Republic of Liberia
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Motto: "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here" |
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 Location of Liberia (dark blue) in Africa (light blue) |
Capital
and largest city | Monrovia
6°19′N10°48′W / 6.317°N 10.800°W / 6.317; -10.800 |
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| Official languages | English |
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| Spoken and national languages[1] | |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | Liberian |
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| Government | Unitarypresidentialconstitutional republic |
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| George Weah |
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| Jewel Taylor |
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| Bhofal Chambers |
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| Francis Korkpor |
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| Legislature | Legislature of Liberia |
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| Senate |
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| House of Representatives |
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| Formation and Independence from United States |
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| January 7, 1822 |
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| July 26, 1847 |
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| March 18, 1857 |
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• Recognition by the United States | February 5, 1862 |
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| November 2, 1945 |
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| January 6, 1986 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 111,369 km2 (43,000 sq mi) (102nd) |
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• Water (%) | 13.514 |
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| Population |
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• 2015 estimate | 5,073,296[2] (126th) |
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• 2008 census | 3,476,608 |
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• Density | 40.43/km2 (104.7/sq mi) (180th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $6.468 billion |
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• Per capita | $1,413[3] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $3.221 billion |
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• Per capita | $704[3] |
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| Gini (2016) | 35.3[4]
medium |
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| HDI (2018) |  0.465[5]
low · 176th |
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| Currency | Liberian dollar (LRD) |
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| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +231 |
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| ISO 3166 code | LR |
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| Internet TLD | .lr |
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