October 29 - National Youth Day in Liberia

Posted October 29, 2020

Thanking the youth of the nation for their participation and sacrifices is a great idea!

Key Points

And it’s an especially good idea for Liberia, because the average age there is 17 years old!!! WOW, that’s pretty young!

To compare, the average age in the United States and China is about 40 years old, and the average age in Monaco (a teeny-tiny principality in Europe) is 53!

Did you know…?

Liberia has the cleanest air in its cities in all of Africa. According to WHO, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, China, and other southern-Asian nations have some of the worst urban air quality in the world.

One reason for the relatively clean air might be the lack of smokers. Liberia is among the 20 nations with the fewest smokers per capita (which means per person).

Liberia does not have the biggest tourist industry ever known to humankind…It probably doesn’t help that UNESCO hasn’t designated even a single World Heritage Site there! (In contrast, China has 55 sites; Germany has 46; the U.S. has 24; Brazil has 22.)

I think UNESCO should add Sapo National Park
to its list!

Liberia’s own airlines aren’t allowed to land in Europe (because they don’t meet the EU’s safety and regulatory standards), and Liberia is sometimes politically unstable.

The Ducor Hotel WAS a 5-star hotel in
Liberia, but it was abandoned in 1989, during
a time of political instability. Now it is a hangout
for kids and possibly for homeless folks.