Geography

Liberia is a large Sub-Saharan nation situated in Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest (579 km of coastline). The total length of Liberia's land borders is 1,587 km: 306 km with Sierra Leone on the northwest, 563 km with Guinea to the north, and 716 km with Côte d'Ivoire. In total, Liberia comprises 111,370 km sq of which 96,320 km sq is land and 15,050 km sq is water, making the country comparable in size to Bulgaria, and slightly smaller than England.

The landscape is characterised by hilly terrain, from rolling plains along the coast to a rolling plateau and low mountains in the northeast. The lowest elevation is sea level on the coast; the highest point is Mount Wuteve, at 1,380 m.

Liberia currently claims a territorial sea of 200 nautical miles (370 km).