liberia is a country in southwest africa, on the coast of the atlantic ocean. except for the coast, most of liberia is low mountains, with an altitude of to above sea level. the coastal region is full of swamps, and reaches to inland. after that, there's a plateau at an altitude of about . about 60% of the country is covered with rainforest. to the north, there are higher mountains. there are nine big plantations of rubber trees, which are important for the economy. there are mangrove swamps near the coast. in 2019, estimates are that close to 5 million people live in liberia. about half of them live in the capital, monrovia. there are 15 administrative divisions, called counties. the main environmental issues in liberia are that endangered species are hunted and eaten. this kind of meat is called bushmeat. some of the poached animals are also sold to neighbouring countries. a big part of liberia is rainforest. like in other rainforest countries, slash-and-burn agriculture is a problem. illegal logging also is. in monrovia, there is a lot of pollution.