| − | *Area: 111,369 sq. km. (43,000 sq. mi.). Slightly larger than Ohio. | + | *Area: 111,369 km<sup>2</sup>. (43,000 sq. mi.). Slightly larger than Ohio. |
| | *Cities: Capital—Monrovia (pop. 1,010,970). Principal towns—Ganta (pop. 41,000), Buchanan (pop. 34,000), Gbarnga (pop. 34,000), Kakata (pop. 33,000), Voinjama (pop. 26,000). | | *Cities: Capital—Monrovia (pop. 1,010,970). Principal towns—Ganta (pop. 41,000), Buchanan (pop. 34,000), Gbarnga (pop. 34,000), Kakata (pop. 33,000), Voinjama (pop. 26,000). |
| | *Terrain: Three areas—Mangrove swamps and beaches along the coast, wooded hills and semideciduous shrub lands along the immediate interior, and dense tropical forests and plateaus in the interior. Liberia has 40% of West Africa's rain forest. | | *Terrain: Three areas—Mangrove swamps and beaches along the coast, wooded hills and semideciduous shrub lands along the immediate interior, and dense tropical forests and plateaus in the interior. Liberia has 40% of West Africa's rain forest. |