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:
total:
245,860 sq km
land:
245,860 sq km
water:
0 sq km
Area—comparative:
slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundaries:
total:
3,399 km
border countries:
Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km,
Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km
Coastline:
320 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
Climate:
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November)
with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly
harmattan winds
Terrain:
generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Mont Nimba 1,752 m
Natural resources:
bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish
Land use:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
22%
forests and woodland:
59%
other:
17% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land:
930 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards:
hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
Environment—current issues:
deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; soil
contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region
Environment—international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and
Senegal
Geographic coordinates:
12 00 N, 15 00 W
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total:
36,120 sq km
land:
28,000 sq km
water:
8,120 sq km
Area—comparative:
slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Land boundaries:
total:
724 km
border countries:
Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km
Coastline:
350 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
Climate:
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to
November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with
northeasterly harmattan winds
Terrain:
mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m
Natural resources:
fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum
Land use:
arable land:
11%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
38%
forests and woodland:
38%
other:
12% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land:
17 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards:
hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season;
brush fires
Environment—current issues:
deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing
Environment—international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of
the Sea, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Source: CIA World Fact Book
