Liberia’s current account deficit narrowed to 22.1% of GDP in 2019 from 23.5% in 2018. The country’s external position is projected to improve over the medium term despite lower prices for all its major export commodities except gold.

Over the last several years, the United States has provided over $54 million annually in health assistance to Liberia to support maternal and child health care, malaria and HIV prevention and treatment, and Global Health Security Agenda and WASH activities.

OVERALL RISK : HIGH. Liberia, in general, isn’t the safest place to visit, as it has high rates of both petty and violent crime. There have been reports of many thefts and robberies so remain vigilant at all times.

Despite its wealth of natural resources, Liberia is ranked 225 out of 228 countries when it comes to average income per person, at just $900 per year for 2017.

Liberia has traditionally relied on mining (of iron-ore, gold, and diamonds), rubber, timber, and shipping registration revenues as its major sources of income.

Liberia is Africa’s oldest republic, but it became known in the 1990s for its long-running, ruinous civil war and its role in a rebellion in neighbouring Sierra Leone.

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English

English serves as the official Liberian language, and an estimated 3 million people speak the form of pidgin English known as Liberian Kreyol language or Liberian Pidgin English.

Liberian cuisine is centered on the consumption of rice, cassava, plantain, yam, tropical fruits and vegetables (potatoes, greens, cassava leaf, okra, cabbage), as well as fish, meat, and more. Liberia also has a tradition of baking, including cornbread, sour bread, rice bread, banana bread, and cakes.

Clothing in Liberia Traditionally men wear short or long pants with a loose round-neck shirt. Women traditionally will wear a long wrap skirt called “lappa” and lose top called “Bubba”. They may also wear a head wrap. West African clothes are famous for their brightly colored and patterned fabrics.

A visa is required to enter Liberia for all U.S. citizens and visas need to be secured before traveling to the country. It is recommended you submit your application about 10 days before departure, but next-day and same-day service is available for an extra fee.

The average price of a 7-day trip to Liberia is $1,674 for a solo traveler, $3,007 for a couple, and $5,636 for a family of 4. Liberia hotels range from $40 to $182 per night with an average of $49, while most vacation rentals will cost $160 to $1000 per night for the entire home.

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Exercise increased caution in Liberia due to crime. Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 1 Travel Health Notice for Liberia due to COVID-19, indicating a low level of COVID-19 in the country.

A vacation to Liberia for one week usually costs around ₡176,067 for one person. So, a trip to Liberia for two people costs around ₡352,134 for one week. Two people traveling together for one month in Liberia can often have a lower daily budget per person than one person traveling alone for one week.

Peace has now outlasted war in Liberia. But for 14 years, between 1989 and 2003, a brutal civil war ravaged the nation leading to the death of close to 250,000 people. The full freight of the war, its callousness, and its collateral effect have continued to remain a defining marker of the West African state.

Regionally, Liberia now scores just behind the ten most peaceful countries in sub-Saharan Africa, which is a significant improvement from a decade ago, when it was the 23rd most peaceful country in the region.

Liberia is still in transition from dictatorship and civil war to democracy. However, the political process from Liberia’s founding in 1847, despite widespread corruption, was very stable until the end of the First Republic in 1980.

The settlement that had been called Christopolis was renamed Monrovia after the American president, James Monroe, and the colony as a whole was formally called Liberia. Christopolis was renamed Monrovia after President James Monroe and the colony was formally called Liberia (the free land).

Because of the country’s low agricultural production and poor household incomes, Liberia has suffered from chronic food insecurity since the civil war. Currently, 38.4% of the population is food insecure, 25% of the population does not have access to drinking water, and just 17% have access to basic health services.

Grand Bassa

The region with the highest poverty level was South Eastern B at 81.3 percent. At the county level, poverty was lower in Montserrado which includes Monrovia at 20.3 percent, followed 46.3 percent in Sinoe, and by Margibi and Grand Cape Mount at 52.2 and 53.7 percent respectively.

Loudoun County

It was created at the foundation of the Country in the year 1847. The county is Liberia’s smallest and most populated county with population of 1,118,241 (2008 census). Montserrado is bordered by Bong County to the north, Margibi County to the east, and Bomi County to the west.