| Official name | Republic of Liberia |
| Name in local language | Liberia (en) |
| Continent | Africa |
| Subcontinent | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Population (ranking: 121e) | 5,310,548 inhabitants (2019) |
| Population growth | 4.21 % / year |
| Area | 111,370 km² |
| Density | 47.68 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 192e) | 3.249 billions $USD (2018) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 674 $USD (2018) |
| GDP growth | 1.22 % / year (2018) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 63.70 years (2018) |
| Birth rate | 33.90 ‰ (2016) |
| Fertility rate | 4.60 children / woman (2016) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 9.50 ‰ (2016) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 65.80 ‰ (2016) |
| Literacy rate | 54.47 % (2015) |
| Official languages | English |
| Currency | Liberian dollar ($ LRD) ; United States dollar ($ USD, de facto) |
| HDI (ranking: 214e) | 0.465 / 1 (2018) |
| EPI (ranking) | 41.62 (2018) |
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Head of State | President George Weah |
| National Day | 26 July (independence of 1847) |
| ISO Codes | LR, LBR |
| Demonym | Liberian |
Liberia is a country located in West Africa, bordered on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, northwest by Sierra Leone, north by Guinea and east by Côte d’Ivoire. It was the first African nation to gain independence in 1847 (from the United States). The peculiarity of Liberia comes from the fact that it was formed from American settlers, freed black slaves. Then for a century, American-Liberians dominated the country to the detriment of natives, who were second-class citizens, with no voting rights, which created serious tensions in society.
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Urban areas (2017)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Monrovia | 1,716,637 inhabitants |
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Administrative divisions
| Counties | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Bomi | 89,272 inhabitants | 1,942 km² |
| Bong | 364,146 inhabitants | 8,772 km² |
| Gbarpolu | 106,750 inhabitants | 9,689 km² |
| Grand Bassa | 259,239 inhabitants | 7,936 km² |
| Grand Cape Mount | 159,370 inhabitants | 5,162 km² |
| Grand Gedeh | 173,489 inhabitants | 10,484 km² |
| Grand Kru | 59,265 inhabitants | 3,895 km² |
| Lofa | 306,093 inhabitants | 9,982 km² |
| Margibi | 223,412 inhabitants | 2,616 km² |
| Maryland | 186,001 inhabitants | 2,297 km² |
| Montserrado | 1,716,637 inhabitants | 1,909 km² |
| Nimba | 654,715 inhabitants | 11,551 km² |
| River Cess | 84,119 inhabitants | 5,594 km² |
| River Gee | 84,767 inhabitants | 5,113 km² |
| Sinoe | 129,958 inhabitants | 10,137 km² |