Sub Saharan Africa

Sierra Leone
Last reviewed: 25 February 2009

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Geography

Sierra Leone is situated on the west coast of Africa and shares borders with Guinea and Liberia, Its 400km coastline overlooks the North Atlantic Ocean. The country can broadly be divided into three areas: mangrove swamps and beaches along the coast; a belt of low-lying wooded land in the immediate interior; and a mountain plateau rising to 2,000 metres further inland. The climate is tropical, with a hot, humid, rainy season from May to December and a winter dry season from December to April.