Key Facts about Liberia

July 27, 2024

A group of senators in Liberia, situated along the coast of western Africa, has proposed to relocate the country’s capital city Monrovia due to recurring flash floods.

About Liberia:

Location: It is located along the coast of western Africa.
It is the only state in Africa which was never subjected to colonial rule and is Africa’s oldest republic.
Land Boundary: It is bounded by Sierra Leoneto the northwest, Guinea to the north, Côte d’Ivoire to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and west.
The Atlantic Ocean borders Liberia to the south-southwest.
It has Cape Mount (about 1,000 feet in elevation) in the northwest, Cape Mesurado in Monrovia, and Cape Palmas in the southeast.
Major Rivers: The Mano and Morro Rivers in the northwest and the Cavallain the east and southeast are major rivers and form sections of Liberia’s boundaries.
Natural resources: It has natural resources like Iron diamonds, gold, lead, manganese, graphite, cyanite