Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Geographic coordinates:
11 00 N, 10 00 W
Map references:
Africa
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
245,857 sq km
country comparison to the world: 79
land:
245,717 sq km
water:
140 sq km
slightly smaller than Oregon
total:
4,046 km
border countries:
Cote d'Ivoire 816 km, Guinea-Bissau 421 km, Liberia 590 km, Mali 1,062 km, Senegal 363 km, Sierra Leone 794 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
320 km
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territorial sea:
12 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Mont Nimba 1,752 m
bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt
arable land:
11.59%
permanent crops:
2.81%
other:
85.6% (2011)
949.2 sq km (2003)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
226 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total:
0.55 cu km/yr (39%/10%/51%)
per capita:
64.3 cu m/yr (2005)
hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to environmental damage
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
the Niger and its important tributary the Milo have their sources in the Guinean highlands