Geography of Liberia

The Liberia is a State of West Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, with for countries bordering the Sierra Leone with the west, the Guinea in north and the Ivory Coast in the south.

Relief

The relief of Liberia is generally flat, of the plains of the coast to the plate and the low mountains of the east. The Mont Wuteve culminates to 1 ' 380 meters.

Climate

The climate is tropical. The winter is dry with hot days and fresh nights, even cold. The summer is wet and cloudy with frequent precipitations. The Harmattan, charged with Sand of the the Sahara, breath from December to March.

Environment

Agriculture

cultivable Grounds: 1%
Permanent crops: 3%
permanent Pastures: 59%
Forests: 18%
Others: 19%

Environmental problems

Deforestation, erosion, reduction in the Biodiversity, coastal water pollution

Environmental agreements

Left with: turning into a desert, species in the process of disappearance, prohibition of the nuclear tests, protection of the layer of ozone, maritime pollution.
Signed but not ratified: environmental biodiversity, climate changes, changes, right of the sea, safeguarding of the underwater life.

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