Liberia: Geography#
| Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 6 30 N, 9 30 W 6.5,-9.5 |
| Area | total: 111,369 sq km land: 96,320 sq km water: 15,049 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 111369 DBpedia: 111369 Geoname: 111370 Infoplease: 111370 Britannica: 96917 Wolfram: 111369 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,585 km border countries: Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km |
| Coastline | 579 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Wuteve 1,380 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast |
| Natural Hazards | dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March) |
| Natural Resource | iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower |
| Land Use | arable land: 4.04% permanent crops: 1.62% other: 94.34% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers |
| Irrigated Land | 21 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 232 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Monrovia; Gbarnga; Ganta; Buchanan; Bensonville According to Geonames: Monrovia; Gbarnga; Kakata; Bensonville; Harper Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| 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 |