<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Guinea<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 245,860 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 245,860 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly smaller than Oregon
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<item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> total 3,399 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior
<item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish
<item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 6%
<item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 12%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 42%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 40%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 240 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> deforestation; inadequate supplies of safe drinking water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection