Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is often cited as one of the ... a stark indication of the city's financial hardship when some estimates put the cost of living in the city to be as high as ...

That city is the capital of the West African nation of Liberia, which has been left, after 10 years of brutal civil war, with a barely functioning government. Yet a third of the world's shipping ...

Its capital, Monrovia, is the largest city and a major seaport ... which facilitate domestic flights. Liberia doesn't have a national airline, but several regional companies operate flights ...