Area:
total: 322,460 sq km
land: 318,000 sq km
water: 4,460 sq km Climate:
tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October) Terrain:
mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest Population:
17,327,724
Languages:
French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken
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