Recently, the Union Women and Child Development Minister met a parliamentary delegation from Liberia and discussed India’s initiatives on women-led development, political representation and gender-responsive governance.
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.
Bordering Countries: It is bounded by Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, Côte d’Ivoire to the east.
Water Bodies: The Atlantic Ocean borders Liberia to the south-southwest.
Capital City: Monrovia
Geographical Features of Liberia:
Climate: It has tropical hot-humid climate.
Major Mountain Peaks: It has Cape Mount (about 1,000 feet in elevation) in the northwest, Cape Mesurado in Monrovia, and Cape Palmas in the southeast.
Highest Peak: Mount Wuteve.
Major Rivers: The Mano and Morro Rivers in the northwest and the Cavalla in the east and southeast are major rivers and form sections of Liberia’s boundaries.
Natural Resources: It is richly endowed with mineral resources such as diamond, iron ore, and gold, manganese, graphite, cyanite.
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