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CLIMATE
Temperatures and humidity are high and rainfall is heavy. The average temperature is about 26.6°C (80°F), with a range of about 5.6°C (10°F) on the coast and 11°C (20°F) well inland. There are two distinct seasons; the dry season from November to April; and the wet season over the rest of the year, with the heaviest rainfall in July, August and September. Rainfall is greater along the coast, especially in the mountains, where there is more than 230 inches annually, but it averages more than 125 inches a year in most of the country, with about 144 inches at Freetown. The relative humidity varies from an average of 80% during the wet season to about 50% in the dry season. |
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 44.73% (male 1,190,207; female 1,237,326) |
| Religions: |
Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10% |
| Languages: |
English, Mende, Temne, Krio |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic |
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