Liberia
Republic of Liberia
Sovereign state in West Africa.
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Country Calling Code:
+231
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Inception:
1/7/1822
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Liberia
Population:
5,214,030
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Mobile Country Code:
618
Demonym:
Liberian
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Unemployment Rate:
4
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120,220
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LB
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Total Fertility Rate:
4.719
Motto Text:
The Love Of Liberty Brought Us Here
Maritime Identification Digits:
636,637
Area:
111,369
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Republic of Liberia
Life Expectancy:
62.505
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🇱🇷
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Democracy Index:
5.32
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Human Development Index:
0.481
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Liberia
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Gini Coefficient:
35.3
Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index:
0.33
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Wikipedia | Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5.5 million and covers an area of 43,000 square miles (111,369 km2). The official language is English. Over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The capital and largest city is Monrovia.
Wikiquote | Liberia
United States capitalists did not confine themselves to mere trade with Africa, but they also acquired considerable assets within the colonies. It is common knowledge that Liberia was an American colony in everything but name. The U.
S.
A. supposedly aided the Liberian government with loans, but used the opportunity to take over Liberian customs revenue, to plunder thousands of square miles of Liberian land, and generally to dictate to the weak government of Liberia.
Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. East African Publishers. 1972. p. 192. ISBN 978-9966-25-113-8.
S.
A. supposedly aided the Liberian government with loans, but used the opportunity to take over Liberian customs revenue, to plunder thousands of square miles of Liberian land, and generally to dictate to the weak government of Liberia.
Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. East African Publishers. 1972. p. 192. ISBN 978-9966-25-113-8.