- Liberia - Wikipedia
Liberia was the first African republic to gain independence, and is also Africa's oldest continuously independent country Both Liberia and Ethiopia were spared from the Scramble for Africa, when most of the continent was colonized by European powers, though Ethiopia was occupied by Italy from 1936 to 1941
- History of Liberia - Wikipedia
Liberia is a country in West Africa founded by free people of color from the United States The emigration of African Americans, both freeborn and recently emancipated, was funded and organized by the American Colonization Society (ACS)
- Liberia | Language, Currency, Religion, Map, Flag, Population, History . . .
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 rule and is Africa’s oldest republic
- Liberia — Facts, Capital, Population, Flag Profile
Liberia, the oldest independent republic in Africa, lies on the West African coast just 300 miles north of the Equator It has a relatively long coastline of 350 miles
- The Complete History of Liberia — Africas Oldest Republic
Founded in 1847 by freed African Americans, Africa's oldest republic carries a history unlike any other nation on the continent — a story woven from the threads of the transatlantic slave trade, repatriation, indigenous resilience, civil conflict, and remarkable recovery
- Liberia - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liberia is a country in Southwest Africa, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean Except for the coast, most of Liberia is low mountains, with an altitude of 300 metres (980 ft) to 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level
- 25 Interesting Facts About Liberia - The Facts Institute
The most interesting facts about Liberia, from Africa's oldest republic founded by freed US slaves to pygmy hippos known as "water cows"
- Liberia - Country Profile - Nations Online Project
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 civil war where 250,000 people were killed and many thousands more fled the fighting
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