Liberia Geography

What is the terrain and geography like in Liberia?

Overview

Liberia, the oldest independent republic in Africa, lies on the West African coast just 300 miles north of the Equator. It has a relatively long coastline of 350 miles. From the lagoons and mangrove swamps of the coastal plains, the land rises evenly along its length in belts parallel to the coast, from rolling hills, through a broader region of plateaus and low mountain ranges, into the foothills of the Guinea Highlands. Just beyond these 4,500-foot peaks originate the headwaters of the Niger. Half of the country is covered by tropical rain forest.

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

Liberia Use of Natural Resources

Geographic Location	Africa
Total Area	43,000 Square Miles 111,369 Square Kilometers
Land Area	37,189 Square Miles 96,320 Square Kilometers
Water Area	5,810 Square Miles 15,049 Square Kilometers
Land Boundaries	985 Miles 1,585 Kilometers
Irrigated Land	8 Square Miles 21 Square Kilometers
Border Countries	Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km
Coastline	360 Miles 579 Kilometers
Geographic Coordinates	6 30 N, 9 30 W
Terrain	mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast
Highest Point	1,380 Meters
Highest Point Location	Mount Wuteve 1,380 m
Lowest Point Location	Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Natural Resources	iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
Time Zone	UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

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