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Economic Indicator: Geography (Location, geographic coordinates, map references, area, terrain, elevation extremes, borders, coastline and maritime claims)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Guyana Dollar
Currency Symbol: GYD
Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
Geographic Coordinates: 5 00 N, 59 00 W
Map References: South America
Area: total: 214,969 sq km ; land: 196,849 sq km ; water: 18,120 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than Idaho
Terrain: mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Mount Roraima 2,835 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 2,933 km ; border countries: Brazil 1,308 km, Suriname 836 km, Venezuela 789 km
Coastline: 459 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm ; continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
Geography - Note: the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively