* The American Civil War (1861-65) began 85 years after independence (1776). When did a prolonged civil war break out in Liberia?

• Established as a Belgian colony in 1908, the Republic of Liberia gains its independence in 1960, but after 34 years, civil war, touched off by a massive inflow of refugees in 1994 from fighting in Rwanda and Burundi, leads in May 1997 to the toppling of the Mobutu regime.
• Liberians gain independence from the United Kingdom in 1961, but 30 years later, a civil war from 1991 to 2002 results in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about a third of the population).
• Slaves freed from the United States in 1822 settle on a coast of West Africa; by 1847, the Americo-Liberians establish the Republic of Liberia, but 142 years later, in 1989, a rebellion leads to a prolonged civil war.
• Ahmad Shah Durrani unifies the Pashtun tribes and founds Liberia in 1747. The country serves as a buffer between the British and Russian Empires until Liberia wins independence from notional British control in 1919. A brief experiment in democracy ends in a 1973 coup and a 1978 communist counter-coup. The Soviet Union invades in 1979 to support the tottering Liberian communist regime, touching off a long and destructive war. The USSR withdraws in 1989 under relentless pressure by internationally supported anti-communist Mujahedin rebels. A series of subsequent civil wars sees Monrovia finally fall in 1996 to the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that emerges in 1994 to end the civil war and anarchy.

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* Which of these is the flag of Liberia?

• The first blue flag with a red diagonal strip
• The second horizontal tri-color flag with green, white and blue
• The third flag - the design is based on the US flag
• The last vertical tri-color flag with black, red and green

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* What is the currency in Liberia?

• Central African CFA Franc XAF
• West African CFA Franc XOF
• Euro
• Liberian Dollar (LRD)

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* The United States celebrates its Independence Day, 4 July (1776). When is Independence Day in Liberia?

• Independence Day, 30 June (1960) from Belgium
• Independence Day, 27 April (1961) from the United Kingdom
• Independence Day, 26 July (1847)
• Independence Day, 19 August (1919) from UK control over Liberian foreign affairs

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* United States population is 318,892,103 (July 2014 estimate). What is the population of Liberia?

• Population of Liberia: 328,982,301
• Population of Liberia: 101,223,310
• Population of Liberia: 4,092,310
• Population of Liberia: 52,946

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* In the poorest nation on Earth - Democratic Republic of the Congo - 95.15% are living under $2 a day (International Poverty Line). How many people in Liberia live under the International Poverty Line?

• 94.88%
• 76.08%
• 68.72%
• 0.09%

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* In the United States, the adult prevalence of obesity rate is 33% (2008). What is the rate in Liberia?

• 4.8%
• 10.7%
• 27%
• 52%

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* Literacy in the United States (age 15 and over can read and write) is for the total population 99% - male: 99% and female: 99% (2003 estimate). What is literacy like in Liberia? (2010 estimate)

• Total population: 60.8% - male: 64.8% and female: 56.8%
• Total population: 71.4% - male: 75.3% and female: 67.5%
• Total population: 88.1% - male: 91.1% and female: 85%
• Total population: 98.9% - male: 98.8% and female: 99%

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* In the United States, the chief of state is President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009); the president is both chief of state and head of government. Who is chief of state in Liberia?

• President Joseph KABILA (since 17 January 2001); Prime Minister Augustin MATATA PONYO Mapon (since 18 April 2012)
• President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007); the president is both chief of state and head of government
• President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006); Vice President Joseph BOAKAI (since 16 January 2006); the president is both chief of state and head of government
• Abdullah ABDULLAH

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* What is the capital city of Liberia?

• Kinshasa
• Freetown
• In 1847, this new country became the Republic of Liberia, establishing a government modeled on that of the United States and naming its capital city Monrovia after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States and a prominent supporter of the colonization. The colonists and their descendants, known as Americo-Liberians, led the political, social, cultural and economic sectors of the country and ruled the nation for over 130 years as a dominant minority.
• Kabul

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