 Take
a tour through our virtual world of Liberia and
learn more about the first black republic
in Africa.
Liberia is located
in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
Geographic
coordinates: 6 30 N, 9 30 W
Land boundaries:
Total: 1,585 km
Border countries: Guinea 563 km, Cote
d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km
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Monrovia |
| Area |
111,000km˛ |
| Population |
2,772,000 |
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GMT |
| Currency |
Liberian
Dollar |
| Electricity |
110V
AC 60Hz |
| Language |
English,
Bassa, Kpelle, and Kru |
| Religion |
Christian
and Islam |
| Telephone |
IDD+Country 00
231 |
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Contents
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Description
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TLC
Photo Album -
Pictures
from the Amb. George Padmore's Funeral and others.
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Pictures
of Mrs. Sayeh's Repass
Taken
on Saturday, November 13, 2004 Montgomery Village
Maryland, USA
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New
Pictures from Liberia - Browse TLC Africa
- Liberia 2004 Photo Album. These pictures were
taken in Monrovia in March, 2004.
Views
of the Atlantic from private homes
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Pultizer
Prize Winning Feature Photographs
The
Pultizer Prize was Awarded to Carolyn Cole of
the Los Angeles Times for her cohesive, behind-the-scenes
look at the effects of civil war in Liberia,
with special attention to innocent citizens
caught in the conflict. View
Photographs with TLC notes and comments
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TLC
Photo Album of Monrovia
Photos from around
Monrovia - Capitol Hill, Churches, Schools,
Government Buildings, Pictures of the damages
from the destruction of the war.
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Mountains
of Liberia -
Nimba Mountains
(Mount Wuteve with 1.380 m at Yekepa is the
biggest mountain in Liberia. Wologisi
Mountain is the 2nd highest peak. Other
smaller mountain ranges in Liberia include the
Putu Range and Bong Range...
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Monuments
& Statues
Monuments
and Statues of Liberia, including Joseph Jenkins
Roberts Statue, The monument of the Slave Trade,
Matilda Newport Canon, the statue of the Africans
to climb to the pinnacle.
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Waterways
of Liberia
Take a peak at
the Waterways of Liberia, including the
Atlantic, Liberia Beaches, Rivers,
Lakes, ports and harbors.,,,
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Monrovia
Monrovia
is
the capital of the Republic of Liberia,
which is located on the southern Atlantic in
West Africa. Monrovia was originally called
Christopolis, but was later renamed after US
President James Monroe. Learn more about Liberia
and it's surroundings....
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Maps
of the City of Monrovia & it's surrounding
suburbs
Including a map
of Downtown or Central Monrovia, a map of Capitol
Hill, a map of Sinkor and its surroundings....(These
maps do not accurately portray the layout of
current day Monrovia, the original map is owned
by Relief Web. I added street names of
the street to the original Relief Web Map of
Monrovia)
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Presidents
of Liberia
learn about Liberia's
twenty presidents and eight interim Presidents.
Learn about the
successes and failures of the various administrations
including the Scandal in the 1930's. See pictures
of Liberia's presidents, dates of their administrations,
etc...
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Industries
of Liberia - Rubber Plantations, Tie-dye - The
art of tie-dye is flourishing in the West African
countries of Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Ivory
Coast, Sierra Leone, Benin, and Cameroon.
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Snakes
of Liberia and West Africa
Learn about the
venemous snakes of Liberia, including Black
and Green Mambas, Bush Vipers, Puff Adders,
Cobras, etc...
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Natural
resources:
iron ore, timber,
diamonds, gold and hydropower. Liberia’s main
mineral products are gold and diamonds, although
iron ore used to be a major product. |
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Animals
of Liberia: Liberia's forest supports
568 species of birds, 9 of which are endangered,
as well as a wide range of plant and animal life.
The forest is a unique ecological niche for several
rare species, such as the white-breasted guinea
fowl, Jentink's duiker (a deer-like creature,
the rarest in the world), pygmy hippopotamus,
Diana monkey and Liberian mongoose.
Additional animal
populations include the giant forest hog, chimpanzees,
red colobus (a long-tailed monkey), bongo antelope,
leopard and the golden cat.
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Government
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Poisonous
Snakes of Liberia
Bush
Vipers, Adders, Mambas (Black and Green), Cobras...
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| Trees
of Liberia
Liberia has year-round
evergreen vegetation and an abundance of Trees
Ekki (Lophira
alata), known locally as ironwood is
used mostly for bridge and house construction by the
rural people.
Niangon (Heritiera
utilis)
Abura (Mitragyna
ciliata)
Rubber trees
Bamboo
Valuable Trees
- Red ironwood,
- Camwood,
- Whismore,
- Teak, and
- Mahogany
Other trees of value
are rubber,
- Cocoa,
- Coffee, and
- Raffia Palm.
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Monuments
and Statues
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