| Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone |
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| Geographic coordinates | 11 00 N, 10 00 W |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 245,857 sq km
land: 245,857 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 3,399 km
border countries: Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km |
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| Coastline | 320 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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| Climate | generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds |
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| Terrain | generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m |
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| Natural resources | bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt |
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| Irrigated land | 320 km |
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| Natural hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season |
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Environment -
current issues | deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to environmental damage |
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Environment -
international agreements | 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 |
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| Geography - note | the Niger and its important tributary the Milo have their sources in the Guinean highlands |
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