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Article Summary by: aanchalcsharma    

Original Author: Terrence Wharton


Of the 95 wettest countries in the world, Guinea, Solomon Islands and Sierra Leone

are ranked the top three in order of maximum rainfall recieved on an average in a year, according to the world statistical yearbook of the United Nations. The records are for the period 1931-1960. Guinea, also known as the republic of Guinea, with its capital named Conakry, is in the western Africa recieves a monsoon type of rainfall from june to november. Against the global weighted annual average rainfall of 9.627 cm, Guinea gets 37.84 cm, the Solomon islands get 32.90 cm and Sierra Leone gets 29.46 cm. Conakry is the wettest capital in the world and recieves annual rainfall on an average of 134 days each year. India is the ninth wettest country with 21.68 cm of average rainfall.
According to the UN world statistics report, Guinea- 37.76 cm, Solomon island- 32.9 cm, Sierra leone-29.46 cm and India-24.01 cm.
Guinea was still top of the list and India retained the ninth position


Published: July 14, 2008
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Date published: Tuesday, January 01, 2008

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