Liberia (other)
Liberia is a country in Africa. Liberia may also refer to: * Liberia, Costa Rica * Liberia (canton) * Liberia (cycling team) * Liberia (Manassas, Virginia) * The ''African Repository The ''African Repository and Colonial Journal'', title simplified in 1850 to the ''African Repository'', was the official publication of the American Colonization Society, which supported the migration of free American Blacks to Africa, specifically ...

Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5 million and covers an area of . English is the official language, but over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The country's capital and largest city is Monrovia. Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between 1822 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born black people who faced social and legal oppression in the U.S., along with 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocated to Liberia. Gradually developing an Americo- ...
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Liberia, Costa Rica
Liberia () is a district and the largest city in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica, located northwest of the national capital, San José, in the canton with the same name, of which it is the head city or capital. It is a major center for the country's tourism industry. Liberia has been nicknamed ''la ciudad blanca'' (the white city) due to the white gravel that was once used to make the city's roads and the whitewashed colonial houses which used to make up a large part of the city. It had a population of 56,899 in 2013. History Modern-day Liberia was founded as a hermitage without any legal or formal act of foundation on 4 September 1769. It was located in a strategic location where the roads from the towns of Rivas, Bagaces, and Nicoya met. The hermitage was used primarily as place of rest by travelers. The area's giant guanacaste trees provided shade for travelers and livestock and over time the area became known as Guanacaste (El Poblado de Guanacaste). The settlement ...
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Liberia (canton)
Liberia is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Liberia district. History Liberia was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. Geography Liberia has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres. Prominent geologic features of Liberia include Cerro Cacao (Cacao Mountain) and Rincón de la Vieja. The latter is the center of the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park. The canton also includes the most visited portion of Santa Rosa National Park on its northwest border. The Río Salto delineates the southwestern border as far as the Tempisque River, and the Tempisque forms the border on the southeast as far as the Bahía Naranjo (Orange Bay). Districts The canton of Liberia is subdivided into the following districts: # Liberia # Cañas Dulces # Mayorga # Nacascolo # Curubandé Demographics For the 2011 census, Liberia had a population of inhabitants. Besides hosting the provincial capital, Liberia Canton is the most populous ...
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Liberia (cycling Team)
Liberia was a professional cycling team A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important i ... that existed from 1954 to 1962. References External links Cycling teams based in France Defunct cycling teams based in France 1954 establishments in France 1962 disestablishments in France Cycling teams established in 1954 Cycling teams disestablished in 1962 {{France-sport-team-stub ...
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Liberia (Manassas, Virginia)
Liberia is a historic plantation house located at Manassas, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1825, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a parapet side-gable roof and a molded brick cornice with a saw-tooth design. It has a single-pile, modified central passage plan. During the American Civil War, it was used as headquarters by both Confederate and Union forces. Both Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, in addition to other statesmen, visited Liberia during the War. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> The house was acquired by the City of Manassas on December 31, 1986, for use as a museum. The house is being restored and is open for special events and tours by appointment. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. References External links Liberia Plantation– City of Manassas Liberia, 627 Centreville Road, Manassas, Manassas, VA 4 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey Heritage Documentation Pro ...
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