What country in Africa has Monrovia as its capital?

What country in Africa has Monrovia as its capital? The answer is Liberia. Monrovia is Liberia’s capital and largest city, positioned on the Atlantic coast at Cape Mesurado in Montserrado County.

The city was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society as a settlement for formerly enslaved and freeborn African Americans. It was named after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, who supported the colonization project. The settlement began around Providence Island before expanding onto the mainland.

Monrovia became the capital of the independent Republic of Liberia after the country declared independence in 1847. It remains the country’s political, administrative, commercial, and cultural center. Its natural harbor also makes it an important port for Liberia.

A common mix-up is confusing Liberia with neighboring Sierra Leone, whose capital is Freetown. Both countries have historical ties to formerly enslaved people from the Americas, but Monrovia belongs specifically to Liberia.