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To Liberia's History 
Her
Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
PRESIDENT
Republic of Liberia |
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The
Liberian Flag The
Liberia's national flag is called “LONE STAR”. Flag
Day- August 24th The
National Flag Song - The Lone Star Forever The
eleven horizontal stripes represent the eleven signers of the declaration
of independence and the constitution of the Republic of Liberia. The
blue field symbolizes the continent of Africa. The
five pointed white star depicts Liberia as the first “independent republic”
on the continent of Africa. The
Colors Designates:
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- “Valor” |
White
-Purity | Blue
- “Fidelity”. | | Although
these representations are uniquely Liberian, the flag is a replica of the national
flag of the United States, “Old Glory”. |
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Parties | Liberians are
currently preparing for General Elections in October 2005. Political parties will
be listed soon. For information on
those running to be Liberia's
22nd President, click here.... Learn More About Liberia |
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Republic of Liberia
| Facts
& Figures About Liberia LAND
AND RESOURCES Liberia's
straight, sandy coast, 560 km (350 mi) long, is broken by lagoons and mangrove
swamps and gives way to a low, rolling plain about 30 km (20 mi) wide. Further
inland, foothills ranging in height from 200 to 300 m (600 to 1,000 ft) are found.
They become mountains in the north and east whose ranges run southwest-northeast. High
plateaus are interspersed between the ranges. In the north is Mount Wutuvi, the
highest point in the country, which rises to 1,381 m (4,531). Liberian
rivers are short, flowing parallel to one another from the mountains to the ocean.
The largest rivers are the Saint Paul, Saint John, and Cavalla. Liberia
is located on the West Coast of Africa. It is bordered by: -
Sierra
Leone on the West (English Speaking) -
Guinea
to the North (French Speaking) -
Ivory
Coast on the Northeast and East (English Speaking) -
The
Atlantic Ocean on the South.
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Official
Name:
Republic of Liberia -
Nationality:
Liberian -
Type
of Government: Republic -
Capital:
Monrovia -
Location:
Western Africa -
National
Language: English -
Area:
43,000 sq. miles (111,370 sq. km) -
Independence:
July 26, 1847 -
Population:
2,640,000
(1993 estimate) -
International
Dialing code to Liberia: 231 System
of Measurement:
Liberia
uses both the English & Metric System English
System used by: Metric
System used by: -
Most
Businesses -
Merchants
and -
Schools
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is a multiparty republic. The executive branch is headed by a president who is
popularly elected for a four-year renewable term. The bicameral legislature consists
of a 26-seat senate and a 64-seat house of representatives. The country has a
dual legal system based on Anglo-American common law for the modern sector and
customary tribal law for the indigenous sector. Administratively, Liberia is divided
into 15 counties. County
- Capital
Bomi - Tubmanburg
Bong - Gbarnga
Gbarpolu - Bopolu
Grand Bassa - Buchanan
Grand Cape Mount - Robertsport
Grand Gedeh - Zwedru
Grand Kru - Barclayville
Lofa - Voinjama
Margibi - Kakata
Maryland
- Harper
Montserrado - Bensonville
Nimba - Sanniquellie
Rivercess
- Rivercess
River Gee - Fish Town
Sinoe - Greenville
In
1984, Bomi territory was promoted to county, thus splitting it from Montserrado
county. In 1984 Grand Kru county split from Maryland county. In 1985 Margibi county
split from Montserrado county and Rivercess territory was promoted to county,
thus splitting it from Grand Bassa county.
Climate Liberia's
tropical climate is hot and humid. Average temperatures range from 17 deg C (63
deg F) to 31 deg C (87 deg F). Annual rainfall, as much as 4,500
mm (177 in) at the coast, gradually decreases inland to 1,750 mm (69 in).
The monsoonal rainy season occurs between May and October. A dusty winter wind,
the Harmattan, blows during December. Resources Liberia's
vast timber resources include over 90 commercially exploitable species. Mineral
resources include substantial deposits of iron ore, diamonds, and gold. | Foreign
Ministers of Liberia - 1912 -
1920 Charles King (b. 1875 - d. 1961)
- 1920
- 1930 Edwin J. Barclay (b. 1882 - d. 1955)
- 1930
- 1934 Louis Arthur Grimes (b. 1883 - d. 1948)
- 1934
- 1943 Clarence Lorenzo Simpson (b. 1896 - d. 1969)
- 1944
- 1953 Gabriel Lafayette Dennis (b. 1896 - d. 1954)
- 1954
- 1960 Momolu Dukuly (acting to 1955) (b. 1903 - d. 1980)
- 1960
- 1972 Joseph Rudolph Grimes (b. 1923)
- 1972
- 1973 Rocheforte Lafayette Weeks (b. 1923 - d. 1986)
- 1973
- 1980 Charles Cecil Dennis (b. 1931 - d. 1980)
- 1980
- 1981 Gabriel Bacchus Matthews (1st time) (b. 1948)
- 1981
- 1983 Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh (b. 1949)
- 1983
- 1986 Ernest Eastman (b. 1933)
- 1986
- 1987 John Bernard Blamo (b. 1935)
- 1987
- 1990 J. Rudolph Johnson (b. 1938)
- 1990
- 1993 Gabriel Bacchus Matthews (2nd time) (s.a.)
- 1993
- 1994 Momolu Sirleaf (1st time)
- 1994
- 1995 Dorothy Musuleng-Cooper (f) (b. 1930)
- 1995
- 1996 Momolu Sirleaf (2nd time)
- 1996
- Monie Captan (b. 1962)
- 2002 - Thomas
Yaya Nimely - Transitional Government
- 2006
- George W. Wallace, Jr
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National
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The Liberian
National Anthem Lyrics:
Daniel Bashiel Warner, 1847
Music: Olmstead Luca (1826-1869) Words
to the Song
All hail, Liberia,
hail! (repeat) This
glorious land of liberty
Shall long be ours.
Though new her name,
Green be her fame,
And mighty be her powers, (repeat) In
joy and gladness
With our hearts united,
We'll shout the freedom
Of
a race benighted,
Long live Liberia, happy land!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
(repeat last two sentences) All
hail, Liberia, hail! (repeat) In
union strong success is sure
We cannot fail!
With God above
Our rights
to prove
We will o'er all prevail,
(repeat) With
heart and hand
Our country's cause defending
We'll meet the foe
With
valour unpretending.
Long live Liberia, happy land!
A home of glorious
liberty,
By God's command!
(repeat last two sentences)
Lone
Star Forever Words
to the Song When
freedom raised her glowing form on Montserrado's
verdant height, She set
within the doom of night, 'midst low ring stars and thunderstorms the star of
liberty - and seizing from the waking morn, its burnished shield of golden flame
she lifted in her proud name and raise a people long forlorn to noble destiny REFRAIN The
Lone Star forever! The
Lone Star forever! O long
may it float over land and over sea. Desert
it, no never! Uphold it, forever! O shout for the Lone Star banner, All
hail.
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The
Grain Coast of Africa Grain
Coast, West Africa, is the former
name of a part of the Atlantic coast that is roughly identical with the coast
of modern Liberia. The area became
known as the Grain Coast in the 15th century because of its “grains of
paradise,” seeds of the melegueta pepper which became a major export
item and hence the name Grain Coast was associated with the area. The
first American
colonists settled on the Grain Coast of Africa in 1822. The settlers considered
calling the settlement "Christopolis" to pay homage to the religious
roots of their colonization effort. They decided on "Liberia"
because they came in search of liberty. The capitol city was named Monrovia in
honor of the man who financed the exploration - President James Monroe. Learn
more about the Republic of Liberia.....
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The American Colonization
Society The Founders of Current Day Liberia American
Colonization Society, organized Dec.,
1816–Jan., 1817, at Washington, D.C., to transport free blacks from the United
States and settle them in Africa. The freeing of many slaves, principally by idealists,
created a serious problem in that no sound provisions were made for establishing
them in society on an equal basis with white Americans anywhere in the United
States. Robert Finley, principal founder of the colonization society, found much
support among prominent men, notably Henry Clay. Money
was raised—with some indirect help from the federal government when (1819) Congress
appropriated $100,000 for returning to Africa blacks illegally brought to the
United States. In 1821 an agent, Eli Ayres, and Lt. R. F. Stockton of the U.S.
Navy purchased land in Africa, where subsequently Jehudi Ashmun and Ralph R. Gurley
laid the foundations of Liberia. The
colonization movement came under the bitter attack of the abolitionists, who charged
that in the South it strengthened slavery by removing the free blacks. The blacks
themselves were not enthusiastic about abandoning their native land for the African
coast. The colonization society, with its associated state organizations, declined
after 1840. More than 11,000 blacks were transported to Liberia before 1860. From
1865 until its dissolution in 1912, the society was a sort of trustee for Liberia. |
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