Liberia

Liberia

republic, sovereign state, country

Part of	West Africa
Year dem found am	7 January 1822
Official name	Repubblica di Libèria, Liberia, la République du Libéria
Native label	Republic of Liberia
Short name	🇱🇷
Official language	English
Anthem	All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
Culture	culture of Liberia
Motto text	The Love Of Liberty Brought Us Here, Любовта към свободата ни доведе тук, Ein Cariad at Ryddid a Ddaeth a Ni Yma
Continent	Africa
Country	Liberia
Capital	Monrovia
Located in time zone	UTC±00:00, Africa/Monrovia
Located in or next to body of water	Atlantic Ocean
Located in/on physical feature	West Africa
Coordinate location	6°32′0″N 9°45′0″W
Coordinates of easternmost point	5°20′3″N 7°22′4″W
Coordinates of northernmost point	8°33′0″N 9°46′12″W
Coordinates of southernmost point	4°21′10″N 7°37′3″W
Coordinates of westernmost point	6°55′28″N 11°29′57″W
Highest point	Mount Wuteve
Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean
Office held by head of state	President of Liberia
State ein head	George Weah
Office head of government hold	President of Liberia
Government ein head	George Weah
Legislative body	Legislature of Liberia
Highest judicial authority	Supreme Court of Liberia
Central bank	Central Bank of Liberia
Currency	Liberian dollar
Dey share bother plus	Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast
Driving side	right
Electrical plug type	NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15, Europlug, Type E, Schuko
Dey replace	Colony of Liberia, Republic of Maryland
Studied in	Liberian studies
Hashtag	Liberia
Top-level Internet domain	.lr
Flag	flag of Liberia
Coat of arms	coat of arms of Liberia
Geography of topic	geography of Liberia
Get characteristic	partly free country
History of topic	history of Liberia
Economy of topic	economy of Liberia
Demographics of topic	demographics of Liberia
Mobile country code	618
Country calling code	+231
Emergency phone number	911, 114
Licence plate code	LB
Maritime identification digits	636, 637
Unicode character	🇱🇷
Category for maps	Category:Maps of Liberia

Liberia be officially de Republic of Liberia, be country for de West African coast. Sierra Leone dey border am go ein northwest, Guinea go ein north, Ivory Coast go ein east, den de Atlantic Ocean go ein south den southwest. E get population of around 5 million wey edey cova area of 43,000 square miles (111,369 km²). De country ein official language be English; howeva, dem dey speak ova 20 indigenous languages, wey dey reflect de country ein ethnic den cultural diversity. De capital den largest city be Monrovia.

Liberia begin for de early 19th century insyd as project for de American Colonization Society (ACS), wey dem believe black people go face better chances give freedom den prosperity for Africa insyd den for de United States insyd. Between 1822 den de outbreak of de American Civil War for 1861 insyd, more dan 15,000 freed den free-born African Americans, along plus 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocate go Liberia. Gradually dey develop Americo-Liberian identity, de settlers carry dema culture den tradition plus them. Liberia declare independence for July 26, 1847, wey na de U.S. no recognize am til February 5, 1862.

Na Liberia be de first African republic make e proclaim ein independence wey ebe Africa ein first den oldest modern republic. Along plus Ethiopia, na ebe de one of de two African countries make e maintain ein sovereignty during de Scramble for Africa. During World War II, Liberia support de United States war effort against Germany, wey e receive considerable American investment insyd infrastructure, wey e aid de country ein wealth den development. Presido William Tubman encourage economic den political changes wey heighten de country ein prosperity den international profile; Liberia be founding member of de League of Nations, United Nations, den de Organisation of African Unity.

Na de Americo-Liberian settlers no dey relate well plus de indigenous peoples dem encounter. De Kru den Grebo dey raid colonial settlements from dema inland chiefdoms. Americo-Liberians form go small elite wey dey hold disproportionate political power; dem exclude indigenous Africans from birthright citizenship for dema own land til 1904.

For 1980 insyd, political tensions from William R. Tolbert ein rule result in military coup wey dem kill Tolbert, wey dey mark de end of Americo-Liberian rule for de country insyd wey begin ova two decades of political instability. De First den Second Liberian Civil Wars follow five years of military rule by de People's Redemption Council den five years of civilian rule by de National Democratic Party of Liberia. Dis result for de deaths of 250,000 people (about 8% of de population) den de displacement of chaw more, plus Liberia ein economy shrink by 90%. Peace agreement for 2003 insyd lead go democratic elections for 2005 insyd.

Geography

Administrative divisions

Map #	County	Capital	Population (2022 Census)	Area (mi2)	Number of Districts	Date Created
1	Bomi	Tubmanburg	133,668	749 sq mi (1,940 km2)	4	1984
2	Bong	Gbarnga	467,502	3,386 sq mi (8,770 km2)	12	1964
3	Gbarpolu	Bopolu	95,995	3,740 sq mi (9,700 km2)	6	2001
4	Grand Bassa	Buchanan	293,557	3,064 sq mi (7,940 km2)	8	1839
5	Grand Cape Mount	Robertsport	178,798	1,993 sq mi (5,160 km2)	5	1844
6	Grand Gedeh	Zwedru	216,692	4,047 sq mi (10,480 km2)	3	1964
7	Grand Kru	Barclayville	109,342	1,503 sq mi (3,890 km2)	18	1984
8	Lofa	Voinjama	367,376	3,854 sq mi (9,980 km2)	6	1964
9	Margibi	Kakata	304,946	1,010 sq mi (2,600 km2)	4	1985
10	Maryland	Harper	172,202	886 sq mi (2,290 km2)	2	1857
11	Montserrado	Bensonville	1,920,914	737 sq mi (1,910 km2)	17	1839
12	Nimba	Sanniquellie	621,841	4,459 sq mi (11,550 km2)	6	1964
13	Rivercess	River Cess	90,777	2,159 sq mi (5,590 km2)	7	1985
14	River Gee	Fish Town	124,653	1,974 sq mi (5,110 km2)	6	2000
15	Sinoe	Greenville	150,358	3,913 sq mi (10,130 km2)	17	1843

Demographics

Largest cities anaa towns insyd Liberia According to de 2008 Census
	Rank	Name	County	Pop.
Monrovia	1	Monrovia	Montserrado	1,021,762	Ganta
	2	Gbarnga	Bong	56,986
	3	Buchanan	Grand Bassa	50,245
	4	Ganta	Nimba	42,077
	5	Kakata	Margibi	34,608
	6	Zwedru	Grand Gedeh	25,349
	7	Harbel	Margibi	25,309
	8	Harper	Maryland	23,517
	9	Pleebo	Maryland	23,464
	10	Foya	Lofa	20,569

Ethnic groups

Ethnic Groups in Liberia
Ethnic Groups			percent
Kpelle			20.3%
Bassa			13.4%
Grebo			10%
Gio			8%
Mano			7.9%
Kru			6%
Lorma			5.1%
Kissi			4.8%
Gola			4.4%
Krahn			4%
Vai			4%
Mandinka			3.2%
Gbandi			3%
Mende			1.3%
Sapo			1.2%
Belle			0.8%
Dey			0.3%
Other Liberian			0.6%
Other African			1.4%
Non African			0.1%

De population dey include 16 indigenous ethnic groups den various foreign minorities. Indigenous peoples dey comprise about 95 percent of de population. De 16 officially recognize ethnic groups dey include de Kpelle, Bassa, Mano, Gio or Dan, Kru, Grebo, Krahn, Vai, Gola, Mandingo anaa Mandinka, Mende, Kissi, Gbandi, Loma, Dei anaa Dewoin, Belleh, den Americo-Liberians (anaa Congo people).

Languages

English be de official language wey dey serve as de lingua franca of Liberia. As of 2022, na dem dey speak 27 indigenous languages insyd Liberia, buh each be first language for a small percentage per of de population. Liberians sanso dey speak a variety of creolized dialects dem collectively know as Liberian English.

Further reading

• Cooper, Helene, House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood (Simon & Schuster, 2008, ISBN 0743266242)
• Gilbert, Erik; Reynolds, Jonathan T (October 2003). Africa in World History, From Prehistory to the Present (Paperback ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0130929075.
• Greene, Barbara (1991). Too Late to Turn Back. Penguin. ISBN 0140095942.
• Hetherington, Tim (2009). Long Story Bit By Bit: Liberia Retold. New York: Umbrage. ISBN 978-1884167737.
• Huffman, Alan (2004). Mississippi in Africa: The Saga of the Slaves of Prospect Hill Plantation and Their Legacy in Liberia Today. Gotham Books. ISBN 978-1592400447.
• Kraaij, Fred; van der (2015). Liberia : From the Love of Liberty to Paradise Lost. African Studies Centre, Leiden. ISBN 978-9054481447. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
• Lang, Victoria, To Liberia: Destiny's Timing (Publish America, Baltimore, 2004, ISBN 1413718299). Novel of the journey of a young Black couple fleeing America to settle in the African motherland of Liberia.
• Maksik, Alexander, A Marker to Measure Drift (John Murray 2013; Paperback 2014; ISBN 978-1848548077). A novel about a young woman's experience of and escape from the Liberian civil war.
• Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary: third Edition (Paperback ed.). Springfield: Merriam Webster Inc. 1997. ISBN 0877795460.
• Mwakikagile, Godfrey, Military Coups in West Africa Since The Sixties, Chapter Eight: Liberia: 'The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here,' pp. 85–110, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Huntington, New York, 2001; Godfrey Mwakikagile, The Modern African State: Quest for Transformation, Chapter One: The Collapse of A Modern African State: Death and Rebirth of Liberia, pp. 1–18, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2001.
• Pham, John-Peter (2001). Liberia: Portrait of a Failed State. Reed Press. ISBN 1594290121.
• Sankawulo, Wilton, Great Tales of Liberia. Dr. Sankawulo is the compiler of these tales from Liberia and about Liberian culture. Editura Universității "Lucian Blaga", Sibiu, Romania, 2004. ISBN 978-9736518386.
• Sankawulo, Wilton, Sundown at Dawn: A Liberian Odyssey. Recommended by the Cultural Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics for its content concerning Liberian culture. ISBN 0976356503
• Shaw, Elma, Redemption Road: The Quest for Peace and Justice in Liberia (a novel), with a foreword by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Cotton Tree Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0980077407)
• Williams, Gabriel I. H. (2006). Liberia: The Heart of Darkness. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 1553692942.

External links

• Chief of State and Cabinet Members Archived October 17, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Liberia Archived March 19, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Liberia from UCB Libraries GovPubs.