| | Geographic Coordinates: | 8 30 N, 11 30 W | | Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia | | Area: | total: 71,740 sq km
land: 71,620 sq km
water: 120 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than South Carolina | | Land boundaries: | total: 958 km
border countries: Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km | | Coastline: | 402 km | | Terrain: | coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m | | Capital: | 3 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western* |
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