Colony of Liberia

Liberia
1821–1847
Flag of Liberia (1827–1847) ACS Seal
The Colony of Liberia in 1839
Status	Private colony of the American Colonization Society
Capital	Monrovia
Demonym(s)	American, Liberian
Agent
• 1821–1839	See Agents and Governors of Liberia
• 1839–1841	Thomas Buchanan
• 1841–1848	Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Currency	United States Dollar (USD)
ISO 3166 code	LR
Preceded by Succeeded by Maryland-in-Africa Mississippi-in-Africa Kentucky in Africa Pepper Coast Republic of Liberia
Today part of	Liberia

Liberia, officially the Colony of Liberia, later the Commonwealth of Liberia, was a private colony of the American Colonization Society between 1821, before becoming the self-proclaimed independent nation of the Republic of Liberia, after declaring independence on July 26 of 1847, but was not recognized by the United States until September 23, 1862.