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Africa > Liberia > Geography

LIBERIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Tennessee
Capital city with population Monrovia - 1,000,000
Forested Land 31.3% [75th of 193]
Land use > Arable land 3.43 % [165th of 241]
Land use > Other 94.59 % [78th of 241]
Land use > Permanent crops 1.98 % [92nd of 241]
Largest city
Monrovia
Largest city population 962,000 [89th of 174]
Largest city with population Monrovia - 1,000,000
Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 200 nm [1st of 190]
Natural hazards
dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)
Natural resources
iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
Population density 30.35 people per sqkm [167th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 34.09 people/m² ... [149th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 366.28 people/km² of arable lan ... [75th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 111,370 km² ... [102nd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Mount Wuteve
Terrain
mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Liberia, Republic of Liberia

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