Monrovia - Monrovia (English spelling)

Japanese: モンロビア - もんろびあ(英語表記)Monrovia
Monrovia - Monrovia (English spelling)

The capital of Liberia, West Africa. It is located in the west of the country, at the mouth of the St. Paul River. It is a port city facing the Atlantic Ocean and is the political, economic, trade and transportation center of Liberia. It has a population of 479,000 (1999). It was settled and built in 1822 by freed slaves from the United States as the American Colonization Society. It was named after Monroe, the then US president. It developed rapidly after the port facilities were renovated by the US military during World War II. In 1961, African countries, mainly former French colonies, held an international conference here and decided on a moderate pan-Africanist foreign economic policy. For this reason, the countries participating in the conference are called the Monrovia faction. There are industries such as cement, construction materials, furniture, and food processing, as well as an oil refinery. Roberts International Airport is 80 km east.

[Hiromitsu Nakamura]

[References] | Liberia

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

西アフリカ、リベリアの首都。同国西部、セント・ポール川河口に位置する。大西洋に面する港湾都市で、リベリアの政治、経済、貿易、交通の中心地である。人口47万9000(1999)。1822年にアメリカの解放奴隷がアメリカ植民協会として入植、建設した。地名は当時のアメリカ大統領モンローにちなむ。第二次世界大戦中にアメリカ軍によって港湾施設が改築されてから急速に発展した。1961年、旧フランス領の国を中心としたアフリカ諸国が、この地で国際会議を開き、穏健な汎(はん)アフリカ主義的対外経済政策を決定した。そのため同会議への参加国をモンロビア派という。セメント、建設資材、家具、食品加工などの工業が立地し石油精製所もある。東方80キロメートルにロバーツ国際空港がある。

[中村弘光]

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