Geography of Guyana

Geography of Guyana
Continent	South America
Region	Caribbean
Coordinates	5°00′N 59°00′W / 5.000°N 59.000°W
Area	Ranked 83rd
• Total	214,969 km2 (83,000 sq mi)
• Land	91.57%
• Water	8.43%
Coastline	459 km (285 mi)
Borders	total length 2,933 km (1,822 mi)
Highest point	Mount Roraima ; 2,835 metres (9,301 ft)
Lowest point	Caribbean Sea ; 0 metres (0 ft)
Longest river	Essequibo River ; 1,010 km (630 mi)
Largest lake	Mainstay Lake ; 19,500 km (12,100 mi)
Exclusive economic zone	137,765 km2 (53,191 sq mi)

The Geography of Guyana comprises the physical characteristics of the country in Northern South America and part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela, with a land area of approximately 214,969 square km. The country is situated between 1 and 9 north latitude and between 56 and 62 west longitude.^[1] With a 459 km (285 mi)-long Atlantic coastline on the northeast, Guyana is bounded by Venezuela on the west, Brazil on the west and south, and Suriname on the east.^[1]

^ ^a ^b MacDonald, Scott B. (1993). "Guyana: Geography". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Guyana and Belize: country studies (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 31–35. ISBN 0-8444-0778-X. OCLC 28066032. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[:0-1] MacDonald, Scott B. (1993). "Guyana: Geography". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Guyana and Belize: country studies (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 31–35. ISBN 0-8444-0778-X. OCLC 28066032. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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