Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia |
slightly larger than New Mexico |
slightly larger than New Mexico |
Burkina Faso 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km |
Burkina Faso 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km |
Gulf of Guinea 0 m |
[Gulf of Guinea]? 0 m |
Mont Nimba 1,752 m |
[Mont Nimba]? 1,752 m |
petroleum, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower |
petroleum, diamonds?, manganese, [iron ore]?, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower |
deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in West Africa - have been cleared by the timber industry); water pollution from sewage and industrial and agricultural effluents |
deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in West Africa - have been cleared by the timber industry); water pollution from sewage and industrial and agricultural effluents |
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands |
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, [Hazardous Wastes]?, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, [Ship Pollution]?, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands |