Worth knowing
Liberia
Liberia declared independence in 1847 and is Africa's oldest republic. Its capital, Monrovia, founded in 1822, honours James Monroe, the American president at the time.
Where its story happens
Monrovia, at 6.31°N, 10.80°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Liberia
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Liberia, on the coast of West Africa, between Sierra Leone and Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). See Liberia on a map.
- It was settled in the 1800s by free and freed Black Americans, and its capital is named after US President Monroe.
- Its flag looks like the American one: red and white stripes, but with a single white star.
- In 2006 it swore in the first woman ever elected to lead an African country.
- One of the largest merchant fleets on Earth sails under its flag, though nearly all the ships are foreign-owned.