| Climate French Guiana :
| tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
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| Terrain French Guiana :
| low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains
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| Elevation extremes lowest French Guiana :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest French Guiana :
| Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m
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| Natural resources French Guiana :
| bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay
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| Land use arableland French Guiana :
| 0,14%
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| Irrigated land French Guiana :
| 20 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards French Guiana :
| high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding
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| Environment current issues French Guiana :
| NA
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| Geography note French Guiana :
| mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent
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