| Africa > Western Africa > Liberia | |
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| Official Name Republic of Liberia | |
| Motto The love of liberty brought us here | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Western Africa | |
| Capital Monrovia | |
| Currency Liberian Dollar (LRD) | |
| Independence Day 26 Jul 1847: Independence from the American Colonization Society in 1847. | |
| Population 4,397,000 | |
| Nationality Liberian | |
| Ethnic Group 20.3% Kpelle, 13.4% Bassa, 10.0% Grebo, 8.0% Gio, 7.9% Mano, 6.0% Kru, 5.1% Lorma, 4.8% Kissi, 4.4% Gola, 20.1% others | |
| Area 111,369 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone | |
| Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 6.50, Longitude -9.50 | |
| Dialing Code +231 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code LR | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code LBR | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 430 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee LBR | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .lr | |