Liberia

Republic of Liberia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here"
Anthem: All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
Location of  Liberia  (dark green)
Capital and largest city	Monrovia 6°19′N 10°48′W / 6.317°N 10.800°W / 6.317; -10.800
Official languages	English
Spoken and national languages[1]	Liberian English
Ethnic groups (2008[2])	20.3% Kpelle 13.4% Bassa 10% Grebo 8% Gio 7.9% Mano 6% Kru 5.1% Lorma 4.8% Kissi 4.4% Gola 4% Krahn 4% Vai 3.2% Mandinka 3% Gbandi 1.3% Mende 1.2% Sapo 0.8% Belle 0.3% Dey 0.6% other Liberian 1.4% other African 0.1% non-African
Religion	86.1% Christianity —76.3% Protestantism —8.2% Catholicism —1.6% Other Christian 12.2% Islam 1.3% Traditional faiths 0.4% No religion[3]
Demonym(s)	Liberian
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Joseph Boakai
• Vice President	Jeremiah Koung
• Speaker of the House	Bhofal Chambers
• Chief Justice	Francis Korkpor
Legislature	Legislature of Liberia
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Formation and Independence from American Colonization Society
• Settlement by the American Colonization Society	January 7, 1822
• Liberian Declaration of Independence	July 26, 1847
• Annexation of Republic of Maryland	March 18, 1857
• Recognition by the United States	February 5, 1862
• Admitted to the United Nations	November 2, 1945
• Current constitution	January 6, 1986
Area
• Total	111,369 km2 (43,000 sq mi) (102nd)
• Water (%)	13.514
Population
• 2015 estimate	5,073,296[2] (126th)
• 2008 census	3,476,608
• Density	40.43/km2 (104.7/sq mi) (180th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$6.468 billion
• Per capita	$1,413[4]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$3.221 billion
• Per capita	$704[4]
Gini (2016)	35.3[5] medium
HDI (2019)	0.480[6] low · 175th
Currency	Liberian dollar (LRD)
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+231
ISO 3166 code	LR
Internet TLD	.lr

The Republic of Liberia is a small country on the coast of West Africa. It has common borders with Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. The country has a size of about 520 kilometres (320 mi) by 270 kilometres (170 mi). As of 2021, there are about 5,000,000 people in Liberia. The capital city of Liberia is Monrovia. For ships, Liberia is a flag of convenience.

1. ↑ Lewis, M. Paul; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2015). "Liberia". Ethnologue (18th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Liberia". The Central Intelligence Agency side for Liberia. Central Intelligence Agency. 2019. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
3. ↑ "Religions in Liberia - PEW-GRF". www.globalreligiousfutures.org. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". www.imf.org. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
5. ↑ "GINI index". World Bank.
6. ↑ Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 16 December 2020.