Country

Liberia

Also Known As Republic of Liberia

Western Africa

Liberia is a country on the West African coast, bordered by Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, Ivory Coast to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and southwest. It was founded in 1822 as a settlement of freed slaves and free-born Black Americans, and it formally declared independence in 1847, becoming Africa's first modern republic. It is a presidential republic. Its capital is Monrovia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Monrovia 2

Population

5,437,249 2

2024 estimate, from Liberia's own Wikipedia infobox, which carries no 2022 census line; a separate Demographics of Liberia article gives a 2022 national census figure of 5,250,187.

Population Estimate Year

2024 2

Area (sq km)

111,369 2

Independence or Founding Year

1847 2

Liberia was founded on 7 January 1822 as a settlement of freed slaves and free-born Black Americans organized by the American Colonization Society; independence was formally declared on 26 July 1847, making Liberia Africa's first modern republic.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Liberia

Cities

Buchanan, Liberia

Liberia

Monrovia

Liberia

Connections

Associated With

Monrovia

Source Monrovia (Wikipedia)

Montserrado County

Montserrado County is associated with Liberia.

Source Montserrado County (Wikipedia)

West Africa

Has Capital

Monrovia

Source Monrovia (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Has Member

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Nationals Include

Angie Brooks

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Dessaline Harris

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Dessaline Harris - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Dessaline Harris (1 October 1895 – 29 March 1966) was a Liberian jurist and a member of the Supreme Court of Liberia.

Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh

George Weah

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Origin Of

Njangsa

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Palaver Sauce

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Palaver Sauce

Poro Society

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Poro (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

The Poro, or Purrah or Purroh, is a men's secret society in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast, introduced by the Mane people (the Mande Elites leading large-scale migrations from the Mali Empire into the southern coastal areas).

Sande Society

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Sande society (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph

Quote, Lead paragraph

is a women's initiation society in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast.

Site Of

Central Bank of Liberia

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Grebo languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Manding

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Manding

Southern Mande languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Vai-Kono languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Constitution of Liberia

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Constitution of Liberia

Law of Liberia

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

Liberian Constitution of 1847

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Supreme Court of Liberia

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Supreme Court of Liberia (Wikipedia)

African Tulip Tree