Africa, Liberia

Liberia, republic in western Africa, bounded on the north by Sierra Leone and Guinea, on the east by Cote d’Ivoire, and on the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean. Liberia has an area of 99,067 sq km (38,250 sq mi). Liberia was founded in the early 1800s by freed American slaves. Monrovia is the capital and largest city.