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Geography of Sierra Leone

Geography 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 
Capital city: Freetown
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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 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 
 

 

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