1994 but has been largely
ineffective and unable to implement the provisions of the peace
treaty; Ghanaian-led negotiations are now underway to seat a new
interim government that would oversee elections proposed for late 1995

cabinet: Cabinet; selected by the leaders of the major factions in the
civil war

Legislative branch: unicameral Transitional Legislative Assembly, the
members of which are appointed by the leaders of the major factions in
the civil war
note: the former bicameral legislature no longer exists and there is
no assurance that it will be reconstituted very soon

Judicial branch: Supreme Court

Political parties and leaders: National Democratic Party of Liberia
(NDPL), Augustus CAINE, chairman; Liberian Action Party (LAP),
Emmanuel KOROMAH, chairman; Unity Party (UP), Joseph KOFA, chairman;
United People's Party (UPP), Gabriel Baccus MATTHEWS, chairman;
National Patriotic Party (NPP), Charles TAYLOR, chairman; Liberian
Peoples Party (LPP), Dusty WOLOKOLLIE, chairman

Member of: ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT
(nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Konah K. BLACKETT
chancery: 5201 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
telephone: [1] (202) 723-0437
consulate(s) general: New York

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d' Affaires William P. TWADDELL
embassy: 111 United Nations Drive, Monrovia
mailing address: P. O. Box 100098, Mamba Point, Monrovia
telephone: [231] 222991 through 222994
FAX: [231] 223710

Flag: 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

@Liberia:Economy

Overview: Civil war since 1990 has destroyed much of Liberia's
economy, especially the infrastructure in and around Monrovia.
Businessmen have fled the country, taking capital and expertise with
them. Many will not return. Richly endowed with water, mineral
resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture, Liberia
had been a producer and exporter of basic products, while local
manufacturing, mainly foreign owned, had been small in scope.
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