Geography Of Liberia
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Liberia is a large Sub-Saharan nation in West Africa located at 6 °N, 9 °W. The country is shaped like a rectangle, with a shape similar to El Salvador. It borders the north Atlantic Ocean to the southwest (360 miles (580 km) of coastline) and three other African nations on the other three sides. The total length of Liberia's land borders is 986 miles (1,587 km): 190 miles (310 km) with Sierra Leone on the northwest, 350 miles (560 km) with Guinea to the north, and 445 miles (716 km) with Côte d'Ivoire. In total, Liberia comprises 43,000 square miles (110,000 km2) of which 37,190 square miles (96,300 km2) is land and 5,810 square miles (15,000 km2) is water, making the country slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Ohio but larger than Virginia.
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