Official name
Republic of Liberia
Name in local language
Liberia (en)
Continent
Africa
Subcontinent
Sub-Saharan Africa
Population (ranking: 118e )
5,569,923 inhabitants (2024)
Population growth
3.00 % / year
Area
111,369 km²
Density
50.01 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 179e )4.002 billions $USD (2022)
GDP/capita (ranking )
755 $USD (2022)
GDP growth
4.80 % / year (2022)
Life expectancy (ranking )
63.70 years (2018)
Birth rate
33.90 ‰ (2016)
Fertility rate
4.60 children / woman (2016)
Death rate (ranking )
9.50 ‰ (2016)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
65.80 ‰ (2016)
Literacy rate
59.90 % (2022)
Official languages
English
Currency
Liberian dollar ($ LRD) ; United States dollar ($ USD, de facto)
HDI (ranking: 211e )0.481 / 1 (2021)
EPI (ranking )41.62 (2018)
Government
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Head of State
President Joseph Boakai
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.
Bushrod Island, Monrovia, Liberia Urban areas (2022)
Urban areas
Population
Monrovia
2,225,911 inhabitants
Gbarnga
145,235 inhabitants
Kakata
123,840 inhabitants
Ganta
111,796 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Counties
Population
Area
Bomi
133,705 inhabitants
1,942 km²
Bong
467,561 inhabitants
8,772 km²
Gbarpolu
95,995 inhabitants
9,689 km²
Grand Bassa
293,689 inhabitants
7,936 km²
Grand Cape Mount
178,867 inhabitants
5,162 km²
Grand Gedeh
216,692 inhabitants
10,484 km²
Grand Kru
109,342 inhabitants
3,895 km²
Lofa
367,376 inhabitants
9,982 km²
Margibi
304,946 inhabitants
2,616 km²
Maryland
172,587 inhabitants
2,297 km²
Montserrado
1,920,965 inhabitants
1,909 km²
Nimba
621,841 inhabitants
11,551 km²
River Cess
90,819 inhabitants
5,594 km²
River Gee
124,653 inhabitants
5,113 km²
Sinoe
151,149 inhabitants
10,137 km²
See also
