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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.

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.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Low 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Liberia

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Monrovia, Cities
Source Monrovia (Wikipedia)

Montserrado County is associated with Liberia.

Source Montserrado County (Wikipedia)
West Africa, Regions

Bordered By Water

Guinea, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Sierra Leone

Borders

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Liberia

Has Capital

Monrovia, Cities
Source Monrovia (Wikipedia)
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Has Member

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Nationals Include

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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.

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Source Wikidata: Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh

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Source Francis Kateh (Wikipedia)Lead [nationality]
Quote, Lead [nationality]
is a Liberian physician and an academic.

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Source Charlyne Brumskine (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Charlyne M. Brumskine is a Liberian lawyer, law professor and In July 2026 she was appointed a judge of ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, for the 2026 to 2030 term, She is the founder and managing attorney of CMB Law Group, LLC, a Monrovia law firm and served as the vice-presidential candidate of the Collaborating Political Parties in the 2023 Liberian general election, running alongside Alexander B. Cummings Jr..

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Source Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf (née Johnson; born 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018.

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Source George Weah (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
Quote, Lead
George Manneh Oppong Weah (born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024.

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Source Joseph Boakai (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. (born 30 November 1944) is a Liberian politician who has served as the 26th president of Liberia since 2024.

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Source Thomas J. R. Faulkner (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Liberian businessman, engineer, and politician

Origin Of

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Source Wikidata: Palaver Sauce

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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).

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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

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Found There

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Source Wikidata: Manding

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Liberia

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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Source Supreme Court of Liberia (Wikipedia)

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros abae (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Liberia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Liberia
Guinea-Bissau · Liberia · Nigeria

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros marisae (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Liberia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Liberia
Guinea · Liberia · Sierra Leone

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Source African groove-toothed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda

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Source Wikipedia: African palm civetDistribution and habitat, where it lives (3)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (3)
In Liberian Upper Guinean forests, it was sighted in Gbarpolu County and Bong County during surveys in 2013.

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Source African wading rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Azagnyi fruit bat (Wikipedia)Range and status, where it lives
Quote, Range and status, where it lives
Its range includes several countries in West Africa, including Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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Source Bay duiker (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The bay duiker is native to several countries in western and southern Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros beatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Liberia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Liberia
Guinea · Liberia · Nigeria

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Source Black duiker (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The black duiker (Cephalophorus niger), also known as tuba in Dyula, is a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria.

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Source Bourlon's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The Bourlon's genet is restricted to the Upper Guinean forests of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Ivory Coast.

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Source Brooke's duiker (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is distributed throughout Liberia, Sierra Leone and Côte d'Ivoire.

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Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Liberia
Quote, Distribution, Liberia
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Bunting's thicket rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Campbell's mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
native to Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

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Source Common kusimanse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The common kusimanse is found in the west African countries of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina cyclops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Liberia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Liberia
Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source Defua rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Diana monkey (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is an Old World monkey found in the high canopy forests in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and western

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Source Edward's swamp rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Forest giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Forest soft-furred mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, and Liberia.

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Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Liberia
Quote, Distribution, Liberia
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Ghana rufous-nosed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Liberia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Liberia
Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Cercopithecus nictitans (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
are found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,

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Source Green bush squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

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Source Hammer-headed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Liberia
Quote, Distribution, Liberia
It has a wide range in West and Central Africa, including the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Liberia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Liberia
  • Infobox, capital
    Monrovia
  • Infobox, area
    43,000 square miles (111,369 km2)
  • Demographics section, 2024 estimate
    2024 estimate 5,437,249 (120th)
  • Introduction
    Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Liberia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    579 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Borders: Cote d'Ivoire, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Cote d'Ivoire 778 km
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record LBR, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record LBR, incomeLevel
"name": "Liberia", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
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Wikidata: Liberia
Wikidata Q1014, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Monrovia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Monrovia, Infobox, Country
    Liberia
  • Has Capital: Monrovia, Lead section
    Monrovia is the capital and largest city of Liberia
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Liberia 590 km
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Sierra Leone
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Sierra Leone, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Sierra Leone, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Liberia 299 km
View the Source
Montserrado County (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Montserrado County, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Montserrado County, Lead paragraph
is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia
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