Geography Of Sierra Leone

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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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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