!!!Guyana: Geography ||Location|Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela ||Geographic Coordinates|5 00 N, 59 00 W[{GoogleMap location='5.0,-59.0' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''214,969 sq km\\''land: ''196,849 sq km\\''water: ''18,120 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__] ||Land boundaries|''total: ''2,933 km\\''border countries: ''Brazil 1,308 km, Suriname 836 km, Venezuela 789 km ||Coastline|459 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Atlantic Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Mount Roraima 2,835 m ||Highest Mountains|__As there is no entry in [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org] we are listing mountain list of [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com] only:__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Mount Roraima 2810 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||Terrain|mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south ||Natural Hazards|flash flood threat during rainy seasons ||Natural Resource|bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish ||Land Use|''arable land: ''1.95%\\''permanent crops: ''0.13%\\''other: ''97.92% (2011) ||Climate|tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January) ||Irrigated Land|1,501 sq km (2003) ||Renewable Water Resources|241 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals; deforestation ||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94\\''signed, but not ratified: ''none of the selected agreements ||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Georgetown; Linden; New Amsterdam; Corriverton ; Bartica \\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Georgetown; Linden; New Amsterdam; Anna Regina; Bartica\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||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