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LIBERIA |
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ABOUT LIBERIA | | |
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Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire. Liberia, which means "Land of the Free," was founded as an independent nation for free-born and formerly enslaved African Americans. Recently it has witnessed two civil wars, the First Liberian Civil War (1989–1996), and the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003), that have displaced hundreds of thousands and destroyed its economy. |
Capital:
- MonroviaArea:
- Total:111,369 km² (103rd)
43,000 sq mi
- Water (%): 13.514Independence:
- Formation: by African-Americans
- ACS colonies consolidation: October 4, 1966
- Independence: 26 July 1847 | Official languages:
- EnglishPopulation:
- July 2005 estimate: 3,283,000 (132nd)
- Density: 29/km² (174th) 75/sq mi |
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