- Official name
- Republic of Liberia
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Region
- Western Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 4.8 million
- Area
- 111,369 km²
- Currency
- Liberian dollar (LRD)
- Neighbours
- Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone
- Internet / phone
- .lr · +231
Where it is
Notable facts
- Liberia was founded in 1822 as a settlement for freed African Americans and declared independence in 1847.
- It is one of only two African countries never brought under European colonial rule, alongside Ethiopia.
- Liberia operates one of the world’s largest ship registries by gross tonnage, rivalling Panama’s.
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, elected in 2005, was Africa’s first elected female head of state and a Nobel Peace laureate.
National dish
Dumboy Cassava pounded to a firm dough and eaten with pepper soup, swallowed rather than chewed.