Geography (Suriname)
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     Total area:
         163,270 km2
     Land area:
         161,470 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly larger than Georgia
     Land boundaries:
         1,707 km total; Brazil 597 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km
     Coastline:
         386 km
     Maritime claims:
       Exclusive economic zone:
         200 nm
       Territorial sea:
         12 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