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    Sierra Leone Geography 1997

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    SOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Location Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea andLiberia

      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); winterdry 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 oftimber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resultedin deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleting natural resources;overfishing

      Environment - international agreements
      party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, MarineLife Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Whaling
      signed, but not ratified: Desertification, Environmental Modification

      NOTE: The information regarding Sierra Leone on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sierra Leone Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sierra Leone Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.

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