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Sierra Leone Geography 1996

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

71,740 sq km

land area:

71,620 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than South Carolina

Land boundaries:

total 958 km, 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

International disputes:

none

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

Natural resources:

diamonds

Land use:

arable land:

25%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

31%

forest and woodland:

29%

other:

13%

Irrigated land:

340 sq km (1989 est.)

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

natural hazards:

dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (November to May); sandstorms, dust storms

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Climate Change, Environmental Modification

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