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GeographyLocation
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia Geographic coordinates
8 00 N, 5 00 W
Map references
Africa
Area World Ranking: 69
Total 322,463 sq km
Land 318,003 sq km Water 4,460 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly larger than New Mexico Land boundaries
Total 3,110 km
Border countries Burkina Faso 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km Coastline
515 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone 200 nm Continental shelf 200 nm Climate
Tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October) Terrain
Mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest Elevation extremes
Lowest point Gulf of Guinea 0 m
Highest point Monts Nimba 1,752 m Natural resources
Petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower Land use
Arable land 10.23%
Permanent crops 11.16% Other 78.61% (2005) Irrigated land
730 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
81 cu km (2001)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 0.93 cu km/yr (24%/12%/65%)
Per capita 51 cu m/yr (2000) Natural hazards
Coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible Environment - current issues
Deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in West Africa - have been heavily logged); water pollution from sewage and industrial and agricultural effluents Environment - international agreements
Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling Signed, but not ratified None of the selected agreements Geography - note
Most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area, the forested interior is sparsely populated
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