Life in Liberia - City of Monrovia, history, people, lifestyle, traditions and music.
Liberia was established in 1822 as a haven for freed slaves from the Americas.
Originally named Christopolis, the settlement was later renamed Monrovia in honor of American President James Monroe.
Over time, Liberia developed from a colony into a commonwealth and gained independence in 1847.
The colony was formally known as Liberia, meaning "the free land" in Latin.
Liberia is the only Black state in Africa that was never subjected to colonial rule and is Africa's oldest republic.
Liberia is located along the coast of West Africa.
It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest, Sierra Leone to the west, Guinea to the north, and Cote d'Ivoire to the east.
Liberia is made up of fifteen political sub-divisions called counties.
It has a population of around 5 million and covers an area of 43,000 square miles or 111,369 kilometers square.
Monrovia the capital city of Liberia, is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2023 census had 1,678,000 residents, home to 32% of Liberia’s total population.