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- 1. Liberia By: Justin Samuel Period 1 Click to hear the National Anthem
- 2. Map of Liberia The contiguous countries are Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire. Relative Location: West of Africa Absolute Location: 6.3636˚N, 9.4659˚W
- 4. Liberia’s Facts Total Area Population People Per Climate Average Annual Range of Square Mile Zone Temperature Rainfall Elevation January/June 43,000 sq. 4,128,572 82 Tropical, 26˚C, 79˚F 170 cm 0-1000 mile Humid and (January) 70 inches meters 111,370 sq. Hot 27˚C, 81˚F (Northerns above sea km² (June) Uplands) level (Cape Mount) Landforms Water Groundcover Crops in Urban Areas 510 cm Features Rural Areas 200 inches 60-150 (Coast) meters on Peninsula, Rivers, Trees, Soil, 39.9% Rural 60.1% Urban the land Cape, Hills, Lakes, Rocks, Mud, 2/3 in the The urban life Mountains, Mouth of Shrubs, Swamp, rural areas increased The Plateau, Rivers Cropland, numerously Wologizi Valley, Grassland, over a period Mountains Costal Tropical Forest, of time. When reach a Plains Broadleaf the Liberian maximum Evergreen Civil War took of about place, it 1,380 m destroyed everything. Now . their rebuilding.
- 5. Liberia’s Facts Birthrate Infant Doctors Per Literacy Gross Life Per 1000 Mortality 100,000 Rate National Expectancy (per 1,000) (people) Income per capita 50 115.1 2 38% $520 50 years (2000) (2000) (1997-1998) (1996-1998) (2011) (2003) 92.1 57.5% $43 per month 56.7 years 36.45 (2005) (2003) (2011) (2012) 72.71 55.9% 55.1 years (2012) (2004) (male) 77.08 72.3% (2011) (male) (men) 58.1 years (2012) (2004) (female) 68.2 39.3 (2011) (woman) (women) (2012) (2004)
- 6. Liberia’s Facts Country Currency/ Natural Resources Trade Official Languages Examined US $1 Products Liberia Liberian Rubber, Timber, Iron, Aluminum English Dollar Diamonds, Cocoa, Iron Ore and Coffee Sierra Leone Leone Diamonds Vehicles, English Machinery, Cereals, Meat, Pharmaceutical Products Côte d’Ivoire CFA France Aluminum Pineapples, French Askan Gold Palm Oil, Fish, Portuguese Bananas, Cocoa, Coffee, Cotton, Petroleum, Didier Drogba
- 7. Liberia’s Facts Type of Government Economy/Economic System Educational System Republic Market-based economy Start school at age 6 Unemployment rate 70% Elementary school starts from 1-6 Poor country Middle school starts from 7-9 Ranked 147th in the world Secondary school starts from 10- Interesting Facts 12 College or University starts from Motto: The love bought us 13-16 here All schools starts from March- Liberia means “Land of December Free” in Latin 1 teacher for 38 students Foods Housing Activities Animals Clothing Tools Beef Internal Concrete Games, Cow, Ox, Goat, Western Style Racks, Forks, Soup Steel Festivals, Fish, Sheep, Pig, Traditional Spoons, Knives, Jollof Rice Insulation Restaurants and Chicken, and Cattle stylish pants Baskets, Grinder, Monrovian Foam Parks and shirts for Shovel, Blender, Collards and Wattle men. Axe, and Saw Cabbage Cement Women wear Sweet Wood a “two piece” Potato Pone Mud Ginger Beer Tile
- 8. Liberia’s Facts Major Major Major Major Specialty Crops Beliefs, Religions Ethnicities Celebration Sports Foods Traditions, Customs, Special Clothing Christianity Kpelle, Weddings, Soccer, Beef Cocoa, Beliefs consists of (85.6%) Bassa, Gio, Birthdays, Basketball, Internal Coarse witches, ghosts Muslim Kru, Grebo, Funerals, Volleyball, Soup Grain, Nuts, and tall tales. (12.2%) Mano, Christmas, Canoeing, Jollof Rice Fiber, Fruits, Traditions consists Traditional Mindingo, Easter, New Handball, Monrovian Pineapple, of unique forms of (0.6%) Gbandi,Gola Years Day, Swimming, Collards Sugar Cane, dancing, Other , Krahn, Vai, Thanksgiving, Cycling and Rice, handshakes, fairs, (0.2%) Bella, Kissi, Armed Forces Cabbage Vegetables, exhibits, foods and None and Loma Day, Sweet Cassava, live music. (1.4%) Independence Potato Palm Oil, Oil Customs consists (2008) Day, National Pone Seeds, of dancing, songs, Redemption Ginger Bananas, arts, and crafts. Day, & Good Beer, Fufu, Plantain & Clothing consists Friday. & Palava. Legumes of Western style (jeans and a t- % of TV’s per Computers Vehicles Internet Jobs shirt). Men wear people person per person per person Users % shot or long pants with with a loose round- neck. Women phones wears a long shirt 45% 70,000 3,080 12,000 cars 20,000 Forestry (lappa) and a (2011) (2011) (2011) & 35,950 (2009) Mining loose top (bubba). trucks (2003) Agriculture
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- 10. History of Liberia 1822 – First settlement of freed slaves from the United States established in what is now Liberia. 1847 – Liberia becomes independent republic. 1944 – William Tubman becomes president. He stays in that post until his death in 1971, promoting foreign investment and trying to bridge the divide between descendants of the former U.S. slaves and native Liberians.. December 1989 – Charles Taylor launches a rebellion that leads to civil war September 1990 – Doe captured and executed. 1997 – Charles Taylor elected president. August 2003 – Peace deal ends the civil war. Taylor resigns and is charged with war crimes by The Hague for his role in Sierra Leone's civil war. A transitional government takes over. November 2005 – Economist Ellen Johnson Sirleaf elected president, becoming the first elected female head of state. April 2007 – The United Nations lifts an embargo on Liberian diamonds that had been in place to prevent proceeds from funding the civil war in Sierra Leone. February 2009 – President Sirleaf apologizes before the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission for supporting Taylor. October 2011 – President Sirleaf wins Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle to promote women's rights. Fellow presidential candidate Winston Tubman tells the French news agency Mrs. Sirleaf is undeserving of the prize because she “committed violence.” Tubman also says giving her the award days before the country's election is unacceptable. November 10, 2011 – President Sirleaf wins second term in presidential runoff boycotted by opposition candidate Tubman, who alleged fraud. 2012 February - Energy companies report discovery of oil off the coasts of Liberia and Sierra Leone. Work continues to estimate their size. 2012 March - George Boley, the former leader of the rebel Liberial Peace Council, is deported to Liberia from the US over his role in the civil war in the 1990s. 2012 April - Ex-president Charles Taylor is found guilty of war crimes for aiding and directing rebels in Sierra Leone. He is sentenced to 50 years in jail. 2012 June - Liberia closes its border with Ivory Coast after seven UN peacekeepers are killed on the Ivorian side, by attackers allegedly based in Liberia.
- 11. Problems in Liberia The problem in Liberia is that they are poor. Moreover, they are ranked 147th in the world. Also, they have a low GNI with a budget of $552. This problem leads from the lack education because for every one teacher there is about 38 students. Therefore, no great education can cause people without any job. So, without a job the families can’t make money and can’t feed their children. In addition, Liberia has a low life expectancy and a very small amount doctors. Lastly, they are recovering from the Liberian Civil War.
- 12. Solutions to the Problem Some solutions may include: Loan Money From Other Countries Pros: Helps the poor and homeless people Cons: Not many countries will loan money Liberia may ask their contiguous countries to loan money Educational Help Pros: Increases knowledge Cons: Needs great teachers and materials Liberia would like to ask if Equatorial Guinea will trade 200 teachers for 12 carats of diamonds ($39,600) Provide Housing (shelter) Pros: Improve quality of life for the needy and homeless people Cons: Lots of money to build Liberia may ask professional builders to build houses from their contiguous countries Increase Job Opportunities Pros: People can get money Cons: Competition for jobs Liberia may ask their contiguous countries to create businesses in Liberia for employment
- 13. Final Solution My final decision was the Educational Help. I chose this decision because if you have knowledge you can apply for jobs and earn money to support your family. In order to receive educational help, I traded with Equatorial Guinea for 200 teachers in exchange of 12 carats of diamonds which is worth $39,600. I would like to ask the world to help provide shelter and money for the poor. For example, The ACCESS Agency can provide shelter and Goodwill Agency can donate money to the poor.