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:
200 nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
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:
7%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
31%
forests and woodland:
28%
other:
33% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 290 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (November to May); 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, Nuclear Test Ban, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Environmental Modification
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