Liberia
Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world with a high unemployment rate (85%) and rampant corruption at almost every level of the Liberian government. The country is recovering from a 14-year
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Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world with a high unemployment rate (85%) and rampant corruption at almost every level of the Liberian government. The country is recovering from a 14-year
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Liberia was the first African republic to gain independence and is Africa''s oldest continuously independent country. Ethiopia was never colonized, but endured an Italian occupation from 1936 to
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Liberia, the oldest independent republic in Africa, lies on the West African coast, just 300 miles north of the equator. Portuguese explorers established contacts with Liberia as early as 1461 and named the
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There are 16 ethnic groups that make up Liberia''s indigenous population. The Kpelle in central and western Liberia is the largest ethnic group. Americo-Liberians who are descendants of freed slaves
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Liberia is a low-income country that relies heavily on foreign assistance and remittances from the diaspora. It is richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to
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Liberia, a country along the coast of western Africa, is bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Cote d''Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only Black state in Africa never subjected to colonial
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Established by freed African Americans and formerly enslaved people from the United States beginning in the 1820s, Liberia declared its independence on July 26, 1847, becoming Africa''s first modern
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Provides an overview of Liberia, including key dates and facts about this west African country.
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