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| Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
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| Geographic coordinates: |
6 30 N, 9 30 W
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| Area: |
total:
111,370 sq km
land:
96,320 sq km
water:
15,050 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Tennessee
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
1,585 km
border countries:
Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km
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| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea:
200 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
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| Terrain: |
mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Mount Wuteve 1,380 m
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| Natural resources: |
iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
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| Land use: |
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
59%
forests and woodland:
18%
other:
19% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
20 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)
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| Environment - current issues: |
tropical rain forest subject to deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Desertification, Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified:
Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation
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