Liberia Background Stats

Neighboring countries and territories:

Côte d'Ivoire Guinea (L) Sierra Leone

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Full name: Full names (translated to english) of the United Nations member states, as of 2014. For a list of full names in the respective original languages of each country, check this link.
Independence day date: Date.
Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
National anthems: National anthem.
Number of maritime boundary neighbours: Number of states and territories with which each country shares a maritime border. Two countries separated from each other by a body of water have a maritime border with each other.
Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.

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STAT	AMOUNT	DATE	RANK
Full name	Republic of Liberia	2013
Independence day date	July 26	1847
Land border length	1,585 km	2014	101st out of 200
National anthems	All Hail, Liberia, Hail!	2011
Number of maritime boundary neighbours	2	2014	115th out of 171
Overview	Liberia is Africa's oldest republic, but it became better known in the 1990s for its long-running, ruinous civil war and its role in a rebellion in neighbouring Sierra Leone. Although founded by freed American and Caribbean slaves, Liberia is mostly inhabited by indigenous Africans, with the slaves' descendants comprising 5% of the population. The West African nation was relatively calm until 1980 when William Tolbert was overthrown by Sergeant Samuel Doe after food price riots. The coup marked the end of dominance by the minority Americo-Liberians, who had ruled since independence, but heralded a period of instability. Full Article	2013

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