"The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here"
Population: 3, 476, 608
Religion: 40% Christian, 40% Indigenous, 20% Islam
Established: 1847, Republic of Liberia
Capital City: Monrovia
Liberia is one of two African countries not to be colonized by a European power. Instead, Liberia was colonized by freed American slaves. It gained independence in 1847 and abopted a political structure very similar to that of USA's. The capital city - Monrovia - is named after James Monroe, the fifth president of America. A military coup in 1980 destabilized the nation and resulted in two civil wars. Liberia is now slowly recovering from its devastated economy.
Liberia's primary exports are timber and rubber, although the diamond industry has been on the rise.
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