Liberia’s history begins with the arrival of African American who established a colony of “free men” on its shores in 1822 under the control of the American Colonization Society. Country that soon achieved independence (in 1847). when the rest of the continent entered a time of colonization. Country “laboratory” of encounter of the Afro world, in its unfolding between the African continent and America.
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA Area: 111.369 km2Population: 5.073.296 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 64 yearsCapital: MonroviaBorders: to the north with Sierra Leone and Guinea, to the east with Côte d'Ivoire and to the south west with the Atlantic Ocean. Ethnic groups: Kpelle 20.3%, Bassa...
