Republic of Liberia
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Republic of Liberia |
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Motto: "The love of liberty brought us here"
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Location of Liberia (dark blue)
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| Capital and largest city |
Monrovia 6°19′N 10°48′W / 6.317°N 10.800°W |
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| Official languages | English | ||||
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| Ethnic groups (2008) | |||||
| Religion | Christianity (85.6%), Islam (12.2%), Others (2.2%) | ||||
| Demonym | Liberian | ||||
| Government | Unitary presidential republic | ||||
| Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | |||||
| Joseph Boakai | |||||
| Alex J. Tyler | |||||
| Francis Korkpor, Sr. | |||||
| Legislature | Legislature of Liberia | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Formation and Independence | |||||
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• Settlement by the American Colonization Society
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January 7, 1822 | ||||
| July 26, 1847 | |||||
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• Annexation of Republic of Maryland
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March 18, 1857 | ||||
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• Recognition by the United States
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February 5, 1862 | ||||
| January 6, 1986 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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111,369 km2 (43,000 sq mi) (103rd) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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13.514 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2015 estimate
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4,503,000 (125th) | ||||
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• 2008 census
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3,476,608 (130th) | ||||
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• Density
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40.43/km2 (104.7/sq mi) (180th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$3.879 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$881 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$2.106 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$478 | ||||
| Gini (2007) | 38.2 medium |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.430low · 177th |
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| Currency | Liberian dollara (LRD) | ||||
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +231 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | LR | ||||
| Internet TLD | .lr | ||||
Coordinates: 6°30′N 9°30′W / 6.500°N 9.500°W
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union (light blue)
Liberia 
i/laɪˈbɪəriə/, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. Liberia means "Land of the Free" in Latin. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east. It covers an area of 111,369 square kilometres (43,000 sq mi) and has a population of 4,503,000 people.English is the official language and over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, representing the numerous tribes who make up more than 95% of the population. The country's capital and largest city is Monrovia.
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