Climate: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature
variation
Terrain: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small
mountains
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m
Natural resources: bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered),
cinnabar, kaolin, fish
Land use:
arable land: NEGL%
permanent crops: NEGL%
meadows and pastures: NEGL%
forest and woodland: 88%
other: 12% (1992)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: high frequency of heavy showers and severe
thunderstorms; flooding
international agreements: NA
Geographic note: mostly an unsettled wilderness
People ———
Population: 151,187 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32% (male 24,447; female 23,378)
15-64 years: 63% (male 52,061; female 43,726)
65 years and over: 5% (male 3,784; female 3,791) (July 1996 est.)