Liberia
West African nation
Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire.
Founded in 1822 as a settlement for freed American slaves, it became Africa's first independent republic in 1847.
The capital, Monrovia, is named after U.S.
President James Monroe.
Liberia endured devastating civil wars in the 1990s and 2000s and was severely affected by the 2014 Ebola outbreak.
The country's population is approximately five million.
Liberian seat of government
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
- GuineaWest African coastal nation
- Sierra LeoneWest African country, capital Freetown
- Ivory CoastWest African republic
Atlantic Ocean · rainforest · tropical climate · Buchanan · Harper · coastal plains · mangroves
Elastic polymer from trees
- FirestoneTire and rubber corporation
- iron oreExtractable metallic mineral deposit
- palm oilTropical fruit-derived cooking fat
- flag of convenienceForeign registration avoiding regulations
timber · diamonds · gold · cocoa · coffee · agriculture · remittances
Absence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- republicState with elected leaders
independence · repatriation · homeland · refuge · asylum · manumission · nation-building · self-governance
Those who establish homes
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
indigenous peoples · coup · civil war · truth commission · diaspora
Germanic tongue with Latin borrowings
- jollof riceSeasoned tomato-stewed grain
- fufuPounded starch staple
- pepper soupSpiced African meat broth
- Poro societyWest African secret society
Monrovia
Liberian seat of government
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
- GuineaWest African coastal nation
- Sierra LeoneWest African country, capital Freetown
Ivory Coast · Atlantic Ocean · rainforest · tropical climate · Buchanan · Harper · coastal plains · mangroves
rubber
Elastic polymer from trees
- FirestoneTire and rubber corporation
- iron oreExtractable metallic mineral deposit
- palm oilTropical fruit-derived cooking fat
flag of convenience · timber · diamonds · gold · cocoa · coffee · agriculture · remittances
freedom
Absence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
republic · independence · repatriation · homeland · refuge · asylum · manumission · nation-building · self-governance · Pan-Africanism
settlers
Those who establish homes
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- antebellumBefore a war's start
transatlantic · indigenous peoples · coup · civil war · truth commission · diaspora
English language
Germanic tongue with Latin borrowings
- jollof riceSeasoned tomato-stewed grain
- fufuPounded starch staple
- pepper soupSpiced African meat broth
- Costa RicaSan Jose, Central Valley, provincial capitals, cantons, Grecia
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- 1800s NationsFrance, Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria
- Abolitionismabolitionists, abolitionist movement, anti-slavery, antislavery, abolitionism
- colonialismcolony, colonization, colonial rule, colonial powers, colonizer
- African explorationDavid Livingstone, Henry Stanley, expeditions, explorers, Richard Burton
LiberiaBelgian Congo
Former central African colony
Rhodesia · German East Africa · South Africa · Zimbabwe · Senegal
LiberiaSierra Leone
West African country, capital Freetown
- Statue of LibertyIsland colossus near Manhattan
- Sons of LibertyRevolutionary-era resistance movement
- liberal artsNon-vocational higher education
- at libertyFree from confinement
- take the libertyAct without authorization
- Liberty BellCracked American independence symbol
liberal, liberty, deliberate, liberate, liberation, liberator, illiberal, libertine, Libertarian