The Republic of Liberia is located on the Western bulge of Africa, a few degrees north of the equator.
Guinea is the bordering country to the north.
At Cape Palmas, Liberia's southernmost point, the shoreline of West Africa turns eastward and fronts the Gulf of Guinea. Liberia has an area of about 43,000 sq. Liberia's coast was once known as the Grain Coast, after the grains of paradise, or melegueta peppers, which attracted European traders to the region long before Liberia became a republic. Liberia is a well-watered land. Its chief rivers are the Mano River, St. Paul River, St. John River, Cestos River and the Cavalla River.