Liberia
Republic of Liberia
Liberia sits in Western Africa and uses LRD - Liberian dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Monrovia
Population
5.4M
Area
111.4K km2
Population
5.4M
5,437,249 people
Area
111.4K km2
111,369 square kilometers
Density
49/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Monrovia
6.3156, -10.8074
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Liberia, officially listed here as Republic of Liberia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Liberia, LR, LBR, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Liberia is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 5,437,249 people and a land area of 111,369 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 49 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 6.5, -9.5, while the capital coordinate reference is 6.3156, -10.8074. Liberia shares listed land borders with GIN, CIV, SLE, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Monrovia (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Monrovia, Paynesville, Yeebo Town, New Kru Town and Upper Buchanan. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Liberia, capital of Liberia, and major urban areas in Liberia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Liberia uses calling code +231, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists LRD - Liberian dollar ($), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as LB. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 35.3 for 2018.
How to use this profile
This Liberia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
LR / LBR
Top-level domains
.lr
Continents
Africa
Border countries
GIN, CIV, SLE
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
LB
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Liberia is represented by the LR country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Monrovia
Montserrado
1,021,762
primary
#2
Paynesville
Montserrado
317,693
City
#3
Yeebo Town
River Gee
124,653
City
#4
New Kru Town
Montserrado
84,399
City
#5
Upper Buchanan
Grand Bassa
48,315
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+231
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
35.3
2018