| Geography | Liberia |
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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) |
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, 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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