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Total Area: 71,740 sq km
Land Area: 71,620 sq km
Water Area: 120 sq km
Size in Comparison to U.S. Territory: slightly smaller than South Carolina
Surrounding Oceans/Countries: Guinea, Liberia
Distance of Land Boundaries: 958 km
Distance of Coastline: 402 km
Climate:tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to
December); winter dry season (December to April)
Terrain: coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country,
upland plateau, mountains in east
Lowest Elevation: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Elevation: Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m