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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