Map location of Sierra Leone

Africa Sierra Leone is located in the west of Africa, bordering Guinea in the north and northeast, Liberia in the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean in the west and southwest.

Sierra Leone has a land area of 7 1 1,740 square kilometers and a population of 7,548,700 (202 1). There are more than 20 ethnic groups in China, which are divided into four provinces and western regions, with Freetown as its capital.

Sierra Leone is a country with tropical monsoon climate, which is hot and rainy. The dry season is from May to 10 and from June to April. The annual average temperature is about 26.5℃, the highest in February-May, and the highest outdoor temperature can reach above 40℃. The climate is coldest in July-September, and the lowest temperature can reach about 15℃. The average annual rainfall is 2000-5000mm, which is one of the countries with the highest rainfall in West Africa.

natural resource

Sierra Leone is rich in mineral resources, mainly including diamonds, gold, bauxite, rutile and iron ore. Sierra Leone is rich in iron ore resources, with huge reserves of about 20 billion tons. At present, the iron ore projects put into operation are mainly Xintang Keli Iron Ore Project of China Tsinghua Sierra Leone Investment Co., Ltd. and Malampa Iron Ore Project of Gerard Group of the United States.

The proven reserves of Tangkelili Iron Mine are about 654.38+0.28 billion tons, which is the largest single magnetite in the world at present. Diamond reserves exceed 23 million carats. 20/kloc-in March, 2007, a diamond weighing 706 carats was found in Sierra Leone, which is the second largest diamond found in Sierra Leone so far. On October 20 17, 165438+ 10, another giant diamond with 476.7 carats was found in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone is rich in gold reserves. The southern province of Baomahong has a reserve of 20 million tons, and each ton of ore contains 0.2 ounces of gold. Sierra Leone is rich in fishery resources, mainly bongo, tuna, yellow croaker, herring and prawn, and the reserve of aquatic products is about 654.38+00,000 tons. The national forest area of Sierra Leone is about 320,000 hectares, accounting for 6% of the total land area. Rich in mahogany, red iron wood, etc., with a timber reserve of 3 million cubic meters.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sierra Leone