Republic of Liberia: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity; the chronology of its events is available here.

Is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. Liberia emerged from the union of several private colonies founded by the American Colonization Society (ACS). The ACS was an organization that encouraged and supported the migration African-Americans to Africa. The Republic of Liberia declared independence in 1847, being one of the few countries in Africa that remained indepedent since then.