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Liberia

LR / LBR   6.5°, -9.8°

Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5.5 million and covers an area of 43,000 square miles (111,369 km2). The official language is English, though over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The capital and largest city is Monrovia.

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People are called
Liberian
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+231
Capital
Monrovia
Population
5,214,030
Area
111,369 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
United States dollar
Languages
English 20%, Kpelle, Bassa
Sells
gold, ships, iron ore, rubber
Sells to
Switzerland 30%, UK 13%, France 8%
Land borders
3: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+231
Founded
1847
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Liberian

These are English demonyms for people from Liberia. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

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BEYOND THE MAP

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Englishofficial
20.0%
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Largest cities

Monrovia  capital 1,542,549
Gbarnga 86,031
Buchanan 75,854
Ganta 63,523
Kakata 52,247

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Climate and geography

tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers

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Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

William Tubman
William Tubman President, 1944-1971 William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman was a Liberian politician. He was the 19th president of Liberia and the longest-serving president in the country's history, serving from his election in 1944 until his death in 1971.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Africa's first elected female head of state Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018.
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor Warlord and president convicted of war crimes Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a Liberian former politician. He served as the 22nd president of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003 as a result of the Second Liberian Civil War and growing international pressure.

Leaders before them

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: founded, landmarks, languages, past leaders.