Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Pacific Ocean between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone

Map references: Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:
total area: 111,370 sq km
land area: 96,320 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than Tennessee

Land boundaries: total 1,585 km, Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km

Coastline: 579 km

Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 200 nm

International disputes: none

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

Natural resources: iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold

Land use:
arable land: 1%
permanent crops: 3%
meadows and pastures: 2%
forest and woodland: 39%
other: 55%

Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:
current issues: West Africa's largest tropical rain forest, subject to deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity
natural hazards: dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)
international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation

NOTE: The information regarding Liberia on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Liberia Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Liberia Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.