Where is Liberia?
Liberia is a country in Western Africa, bordered by Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone.
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Crazy but True
Liberia was founded in the 1800s by freed African Americans returning across the Atlantic, and it shows in the details. Its flag has stripes and a star closely modeled on the Stars and Stripes, its capital Monrovia is named after a US president, and it is one of only three countries that never adopted the metric system.
Liberia facts
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Population
- 5,731,206 (2025)
- Area
- 111,369 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Western Africa
- Currency
- Liberian dollar (LRD)
- Languages
- English
- Coordinates
- 6.5°, -9.5°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- LR · LBR
How Liberia compares
- Liberia is the 103rd largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Honduras and larger than Bulgaria.
- It is the 114th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 3 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 39th largest of 49 countries by area.