| Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone |
| Geographic coordinates | 11 00 N, 10 00 W |
| Map references | Africa |
| Area | total: 245,857 sq km land: 245,717 sq km water: 140 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Oregon; slightly larger than twice the size of Pennsylvania |
| Land boundaries | total: 4,046 km border countries (6): Cote d'Ivoire 816 km, Guinea-Bissau 421 km, Liberia 590 km, Mali 1062 km, Senegal 363 km, Sierra Leone 794 km |
| Coastline | 320 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds |
| Terrain | generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 472 m |
| Natural resources | bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt |
| Land use | agricultural land: 58.1% (2018 est.) arable land: 11.8% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 2.8% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 43.5% (2018 est.) forest: 26.5% (2018 est.) other: 15.4% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 950 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 226 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season |
| Geography - note | the Niger and its important tributary the Milo River have their sources in the Guinean highlands |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
