Suriname is located in the northern part of South America and is part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana. It is mostly covered by tropical rainforest, containing a great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most part, are increasingly threatened by new development. There is a relatively small population, most of which live along the coast.

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Geography of Suriname

Continent	South America
Region	Caribbean
Coordinates	4°00′N 56°00′W
Area	Ranked 90th
• Total	163,820 km2 (63,250 sq mi)
• Land	95.33%
• Water	4.67%
Coastline	386 km (240 mi)
Borders	total length 1,707 km (1,061 mi)
Highest point	Juliana Top 1,230 meters (4,040 ft)
Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 metres (0 ft)
Longest river	Courantyne River 724 km (450 mi)
Largest lake	Brokopondo Reservoir 1,560 km (970 mi)
Exclusive economic zone	127,772 km2 (49,333 sq mi)

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There are currently two unresolved border disputes that affect the geography of Suriname, namely the Tigri Area in the southwestern region near Guyana and also the Marouini/Litani region with French Guiana in the southeast.

Geographic coordinates: 4°00′N 56°00′W

Continent: South America

Suriname has a tropical rainforest climate and a tropical monsoon climate, with hot humid conditions year-round.

Climate change in both Suriname and the wider world is leading to hotter temperatures and more extreme weather. As a fairly poor country, its contributions to global climate change have been limited. Suriname has a large forest cover, the country has been running a carbon negative economy since 2014.^[1] Hotter temperatures^[2] and changes in precipitation trends^[3] are predicted because of climate change.

Most of the country is made up of rolling hills, but there is a narrow coastal plain that has swampy terrain.

A recent global remote sensing analysis suggested that there were 781 km² of tidal flats in Suriname, making it the 34th ranked country in terms of tidal flat area.^[6]

Elevation extremes

Lowest point: Unnamed location in the coastal plain - 2 meters (6.6 ft) below Sea Level.
Highest point: Juliana Top - 1,230 meters (4,040 ft)

• Northernmost point – Oostelijke Polders
• Southernmost point – Border with Brazil Coeroeni
• Westernmost point – Border with Guyana, Sipaliwini District
• Easternmost point – Border with French Guiana, Sipaliwini District
• Highest point – Julianatop: 1,230 m
• Lowest point – unnamed location on the coastal plain: -2 m

• Tigri Area, an unresolved territorial dispute involving Guyana and Suriname.
• Borders of Suriname, consisting of land borders with three countries: Guyana, Brazil, and France (via French Guiana)