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| Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia |
| Geographic coordinates | 8 30 N, 11 30 W |
| Map references | africa |
| Area |
total: 71,740 sq km land: 71,620 sq km water: 120 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than South Carolina |
| Land boundaries |
total: 958 km border countries: guinea 652 km, liberia 306 km |
| Coastline | 402 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April) |
| Terrain | coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: loma mansa (bintimani) 1,948 m |
| Natural resources | diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite |
| Land use |
arable land: 6.98% permanent crops: 0.89% other: 92.13% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 290 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms |
| Environment - current issues | rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleting natural resources; overfishing |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, endangered species, law of the sea, marine life conservation, ozone layer protection, ship pollution, wetlands signed, but not ratified: environmental modification |
| Geography note | rainfall along the coast can reach 495 cm (195 inches) a year, making it one of the wettest places along coastal, western Africa |
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