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Liberia

(WIPO code: LR)
(latest review November 2024)
by KISCH IP, Sandton, South Africa

Area

111,370 sq. km.

Population

5,437,249 (estimated 2024).

Capital

Monrovia.

Currency

Liberian dollar.

Language

English.

Imports

Machinery, foodstuffs, clothing, vehicles, petroleum products and building materials.

Exports

Rubber, iron ore, silver, gold, coffee, cocoa, kola nuts, diamonds, timber, palm oil and kernels.

The modern history of Liberia actually began in 1821 when free blacks from the United States were sent to West Africa by a colonization society of the United States. In 1847, an independent republic was declared with a constitutional form of government patterned after that of the United States.

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