Fast Facts
Total Area: 322,463 sq km
Land Area: 318,000 sq km
Water Area: 4463 sq km
Size Comparative to US Territory: Slightly larger than New Mexico
Bordering Countries/Bodies of Water: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea
Total Distance of All Land Boundaries: 3,458 km border countries
Total distance of Coastline: 515 km
Climate: Tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry, hot and dry, hot and wet
Terrain: Mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest
Point of Lowest Elevation: Gulf of Guinea - 0 m
Point of Highest Elevation: Mount Nimba - 5,748 m