NationMaster - Sierra Leonean Geography statistics

Area > Comparative slightly smaller than South Carolina
Area > Total	123 sq km	[123rd of 248]
Area > Water	134 sq km	[134th of 237]
Capital city with population	Freetown - 1,300,000
Climate tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
Coastline	123 km	[123rd of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m
Forested Land	132%	[132nd of 193]
Geography > Note rainfall along the coast can reach 495 cm (195 inches) a year, making it one of the wettest places along coastal, western Africa
Irrigated land	118 sq km	[118th of 185]
Largest city	Freetown
Largest city population	102	[102nd of 174]
Largest city with population	Freetown - 1,300,000
Location Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia
Map references Africa
Maritime claims > Continental shelf	200 nm
Natural resources diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite
Population density	117 people per sqkm	[117th of 256]
Precipitation	3 mm	[3rd of 95]
Terrain coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east

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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America. ; Total area in square kilometers ; Total water area in square kilometers ; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year. ; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. ; Highest point above sea level ; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere. ; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. ; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water. ; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. ; Continental shelf - the LOS Convention (Article 76) defines the continental shelf of a coastal State as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal State, and consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the rise; it does not include the deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention. ; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance. ; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960); A brief description of the topography

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone

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lex (Australia)
6th June 2007

I really need some information on the main geographical features of Sierra Leone. Nothing on the diamond trade please! Thanks. (and quickly!)

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