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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than South Carolina
Area > Land	71,620 sq km		[117th of 238]
Area > Total	71,740 sq km		[123rd of 250]
Capital city with population	Freetown - 1,300,000
Climate tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
Forested Land	14.7%		[132nd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	8 30 N, 11 30 W
Land boundaries > Border countries Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km
Land use > Arable land	7.95%		[127th of 258]
Largest city	Freetown
Largest city population	699,000		[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
Natural resources diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite
Population density	73.95 people per sqkm		[117th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	77.15 people/m²		[102nd of 204]
Precipitation	2,946 mm		[3rd of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	71,740 km²		[117th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Loma Mansa (Bintimani)

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