Monrovia
West African capital
Monrovia is the capital and largest city of Liberia, on the Atlantic coast of West Africa.
Founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society as a settlement for freed American slaves, it was named after U.S.
President James Monroe.
The port of Monrovia handles most of Liberia's exports.
Tire and rubber corporation
- palm wineFermented tree sap beverage
- jollof riceSeasoned tomato-stewed grain
- fufuPounded starch staple
- West PointU.S. Army academy
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- cargoTransported goods
- maritimeOf the sea
wharf · pier · container · vessel · terminal · freight · anchorage · stevedore
Authority over a state
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
diplomacy · summit · treaty · delegation · protocol · jurisdiction · executive · consulate
Formal return to homeland
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
pioneer · foundation · legacy · monument · archives · ancestry · settlers · emancipation
Central business district
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- trafficMovement along routes
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- marketsTrade gathering places
slums · West Point · street vendors · motorcycles · pollution · pedestrians · nightlife · urbanization
Firestone
Tire and rubber corporation
- palm wineFermented tree sap beverage
- jollof riceSeasoned tomato-stewed grain
- fufuPounded starch staple
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- cargoTransported goods
maritime · wharf · pier · container · vessel · terminal · freight · anchorage · stevedore · West African coast
government
Authority over a state
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
legislation · diplomacy · summit · treaty · delegation · protocol · jurisdiction · executive · consulate · sovereignty
repatriation
Formal return to homeland
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- antebellumBefore a war's start
heritage · pioneer · foundation · legacy · monument · archives · ancestry · settlers · emancipation · resettlement
downtown
Central business district
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- trafficMovement along routes
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
markets · slums · West Point · street vendors · motorcycles · pollution · pedestrians · nightlife · urbanization · sprawl
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- LiberiaBuchanan, Harper, Firestone, rubber plantations, iron ore
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