Liberia

Liberia

republic, sovereign state, country

Part of	West Africa
Inception	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
Continent	Africa
Country	Liberia
Capital	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 hin head	George Weah
Office held by head of government	President of Liberia
Government hin head	George Weah
Legislative body	Legislature of Liberia
Central bank	Central Bank of Liberia
Located in time zone	UTC±00:00, Africa/Monrovia
Currency	Liberian dollar
Dey share bother plus	Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast
Studied by	Liberian studies
Driving side	right
Electrical plug type	NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15, Europlug, Type E, Schuko
Replaces	Colony of Liberia
Official website	https://visitliberia.net/
Hashtag	Liberia
Top-level Internet domain	.lr
Flag	flag of Liberia
Coat of arms	coat of arms of Liberia
Has characteristic	partly free country
Geography of topic	geography of Liberia
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.