Geography Of Liberia

Location	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
Geographic coordinates	6 30 N, 9 30 W
Map references	africa
Area	total: 111,370 sq km water: 15,050 sq km land: 96,320 sq km
Area comparative	slightly larger than Tennessee
Land boundaries	total: 1,585 km border countries: Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km
Coastline	579 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
Terrain	mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Wuteve 1,380 m
Natural resources	iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
Land use	arable land: 3.95% permanent crops: 2.28% other: 93.77% (2001)
Irrigated land	30 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)
Environment - current issues	tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified: Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation
Geography note	facing the Atlantic Ocean, the coastline is characterized by lagoons, mangrove swamps, and river-deposited sandbars; the inland grassy plateau supports limited agriculture

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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Geography Of Liberia