographic coordinates: 4 00 N, 53 00 W Map references: South America Area: total: 91,000 sq km
    land: 89,150 sq km
    water: 1,850 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries: total: 1,183 km
    border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km Coastline: 378 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
    territorial sea: 12 NM Climate: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m
    highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m Natural resources: bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish Land use: arable land: 0%
    permanent crops: 0%
    permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 90% other: 10% (1996 est.) Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding

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    OFFICIAL NAME: Department of French Guiana
    CAPITAL: Cayenne
    SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Overseas Department of France
    AREA: 90,909 Sq Km (35,100 Sq Mi)
    ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION French Guiana is located on the north coast of South America. It is bound by Suriname to the west, Brazil to the southeast and south as well as the Atlantic Ocean to the north. The country is a low lying along the coast with fertile rolling plains broken by occasional hills that rise to the central Chaine Granitique while in the south the land rises to the Sierra de Tumucumaque. Most of the country is unsettled wilderness and also contains dense tropical rain forest in the Amazon Basin while the coast has many rocky islets.The principal rivers are the Camopi, Inini, Ouaqui, Tampoc, Marowiny, Mana, Sinnamary, Comte and Approuague which flow to the Atlantic Ocean. Major Cities; Cayenne 41,200, Kourou 13,900 (1990). Land Use; forested 83%, pastures and agricultural-cultivated 0.2%, other 17.2% (1989). CLIMATE: French Guiana has a tropical climate characterized by hot and humid conditions. There are two seasons, a wet season from December to June and a dry season from August to October. Average annual precipitation is more than 2,500 mm (100 inches) while average temperature ranges in Cayenne are from 23 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit) to 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit) all year.

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    Introduction [Top of Page] Background: First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou. Geography [Top of Page] Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Geographic coordinates: 4 00 N, 53 00 W Map references: South America Area:
    total: 91,000 sq km
    land: 89,150 sq km
    water: 1,850 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries:
    total: 1,183 km

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    French Guiana
    • Affiliation:
      (overseas department of France)
    • Location:
      Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
    • Map references:
      South America
    • 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:
                              permanent crops:
                                meadows and pastures:
                                  forest and woodland:
                                    other:
                                  • Irrigated land: NA sq km
                                  • Environment:
                                      current issues:
                                        NA
                                          natural hazards:
                                            high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding

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