Liberia

Monrovia

Democratic, Conservative

Neutral

Liberia is a minor nation in West Africa, It is bordered by United Kingdom to the northwest and France everywhere else. It is one of the weakest and most difficult nations to play as.

Historical Background[edit]

Liberia granted Allied forces access to its territory early in the war. It was used as a transit point for troops and resources bound for North Africa, particularly war supplies flown from Parnamirim (near Natal) in Brazil. Perhaps more importantly, it served as one of the Allies' only sources of rubber during the war; after the plantations of Southeast Asia had been taken over by the Japanese.

The importance of this resource led to significant improvement of Liberia's transport infrastructure and a modernisation of its economy. Liberia's strategic significance was emphasised when Franklin Roosevelt, after attending the Casablanca Conference, visited Liberia and met President Edwin Barclay. Despite its assistance to the Allies, Liberia was reluctant to end its official neutrality and did not declare war on Germany until 27 January 1944.

National Spirits[edit]

Liberia starts with no National Spirits.

National Focus[edit]

Liberia use the common generic focus tree which covers five areas: Army, Aviation, Navy, Industry, and Politics.

Diplomacy[edit]

As a Democratic country, Liberia has a positive relationship with other Democratic countries (+20 and +10) and a slight negative relationship with everyone else (-10). Liberia begins without any alliances at the start of 1936.

Politics[edit]

Laws[edit]

The nation starts with the following laws:

Conscription Law	Economy Law	Trade Law
Volunteer Only 1.5% Recruitable population	Civilian Economy 35% Consumer Goods factories –30% Factory construction speed +30% Factory (type) conversion cost	Export Focus 50% Resources to market –5% Research time +10% Factory/Dockyard output +10% Construction speed

Political Advisors[edit]

Advisor	Type	Effect	Cost
William S. Tubman	Prince of Terror	Effect of partisans on us -25% Foreign subversive activities efficiency -30% Non-core Manpower +2%	150
Albert Porte	Captain of Industry	Civilian Factory construction speed +10% Infrastructure construction speed +10% Refinery construction speed +10%	150
Arthur Sweetser	Smooth-Talking Charmer	Trade deal opinion factor +10%	150
Robert Ratcliff	Communist Revolutionary	Daily Communism Support: +0.1, gets event "Communism on the Rise"	150
Clarence L. Simpson	Democratic Reformer	Daily Democracy Support: +0.1, gets event "Move towards Democracy"	150
Ebenezer Cailloux	Fascist Demagogue	Daily Fascism Support: +0.1, gets event "Fascism on the Rise"	150
Milton Beaty	Captain of Industry	Civilian Factory construction speed +10% Infrastructure construction speed +10% Refinery construction speed +10%	150
Michael Hawkins	Fortification Engineer	Land Fort construction speed +20% Coastal Fort construction speed +20% Anti Air construction speed +20%	150
Wilson Stukes	War Industrialist	Military Factory construction speed +10% Dockyard construction speed +10%	150

Political Parties[edit]

Liberia starts as a Democratic nation. Next elections are in december 1938.

Party Name	Party Ideology	Party Leader	Popularity	Country Name
Democratic	Democratic	Edwin Barclay	100%	Liberia
Communist	Communist	Benton Gardner	0%	Liberian Commune
Fascist	Fascist	Michael Hawkins	0%	Reorganized Liberian Free State
Non-Aligned	Non-Aligned	Stewart Gardner	0%	Independent Liberia

Technology[edit]

Liberia starts in 1936 with two research slots. It can gain two further slots from its National focuses - Extra Research Slot and Extra Research Slot II.

Liberia begins with the following researched:

Infantry
- Basic eq.

Economy[edit]

Buildings[edit]

Liberia only controls a single state containing 2 provinces. It has no airbases, a naval base (level 2), low infrastructure (level 2) and the following buildings: