Liberia

Republic of Liberia
Area 43,000 sq mi. Population 3,887,866. Capital Monrovia. Independence from the United States Achieved July 26, 1847.

The Flag of Liberia
The eleven horizontal stripes represent the eleven signers of the Liberian Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the Republic of Liberia. The five-pointed white star depicts Liberia as the first "independent republic" on the continent of Africa.

William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman
was the longest-serving President in Liberian history. At the time of his death, Liberia had the largest mercantile fleet in the world, hosted the world's largest rubber plantation and latex factory, was Africa's main exporter of iron ore, and had attracted more than $1 billion of foreign investments.