!!!Sierra Leone: Geography ||Location|Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia ||Geographic Coordinates|8 30 N, 11 30 W[{GoogleMap location='8.5,-11.5' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''71,740 sq km\\''land: ''71,620 sq km\\''water: ''120 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__] ||Land boundaries|''total: ''958 km\\''border countries: ''Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km ||Coastline|402 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Atlantic Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m ||Highest Mountains|__As there is no entry in [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com] we are listing mountain list of [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org] only:__\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Loma Mansa 1945 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||Terrain|coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east ||Natural Hazards|dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms ||Natural Resource|diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite ||Land Use|''arable land: ''15.33%\\''permanent crops: ''1.88%\\''other: ''82.79% (2011) ||Climate|tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April) ||Irrigated Land|293.6 sq km (2003) ||Renewable Water Resources|160 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleted natural resources; overfishing ||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands\\''signed, but not ratified: ''Environmental Modification ||Large Cities|Freetown; Bo; Kenema; Koidu; Makeni\\ __[[Verified]__\\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Sierra_Leone/Geography/Important_Cities] ||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