1, the Republic of Liberia, abbreviated as Liberia, is located in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north, Sierra Leone to the northwest, Côte d'Ivoire to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.
2, Liberia is one of the few countries in Africa that has not been colonized by Europe, because it has a backer behind it. Since the 19th century, the United States has been immigrating here, and gradually ruled here, on July 26, 1847 official independence, to the present more than a hundred years have passed, now let's see how the development is?
3, the current president of Liberia, George Weah, was originally a footballer, who played for many big clubs such as Serie A, Ligue 1 and premier league, and was successively awarded the World Footballer of the Year (1995), the European Footballer of the Year (1995), and the African Footballer of the Year (1989, 1994, 1995).
4, Liberia has a land area of 111,370 square kilometers, belongs to the tropical monsoon climate, the forest coverage rate is 59%, and the mineral resources, land and water conservancy resources are very rich. The geographical environment is definitely a feng shui treasure in Africa.
5, every june and July, the northern region of Liberia, there will be a special competition - to choose the fattest "male single dog". Contestants drink a mixture of milk and cow's blood for months in advance, "blow" their bodies up, quickly gain weight, and the winner has a chance to find a wife. After the game, they tend to lose weight very quickly.
6, Liberia is divided into 15 states, the capital Monrovia, although located in Africa, but the average annual precipitation reached 5000 mm, is the West African coast and even one of the world's rainiest areas, known as "African rain capital".
7, Liberian local shoes are very distinctive, is made of tires pure handmade, locals called "Akalas", this kind of shoes are ten times more durable than the average shoe.
8, the flag of Liberia is very similar to the United States, is also the Star-Spangled Banner, 11 red and white stripes are commemorative of the 11 signatories of the Declaration of Independence of Liberia. Red symbolizes courage, white symbolizes virtue and blue symbolizes the African continent, and the square represents the good wishes of the Liberian people for freedom, peace, democracy and fraternity.
9, Liberia's total population is 4.7 million, composed of 16 ethnic groups, there are more than 30 languages, most languages are not written, the official language is English.
10, Liberia's economy is mainly the export of natural rubber, timber and iron ore, especially rubber, with the title of "Africa's natural rubber kingdom".
11, Liberia's natural environment is very good, there are mines, land and land, once was a large exporter of African rice, known as the "grain coast", but in the later period due to political turmoil, now even food can not be self-sufficient, 65% rely on imports and foreign aid.
12, in the 5 tribes of Liberia, polygamy is practiced, especially among the Juropas, where wives are the most important property; in Juropa, an ordinary man will have 10 wives, and some even have more than 20 wives.
13, Liberia's houses are very interesting, the countryside is dominated by round houses, octagonal, oval houses or rectangular thatched houses, and the city is dominated by tin roof houses.
14, The Liberian capital Roberts International Airport, once the largest airport in Africa, but destroyed in the civil war in 1990, is currently being built with the assistance of our country, the local sea is mainly shipping, with the title of "Merchant Ship Kingdom".
15, Liberia's education is very ideal, reality is very bone, the implementation of primary and secondary schools free education, university free of half of the cost, but due to turmoil, the actual national illiteracy rate reached 58%.
16, Liberia is one of the least developed countries in the world, with a per capita GDP of only $734, 63.8% of the population lives below the poverty line, and the Human Development Index ranks 177th out of 188 countries.
17, Liberia is the country with the lowest fertility rate in Africa, in people's impression, African countries can generally have children, but Liberia is an exception, a family with two children are rare, in more than 110,000 square kilometers of land, there are only more than 4 million people.
18, the establishment of diplomatic relations between Liberia and China is repeated, since 1957, after the establishment of diplomatic relations and the resumption of diplomatic relations, Liberia's Tapeta Hospital, the Ministry of Health office building and other facilities, have been built with China's assistance.
19, the social security situation in Liberia is very general, with armed robbery, rape and theft ranking among the top three crime rates. Especially stealing, which has become a profession for some people.
20, liberian locals staple food is cassava flour paste, millet porridge and roasted corn, coastal areas of the people are more convenient, directly on natural fruits for food, even fish are too lazy to catch.
21, Due to slow population growth, Liberia has the most stringent "abortion ban" in the world, and violators are punishable by imprisonment or a fine of about 140,000 to 280,000 yuan.
22, Liberia's Dagoca tribe, girls especially like to use all kinds of garbage as headdresses, the most popular is a variety of bottle caps, broken watches can also be. Maybe it's because these things are shiny.