Liberia
Health and Crime
- Crime rates
- Disease
- Genital mutation
- Life expectancy
Law Enforcement: The Liberian National Police is the national police for in Liberia. The LPN mandate is to "maintain public order and safety; to protect people and property; to identify and recover lost and stolen property; to prevent, detect, and fight crime; to identify and arrest criminals; and to enforce the law and testify in court.
Marriage: Liberia like many West African countries, has two matrimonial laws; traditional marriage laws and statutory marriage laws. Under the traditional marriage laws,a man may contract multiple marriages (up to three or four), according to traditions and customs.
Politics and Marriage
Military: The Armed forces of Liberia (AFL) are the armed forces of the public of Liberia. It was founded as the Liberian Frontier Force in 1908, and retitled in 1956.
Foreign Relations: Liberian Foreign relations were traditionally stable and cordial throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Education in Liberia is not as good as other African countries
- The countries 14-year civil war destroyed the work force which included teachers and set Liberia behind the other countries in almost all educational aspects
- Literacy Rate for males 2008-2012 63.5%, females 37.2%
- •Highest proportion of children missing primary school education according to the United Nations reported by the newspaper (2016 “The Telegraph”) 62% of children missing out on primary school aka Pre-K as we say in the U.S in 2016.
• Civil war destroyed economy in Liberia
• Positive effects of economy – lots of water, mineral resources, lots of land and forest, and a climate favorable to agriculture
• Negative effects of economy – human capitol, infrastructure, and stability (lack in legal system)
• Currency: Liberian dollar
• They have a new government that has placed then on the path of growth
• Transport – 1 Railroads, deterioration on highways (Trans west African costal highway), seaports (Buchanan, Greenville, Harper, Monrovia) , and airports (Roberts International AirPort)
• Telecommunication – press, 70 radio stations, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and internet, 6 major newspapers, 45% of population has mobile phone services
Liberia is located in West Africa
- The country is boarded by Sierra Leone and Cote d’ Ivoire
- The capital of Liberia is Monrovia and its largest city
- Area : 111,369 sq km , comprised of land : 96,320 sq km and water : 15,049 sq km ( 44% of Liberia is the forest)
- Population: 4,299,944 as of July 2016, with the the average life expectancy of 61 years old
- Climate: HOT, tropical hot and humid. Liberia experiences dry winters with hot day sand cool to cold nights. The country also experiences wet and cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
- Tribes: 16 tribes in Liberia which include Bassa, Ma, Klao, Vai, Bella, Mandingo , and Kpelle
- According to the 2008 census 85% of Liberia practices Christianity, Muslims made up 12% and traditional indigenous religions made up 0.5%
Geography
• Sub-Saharan nation in West Africa
• Borders the north Atlantic Ocean
Environmental issues
• Liberia’s ground of made of swamps and mangroves
• Major rivers – Mango river and Cavalla Rivers
• Rainforest run deep in Liberia
• Counties – 15 counties
• Districts – 68 districts
Culture
2000 century
- 2003, a second rebel group, Movement for Democracy in Liberia
- By July 2003, the rebels had launched an assault on Monrovia
- Taylor resigned in August 2003 and went into exile in Nigeria
- A peace deal was signed , The United Nations Mission
20th century
- rubber production
- United States contribution to military efforts
- second-highest rate of economic
- African independence from the European colonial powers,Pan-Africanism, and The Organization of African Unity
- The National Patriotic Front of Liberia, a rebel group led by Charles Taylor
- The Economic Community Monitoring Group
- A peace deal
Government
- West African coast , Monrovia
- July 26, 1847 - Became independent
- January 3, 1848, Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Meet Liberia
Bryanna Allen
Maliyah Baldwin
Krisdevone Brown
Ahuoma Chukwueke
Ashley Bishop