Liberia
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Republic of Liberia | |
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Motto: The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here | |
Capital and largest city | Monrovia |
Official languages | English |
Ethnic groups | Kpelle 20.3%, Other 20.1%, Bassa 13.4%, Grebo 10%, Gio 8%, Mano 7.8%, Kru 7.9%, Lorma 6%, Gola 5.1%, Kissi 5.1% |
Demonym(s) | Liberian |
Government | Constitutional Federal Republic |
• President | William Tubman |
• Vice President | William Richard Tolbert Jr. |
Legislature | Legislature of Liberia |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
History | |
• Firestone Bailout | September 7th, 1937 |
• Recognition of New England | May 8th, 1938 |
• Entry into the Entente | July 19th, 1938 |
• Syndicalist Uprising | 1942 |
• Failed Coup d'Etat | 1947 |
• Free Liberian Army Uprising | 1948 |
• Firestone Raid | September 18th, 1951 |
Area | |
• | 43,000 sq mi (110,000 km2) |
Population | |
• 1950 estimate | 968,023 |
GDP (nominal) | 1950 estimate |
• Total | 861,540,470 |
• Per capita | 890 |
Currency | Liberian Dollar (L$) (LD) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +231 |
ISO 3166 code | LR |