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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
Environment Issues: Deforestation (most of the country’s forests—once the largest in West Africa—have been heavily logged); water pollution from sewage, and from industrial, mining, and agricultural effluents
Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken
Government Type: Presidential Republic