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Liberia > Geography (Facts)
Liberia - Geography (Facts) |
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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 land: 96,320 sq km water: 15,050 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: 3.43% permanent crops: 1.98% other: 94.59% (2005) |
Irrigated land: |
30 sq km (2003) |
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, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: 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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