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Liberia
Liberia is a country in Western Africa with its capital in Monrovia.
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Population
- 5.2 million
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Liberian dollar ($)
- Area
- 111,369 km²
- Borders
- 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
💡 Founded by freed American slaves in 1847; flag mimics the US.
About the flag
Founded with the help of freed African Americans, Liberia modelled its flag on the US flag; its 11 stripes stand for the signers of its declaration of independence.
How to spot it: Red and white stripes with a blue canton holding just one white star, unlike the fifty on the US flag.
Often confused with: 🇺🇸 United States of America 🇲🇾 Malaysia