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Geography |
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- Area
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- Population
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3.6 million (UN, 2005)
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Capital
: Monrovia
- Languages
: English, 29 African languages belonging to the
Mande, Kwa or Mel linguistic groups
- Major
religions: Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs
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Institutions |
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Symbols of the country - Presidents & Heads
of State |
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Her
Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
President since january 16, 2006 |
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Presidents |
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Gyude
Bryant
14.10.2003 - 16.01. 2006 |
Moses
Zeh Blah
11.08.2003 -14.10.2003 |
Charles
Ghankay Taylor
02.08.1997-11.08.2003 |
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Her
Excellency Ruth Sando Perry
03.09.1996-02.08.1997 |
Wilton
Sankawulo
02.09.1995-03.09.1996
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David
Kpormakor
28.02.1994-02.09.1995 |
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David
Philip Banks
13.11.1993-28.02.1994 |
Bismarck
Kuyon
24.08.1993-13.11.1993 |
Amos
Sawyer
23.11.1990-24.08.1993 |
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Samuel
K. Doe
12.04.1980-09.09.1990
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William
R. Tolbert
President
23.07.1971-12.04.1980
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William
V. Shadrach Tubman
President
07.05.1944-23.07.1971 |
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Edwin J. Barclay
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05.01.1920-03.12.1930 Charles Dunbar Burgess
King
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01.01.1912-05.01.1920 Daniel E. Howard
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04.11.1904-01.01.1912 Arthur Barclay
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11.12.1902-04.11.1904 Garretson Wilmot Gibson
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12.11.1898-11.12.1902 William David Coleman
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04.01.1892-12.11.1898 Joseph James Cheeseman
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07.01.1884-04.01.1892 Hilary Richard Wright
Johnson
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20.01.1883-07.01.1884 Alfred Francis Russell
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07.01.1878-20.01.1883 Anthony William Gerdner
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03.01.1876-07.01.1878 J.S.Payne (2nd time)
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01.01.1872-03.01.1876 J.J.Roberts (2nd time)
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04.11.1871-01.01.1872 James Skivring Smith
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03.01.1870-26.10.1871 Edward James Roye
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06.01.1868-03.01.1870 James Spriggs Payne
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04.01.1864-06.01.1868 Daniel Bashiel Warner
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07.01.1856-04.01.1864 Steven Allen Benson
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03.01.1848-07.01.1856 Joseph Jenkins Roberts
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Education |
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General Information |
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- Call
Liberia
- Liberian
Connection
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Hospital
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John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Sinkor 21st
Tubman Boulevard
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ST. Joseph Catholic Hospital, Sinkor Old Road-
Congo Town
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Seven Days Adventist Hospital, Sinkor 12th Street
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ELWA Hospital, ELWA Paynesville - towards Robertsfield
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Political
Parties |
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Trade & Investment |
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- Monetary
unit : 1 Liberian dollar (L$) = 100 cents
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Main exports: Diamonds, iron ore, rubber, timber,
coffee, cocoa
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Central Bank of
Liberia, Monrovia
- ECOBANK
(Liberia) Limited, Monrovia
- GLOBAL
BANK LIBERIA LTD
, Monrovia
- INTERNATIONAL
BANK (LIBERIA) LIMITED, Monrovia
- Liberian
Bank for Development & Investment (LBDI),
Monrovia
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Tourism |
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