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| SIERRA LEONEAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than South Carolina |
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Area > Land
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71,620 sq km |
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[117th of 238]
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Area > Total
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71,740 sq km |
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[123rd of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Freetown - 1,300,000 |
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Climate tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April) |
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Forested Land
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14.7% |
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[132nd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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8 30 N, 11 30 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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7.95% |
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[127th of 258]
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Largest city
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Freetown |
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Largest city population
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699,000 |
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[102nd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Freetown - 1,300,000 |
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Location Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia |
Map references Africa |
Natural resources diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite |
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Population density
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73.95 people per sqkm |
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[117th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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77.15 people/m²
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[102nd of 204]
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Precipitation
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2,946 mm |
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[3rd of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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71,740 km²
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[117th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain Loma Mansa (Bintimani) |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone
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