Geography of Suriname

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Geography of Suriname

Continent	South America
Region	Caribbean
Coordinates	4°00′N 56°00′W / 4.000°N 56.000°W / 4.000; -56.000
Area	Ranked 90th
• Total	163,820 km2 (63,250 sq mi)
• Land	95.33%
• Water	4.67%
Coastline	386 km (240 mi)
Borders	total length 1,707 km (1,061 mi)
Highest point	Juliana Top 1,230 meters (4,040 ft)
Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 metres (0 ft)
Longest river	Courantyne River 724 km (450 mi)
Largest lake	Brokopondo Reservoir 1,560 km (970 mi)
Exclusive economic zone	127,772 km2 (49,333 sq mi)

Suriname is located in the northern part of South America and is part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana. It is mostly covered by tropical rainforest, containing a great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most part, are increasingly threatened by new development. There is a relatively small population, most of which live along the coast.

There are currently two unresolved border disputes that affect the geography of Suriname, namely the Tigri Area in the southwestern region near Guyana and also the Marouini/Litani region with French Guiana in the southeast.