Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Liberia
The Coat of arms of Liberia
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Liberia
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Liberia:
Liberia – country in West Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean.[1] Liberia has a hot equatorial climate with most rainfall arriving in summer with harsh harmattan winds in the dry season. Liberia's populated Pepper Coast is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the sparse inland is forested, later opening to a plateau of drier grasslands. Since 1989, Liberia has been in a state of flux witnessing two civil wars, the First Liberian Civil War (1989–1996), and the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003), displacing hundreds of thousands of people and devastating the country's economy.
General reference
An enlargeable map of Liberia
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Liberia
- Official English country name: The Republic of Liberia
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Liberian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Liberia
- ISO country codes: LR, LBR, 430
- ISO region codes: See LR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .lr
Geography of Liberia
An enlargeable topographic map of Liberia
Geography of Liberia
- Liberia is: a country
- Population of Liberia: 3,750,000 - 129th most populous country
- Area of Liberia: 111,369 km2
- Atlas of Liberia
Location
- Liberia is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Liberia
- High: Mount Wuteve 1,440 m (4,724 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,585 km
- Cote d'Ivoire 716 km
- Guinea 563 km
- Sierra Leone 306 km
- Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 579 km
Environment of Liberia
An enlargeable satellite image of Liberia
- Climate of Liberia
- Wildlife of Liberia
- Fauna of Liberia
- Birds of Liberia
- Mammals of Liberia
Natural geographic features of Liberia
- Glaciers in Liberia: none [2]
- Rivers of Liberia
- World Heritage Sites in Liberia: None[citation needed]
Regions of Liberia
Ecoregions of Liberia
Administrative divisions of Liberia
Administrative divisions of Liberia
Counties of Liberia
Counties of Liberia
Districts of Liberia
Districts of Liberia
Clans of Liberia
Clans of Liberia
Municipalities of Liberia
- Capital of Liberia: Monrovia
- Cities of Liberia
Demography of Liberia
Demographics of Liberia
Government and politics of Liberia
Politics of Liberia
Branches of the government of Liberia
Government of Liberia
Executive branch of the government of Liberia
- Head of state and head of government: President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
- Vice President of Liberia, Joseph Boakai
- Cabinet of Liberia
- Government ministries of Liberia
Legislative branch of the government of Liberia
- Parliament of Liberia (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Liberia
- Lower house: House of Representatives of Liberia
Judicial branch of the government of Liberia
Court system of Liberia
Foreign relations of Liberia
Foreign relations of Liberia
- Diplomatic missions in Liberia
- Diplomatic missions of Liberia
International organization membership
The Republic of Liberia is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Liberia
Law of Liberia
- Constitution of Liberia
- Human rights in Liberia
- Law enforcement in Liberia
Military of Liberia
Military of Liberia
- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Liberia
Local government in Liberia
History of Liberia
History of Liberia
- Military history of Liberia
Culture of Liberia
Culture of Liberia
- Cuisine of Liberia
- Languages of Liberia
- National symbols of Liberia
- Coat of arms of Liberia
- Flag of Liberia
- National anthem of Liberia
- Prostitution in Liberia
- Public holidays in Liberia
- Religion in Liberia
- Hinduism in Liberia
- Islam in Liberia
- World Heritage Sites in Liberia: None
Art in Liberia
- Cinema of Liberia
- Music of Liberia
Sports in Liberia
Sports in Liberia
- Football in Liberia
- Liberia at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Liberia
Economy of Liberia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 171st (one hundred and seventy first)
- Agriculture in Liberia
- Communications in Liberia
- Companies of Liberia
- Currency of Liberia: Dollar
- Energy in Liberia
- Health care in Liberia
- Mining in Liberia
- Tourism in Liberia
- Transport in Liberia
- Airports in Liberia
- Rail transport in Liberia
Education in Liberia
Education in Liberia
See also
Liberia
References
External links