page_title: Geography of Guyana
section_title: Natural resources
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of Guyana / Characteristics / Natural resources
context_page_description: 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 kilometres. The country is situated between 1 and 9 north latitude and between 56 and 62 west longitude. With a 459 km-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. The land comprises three main geographical zones: the coastal plain, the white sand belt and the interior highlands.
context_section_description: Bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish.
caption: Vegetation map of Guyana
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