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Administrative divisions
15 counties; Bomi, Bong, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado, Nimba, River Cess, River Gee, Sinoe |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates
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6 18 N, 10 48 W |
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Constitution
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6 January 1986 |
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Corruption
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2.2 |
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[144th of 160]
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Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
use embassy street address |
Executive branch > Cabinet
Cabinet appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate |
Executive branch > Chief of state
President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006); note - the President is both the chief of state and head of government |
Flag description
11 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a white five-pointed star on a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner; the design was based on the US flag |
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Government type
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republic |
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Independence
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26 July 1847 |
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Judicial branch
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Supreme Court |
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Legal system
dual system of statutory law based on Anglo-American common law for the modern sector and customary law based on unwritten tribal practices for indigenous sector; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
Legislative branch
bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (30 seats; note - number of seats changed in 11 October 2005 elections; members elected by popular vote to serve nine-year terms) and the House of Representatives (64 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) |
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National holiday
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Independence Day, 26 July |
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Political parties and leaders
Alliance for Peace and Democracy or APD [Togba-na TIPOTEH]; Coalition for the Transformation of Liberia or COTOL [H. Varney SHERMAN]; Congress for Democratic Change or CDC [George WEAH]; Liberty Party or LP [Charles BRUMSKINE]; National Patriotic Party or NPP [Roland MASSAQUOI]; Unity Party or UP [Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF] |
Political pressure groups and leaders
Demobilized former military officers |
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Status
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pseudo-democracy |
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Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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Trademarks, residents
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65
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[82nd of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
although civil unrest continues to abate with the assistance of 18,000 UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) peacekeepers, as of January 2007, Liberian refugees still remain in Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Ghana; Liberia, in turn, shelters refugees fleeing turmoil in Cote d'Ivoire; despite the presence of over 9,000 UN forces (UNOCI) in Cote d'Ivoire since 2004, ethnic conflict continues to spread into neighboring states who can no longer send their migrant workers to Ivorian cocoa plantations; UN sanctions ban Liberia from exporting diamonds and timber |
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