Liberia Geography

Country Name: Republic of Liberia

Capital City: Monrovia

Population: 3,195,931 (July 2007 est.)

Population Growth: 4.836% (2007 est.)

Currency: Liberian dollar (LRD)

Languages: English 20% (official)

Area:

Inflation Rate: 15% (2003 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 85% (2003)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF LIBERIA

Location:

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

Geographic Co-ordinates:

6 30 N, 9 30 W

Area - total:

111,370 sq km

Area - total:

111,370 sq km

Area - land:

96,320 sq km

Area - water:

15,050 sq km

Land Boundaries:

1,585 km

Border Countries:

Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km

Terrain:

mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast

Elevation - highest point:

Mount Wuteve 1,380 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower

Arable Land:

3.43%

Permanent Crops:

1.98%

Other Land Use:

94.59% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)