Liberia Geography 1996

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone

Map references:

Africa

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:

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:

diamonds

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

39%

other:

55%

Irrigated land:

20 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

tropical rain forest subject to deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of rivers from the dumping of iron ore tailings and of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage

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 83, Tropical Timber 94; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation

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