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: 111,369 sq km land: 96,320 sq km water: 15,049 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)
Total renewable water resources	232 cu km (1987)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 0.11 cu km/yr (27%/18%/55%) per capita: 34 cu m/yr (2000)
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, 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
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