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Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa. It covers a total area of 71,740 km2 and has a population estimated to about 5.7 millions. The country has a tropical climate, with an enviroment ranging from savannah to rainforests.

Sierra Leone is bordered to the northwest, north and northeast by the Republic of Guinea and Liberia to the southeast. In the south and south-west lies the Atlantic Ocean. An up to 110 km wide plain extends along the coast, on the Freetown Peninsula, Sierra Lyoa Mountains rise up to a height of 1000 m. Some coastal areas are up to 112 km upstream of sandbars. Behind the humid coastal plain begins partly farmed forest, flowing through the three main rivers. The land rises to the eastern Guinea Highlands, a plateau with elevations of over 1830 m in the Loma Mountains and tingi Hills. The highest peak is Mount Bintumani to 1948 m. Geographical Location: 10 ° -13 ° west longitude, 7 ° -10 ° North latitude on the West African Atlantic coast. The largest cities in Sierra Leone are ( in 1 January 2005): 802,639 inhabitants Freetown, Bo 174,354 residents.

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