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Geography
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone
6 30 N, 9 30 W
Area: 
total: 111,369 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
103
land: 96,320 sq km
water: 15,049 sq km
slightly larger than Tennessee
total: 1,585 km
border countries: Guinea 563 km, Cote d’Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km
579 km
territorial sea: 200 nm
Current Weather
tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Wuteve 1,380 m
iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
arable land: 3.43%
permanent crops: 1.98%
other: 94.59% (2005)
30 sq km (2003)
232 cu km (1987)
total: 0.11 cu km/yr (27%/18%/55%)
per capita: 34 cu m/yr (2000)
dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)
tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation
facing the Atlantic Ocean, the coastline is characterized by lagoons, mangrove swamps, and river-deposited sandbars; the inland grassy plateau supports limited agriculture
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