I bet you remember a song by Michael Jackson called Liberian Girl. It was very popular at its own time with its clip as well. But did you know at the time you listened the exact country location of the Liberian girl? I bet no, well I did’t know either.
Liberia is located at the west coast of Africa, with the capital of Monrovia and population of around 4 million. The official language is English as this country is founded by the freed black men from US. And that is why it is called Liberia, the land of freedom. By the way the capital is named after the US 5th president Jame Monroe. Even the flag of the country resembles that of the US, with stripes, colors and a star. This is how much this state is related to the US. By the way, Liberia is the only African state, who has elected a woman as its president. This can be an example not only to Africa by the way. Well done.
Nevertheless, this connections did not help the economy in any way, as the place is one of the poorest in the world. In recent times though there is a growing development largely due to more export of natural products and boosting of tourism industry. And Liberia has much to offer to tourists, for example its wonderful clean beaches with pure sand, its clean and friendly hotels located near beaches. The rooms in the hotels are usually furnished with traditional furniture, with masks and paintings on the wall, as well as with much greenery around. Tourists like to walk around souvenir markets- if you have not brought back an artwork from Liberia, then nobody will believe you actually visited. So Liberians are very good in hand made artwork, all kinds of male and female traditional wall masks (some look quite scary though, others look kind), all kinds of paintings and statuettes. The Liberian national folk dance is also an attractive touristic activity.
Well, if you think we are looking through too optimistic lenses, just one word will be enough – Ebola. Tourists must be very careful as to this virus, but this is another story already. There may be some problems with the roads, which apart from the capital are not much cared for. You will certainly need a 4×4 car for traveling to remote areas. That’s why mobile communications play a very important role here. Because of the economic situation, people here rely on cheap calls to Liberia and from it.
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