Local Internet access was available in the capital Monrovia, but was lost after the ISP failed to prove itself commercially viable. However a number of excellent English-language sites that are hosted abroad have established an active Liberian online community providing news and views on events in the country.
Web country code: lr

general | news

LiberiaNet
http://www.liberia.net/
An excellent introduction to Liberia, with a brief history and sections on tourism, business, entertainment and sport.

Friends of Liberia
http://www.fol.org
This US-based non-profit organisation is dedicated to rebuilding Liberia. The web site details recent projects and provides several maps of the country.

Liberian Connection
http://www.liberian-connection.com/
An online magazine with an e-mail directory, events calendar, background details on the government and economy, book reviews, and more.

The Perspective
http://www.theperspective.org
The online edition of a quarterly news magazine that tackles the problems facing Liberia.