Sierra Leone And Liberia Compare And Contrast

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If you’re thinking about a place with beaches, swamps, blend of cultural tradition, food, nice climate, and natural resources you may like to consider Sierra Leone and Liberia. Although they are two neighboring countries that are located in the same geographical area, which is the west coast of African. These two countries have many things in common; however, they also have differences that make each country unique. The first difference between Liberia and Sierra Leone is their geographical areas. While Liberia is larger than Sierra Leone, the country is located in the Southern part of West Africa. Bordered by Guinea, Sierra Leone and Cote d’ivoire. It comprises of a total area of 111,370 square kilometer of which 96,320 kilometers is land and 15,050 kilometers is water. The country is shape like a rectangle and it’s relatively flat. On the contrary, Sierra Leone is located in the West Coast of Africa between 7th and 10th parallels north of the equator. The country is bordered by Guinea and Liberia it has a total area of 71,740 square kilometer of which 120squre kilometer is water. The country is shape like a lion and has more mountain and beaches compare…show more content…
While Liberia has a republic type of government, Sierra Leone has a constitutional democracy. Also Liberia was founded by the United States in 1821 and was declared an independent republic in 1847; on the other hand, Sierra Leone was colonization by Britain in the 18th century and has it own independence in April 27, 1961. The last Difference between Liberia and Sierra Leone is their Economic. While Liberia relies mainly on foreign assistance and agriculture, Sierra Leone relied mainly on mining diamonds, titanium, bauxite, gold, and rustle. Nevertheless Sierra Leone is known to be richer in mineral and natural resources, compare to Liberia. It’s also known to be among the top 10 diamond producing nations in the

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