חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone |
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Geographic coordinates: |
6 30 N, 9 30 W |
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Map references: |
Africa |
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Area: |
total: 111,370 sq km
land: 96,320 sq km water: 15,050 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Tennessee |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 1,585 km
border countries: Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km |
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Coastline: |
579 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 200 nm |
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Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers |
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Terrain: |
mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Wuteve 1,380 m |
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Natural resources: |
iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower |
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Land use: |
arable land: 3.95%
permanent crops: 2.28% other: 93.77% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
30 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March) |
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Environment - current issues: |
tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation |
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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 |
More about Liberia:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone |
|
Geographic coordinates: |
6 30 N, 9 30 W |
|
Map references: |
Africa |
|
Area: |
total: 111,370 sq km
land: 96,320 sq km water: 15,050 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Tennessee |
|
Land boundaries: |
total: 1,585 km
border countries: Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km |
|
Coastline: |
579 km |
|
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 200 nm |
|
Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers |
|
Terrain: |
mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast |
|
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Wuteve 1,380 m |
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Natural resources: |
iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower |
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Land use: |
arable land: 3.95%
permanent crops: 2.28% other: 93.77% (2001) |
|
Irrigated land: |
30 sq km (1998 est.) |
|
Natural hazards: |
dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March) |
|
Environment - current issues: |
tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage |
|
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation |
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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 |
More about Liberia: