Total Area: 36,125 sq km
Land Area: 28,120 sq km
Water Size: 8,005 sq km
Size Comparative to U.S. Territory: slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Bordering Countries: Guinea, Senegal
Total Distance of all Land Boundaries: Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km
Total Distance of coastline: 350 km
Climate: tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
Terrain: mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east
Point of Lowest Elevation: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Point of Highest Elevation: unnamed elevation in the eastern part of the country 300 m
Land Area: 28,120 sq km
Water Size: 8,005 sq km
Size Comparative to U.S. Territory: slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Bordering Countries: Guinea, Senegal
Total Distance of all Land Boundaries: Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km
Total Distance of coastline: 350 km
Climate: tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
Terrain: mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east
Point of Lowest Elevation: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Point of Highest Elevation: unnamed elevation in the eastern part of the country 300 m