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Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic has a unique history that has always drawn tourists to the small West African nation state. Africa's former "Grain Coast", has a wealth of mineral and natural resources, among which its virgin tourism industry represents a promising new source for economic and social development including infrastructure development as well.

Like other tourist receiving and tourist generating countries worldwide, Liberia has benefited and is still benefiting from its expanded tourist industry including the contribution to the balance of payments, employment opportunities, improved travel facilities and a Capital City that boasts the lowest crime rate in West Africa.

Liberia offers the best in tourist attraction, ranging from cultural tourism to ethnic tourism, historical tourism to environmental tourism, from recreational tourism on to business tourism.

Liberia also offers many tourist attractions ranging from its culture and wildlife to modern facilities for an enjoyable stay.

Liberian tourism provides a wide variety of artisanal crafts that can be found any where across the length and breadth of the country. From the intricately designed bamboo furniture to the well sculptured mahogany figurines depicting typical Liberia cultural themes, tourists will find it almost difficult to make a choice in deciding on a favorite souvenir.

The best season to visit Liberia is from early November to the end of April. The country enjoys good dry and sunny weather, coupled with gentle breeze you would ever come across in West Africa. During the dry spell, beaches in Liberia are usually overcrowded and fill with all sorts of entertainment ranging from live band performances to beach parties.

Youngsters and adults, foreigners and residents all flock to the various beaches to enjoy the Triple "S" of Liberian touristy allurement: - Sun, Sand and Sea!

From Bernard's to Barnes and on to Kendeja, thousands throng en masse on Weekends, especially Sundays to entertain themselves and escape the hustle and bustle of Metropolitan Monrovia.

Liberia is also famous for its historical sites and landmarks, ideally located in the Capital City of Monrovia and its environs.

On Broad Street, downtown Monrovia is the old edifice of the Providence Baptist Church, the oldest Christian Church in the land.

The Executive Pavilion, also on Broad Street, which once served as the official dwelling place for most of Liberia's presidents, from Joseph Jenkins Roberts to Edwin Barclay, is one of the national shrines.

The Centennial Pavilion on Broad Street is another architectural masterpiece that plays host to myriad historic monuments and tombs. The Inauguration of the first President of Liberia, Joseph Jenkins Roberts is immortalized in "The Inauguration Monument".

Within the gates of the Centennial Pavilion lie the mortal remains of President William V.S. Tubman, Liberia's eighteenth head of state.

The Providence Island is another national shrine that occupies a special place in the hearts of many Liberians, as the birthplace of the Liberian nation. It was on this strip of land that the freed slaves from the United States originally settled before integrating with their aboriginal brothers. The Cotton Tree under which King Long Peter and the settlers signed one of the treaties still stands today amidst the ruined infrastructure of the Providence Island.

Indeed, Liberia is a mosaic enriched in a cultural heritage that is ready to serve as a fount of information and entertainment for the avid traveler.

Essentials

GEOGRAPHY

Liberia is situated on the west coast of Africa between 4 degrees 32 minutes and 8 degrees 50 minutes longitude west of Greenwich. Liberia is about 250 miles above the Equator and is bounded in the north by the Republic of Guinea, in the east by La Cote d’Ivoire, in the west by Sierra Leone and in the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The land covers a total area of 43,000 square miles and half of this land area is covered by evergreen high forests. The terrain rises in four distinct steps, each both running roughly parallel to the coastline. The coastal plain itself is between 10 and 25 miles wide. It is an area of extreme variety, where patches of forest mingle with scrub and thorn, where mangrove swamps rub shoulders with cultivated land.

ECONOMY

Liberia is blessed with a phosphorous rich soil that supports various food and life crop production. Numerous food crops that grow in the country include rice, plantain, eddoes, yams, bananas, pineapple, mangos, cereals, pepper, bananas and cassava are grown here. Rubber, palmetto, coffee and cocoa are the main export crops.

CAPITAL CITY
Monrovia
POPULATION:
2.9 million (1999 est.) 6.6 million (2025 forecast)
(Source: The State of World Population, 1999, UNFPA)
ETHNIC GROUPS:

Americo-Liberians (descendants of freed slaves), or 16 tribes from four main ethnic groups (the Golas, Kissis, Vais, Belles, Grebos, Krus, Bassas, Krahns, Mendes, Deys, Lormas, Gbandis, Mandingos, Gios, Manos and Kpelles).

LANGUAGE:
There are 20 languages spoken in Liberia with the official language being English. The other languages are Gola, Kiss, Vai, Mandingo, Lorma, Kpelle, Gbandi, Mende, Dan (Gio), Dei, Belle (Kuwaa), Kran, Grebo, Bassa, Gbi and Kru.
CURRENCY:
$1.00 USD
=
approx.
$57 Liberian Dollars

CLIMATE:
Liberia has a tropical climate with average temperatures around 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius). There are relatively small variations between day and night and between seasons, with temperatures rarely exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius).
There are two seasons – the wet from May to October and the dry from November to April. It seldom rains during the dry season, though there are dry period during the rainy season, including a dry spell in July or August lasting about two weeks. The annual rainfall averages 170 inches (4.320 mm.) inland. The average humidity on the coastal belt is 78% during the wet season, but it is liable to drop to 30% from December to March when the Harmattan winds blow from the Sahara.

TIME ZONE:
GMT
ELECTRICITY:
110V AC 60Hz but was recently converted to 220V AC by the Liberia Electricity Corporation

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