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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Leone
Currency Symbol: SLL
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia
Geographic Coordinates: 8 30 N, 11 30 W
Map References: Africa
Area: total: 71,740 sq km ; land: 71,620 sq km ; water: 120 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than South Carolina
Terrain: coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 1,093 km ; border countries: Guinea 794 km, Liberia 299 km
Coastline: 193 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm ; continental shelf: 200 nm
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