1 Amsterdam Island, French Southern Territories, 11,547 mi. 2  Bantam, Cocos Islands, 11,126 mi. 3  Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia, 10,957 mi. 4  Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia, 10,949 mi.  Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, 10,914 mi.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is stepping down after two terms as Africaâs first democratically elected female president. The National Election Commission announced on Friday that Mr. Weah had won with 61.5 percent of the vote.
Rebel forces backed by neighbouring countries are fighting to oust Liberia's warlord-turned-president, Charles Taylor. Two main rebel groups have succeeded in pinning Mr Taylor's government into a final stronghold: the capital, Monrovia. At least 1,000 civilians have died in the past two months of intense fighting.