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History
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Founded
in 1822, Liberia is Africa's oldest republic by freed
slaves from the United States of America with the sponsorship
of the American Colonization Society (ACS). The country
declared its independence on July 26, 1847.
Although founded
by freed slaves, Liberia is mostly made up of indigenous
Africans, with the slaves' descendants comprising some
5% of the population. Click
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Geography
of Liberia
Liberia is situated on the west coast of Africa and covers
an area of 111,370 km2 of which 96,320 km2 is land and the
remaining 15,050 km2 water. Liberia is bordered to the east
by la Cote d’Ivoire, to the northeast by Guinea, Sierra
Leone to the northwest and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
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Political
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1980 coup signalled the demise of the minority settler government
that had ruled the country since its independence. It also
heralded a period of instability that rocked the country
for the better part of 14 years. Leaving an estimated 250,000
people killed and many thousands more displaced and made
refugees. The conflict left the country in economic ruin
and infrastructure destroyed. The capital, Monrovia, remains
without mains electricity and running water. Unemployment
and illiteracy are endemic.Click
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Leaders
Born
in 1938, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia is
a mother of four sons. She was inaugurated on 16 January
2006 at a program attended by several African and world
dignitaries including the US First Lady Laura Bush, US
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Nigerian President
Olusegun Obasanjo, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade,
Ghanaian President John Kuffour, South African President
Thabo Mbeki, Togolese President Faure Nassingbe, Burkinabe
President Blaise Campore, and the Presidents of Niger
Tandja Mamadou, Mali’s Amadou Toumani Toure and
Sierra Leone’s Tejan Kabbah.Click
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Media
Years of civil war left Liberia's broadcasters
and publishers with the task of repairing damage caused
by fighting and looting and the need to find resources
to pay staff.
The state-run broadcaster has no television
service and operates a single radio service. The station
does not have national coverage. Television and short
wave radio services are provided by privately own media
entities.
Community radio stations are on the air,
some of them run with the support of international agencies.
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| Demographics
Population:
3.6 million (source UN, 2005)
Capital: Monrovia
Area: 99,067 sq km (38,250 sq miles)
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