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Liberia, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.

Monrovia, capital city of Liberia

Image of Monrovia, capital city of Liberia

Liberia is a West-African country registering a major world merchant fleet, upgrading transport infrastructure, and expanding specialty coffee and rainforest ecotourism.
Liberia in one word would be “Rubber,” meaning latex export.

Liberia Flag

Flag of Liberia

Liberia armorial

armorial of Liberia

Liberia is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Liberia administrative divisions

15 counties
  1. Bomi
  2. Bong
  3. Gbarpolu
  4. Grand Bassa
  5. Grand Cape Mount
  6. Grand Gedeh
  7. Grand Kru
  8. Lofa
  9. Margibi
  10. Maryland
  11. Montserrado
  12. Nimba
  13. River Cess
  14. River Gee
  15. Sinoe

Easy learning about Liberia

The capital city of Liberia is Monrovia.

Liberia is located in Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Africa
Africa Continent
Inhabitants of Liberia are called Liberians
Liberia has a population of 5,493,031 inhabitants
within a total area of 111,370 Km2
(69,202 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Liberia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 69 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 2.03
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) Liberia HDI ranks in position nº 177 worldwide
HDI of 0.510 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Liberia’s passport allows visa-free entry to 51 countries
Liberia passport ranks 87th in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Liberia GDP per capita is $908 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Liberia ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are illegal
(2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude 6° 30' N, 9° 30' W
Open in Google Maps
Neighbouring countriesSierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Guinea.
Liberia Climatetropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
Most predominant religionChristian,
Second most predominant religionMuslim,
Currency name & code Dollar (LRD)
Internet ccTLD.lr
Liberia calling code+231

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