Liberia: Flag and Facts
Liberia's flag has 11 red and white horizontal stripes plus a single white five-pointed star on a blue square in the top corner by the pole.
- Official name
- Republic of Liberia
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Region
- Western Africa
- Population
- 5.6 million (2025)
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Liberian dollar
- Area
- 111,369 km² (43,000 sq mi)
- People
- Liberian
- Calling code
- +231
- Highest point
- Mount Wuteve 1,447 m
- Independence
- 26 July 1847
- National symbols
- white star
- Borders
- Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone
About Liberia
The stripes stand for the people who signed Liberia's declaration of independence. The blue square represents mainland Africa, and the star represents the freedom given to formerly enslaved people. Red means valor, white purity, and blue liberty and justice.
For centuries, most of this land was claimed by the Mali and Songhai Empires, and European traders set up coastal posts from the 15th century on. Liberia never became a European colony, which sets it apart from its neighbors. Early in the 19th century, Americans started shipping freed people of color there to build settlements, and in 1847 those settlers declared independence and founded Africa's first republic. Tension between settlers and native peoples marked its early years, and a long civil war began in 1989. A peace deal in 2003 ended the fighting. Coastal plains rise toward a plateau and low mountains in the northeast.
Did you know?
- Liberia has 28 ethnic groups and languages.
- Mount Wuteve, at 1,447 m, is Liberia's highest point.
- Liberians mark Independence Day every 26 July, recalling 1847.
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Questions about Liberia
What language is spoken in Liberia?
English is the official language of Liberia.
What is the capital of Liberia?
Monrovia is the capital, with about 1.7 million people in 2023.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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