Liberia

Africa · Western Africa

Liberia

Republic of Liberia
Africa · Western Africa · Capital: Monrovia

Quick facts about Liberia

Official name	Republic of Liberia
Capital	Monrovia
Continent & subregion	Africa · Western Africa
Population	5,493,031 people (world rank 118)
Area	111,369 km²
Density	49 people/km²
Share of world population	0.068% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$4.4 billion
Urbanisation	55% urban population
Life expectancy	62.2 years
Currency	Liberian dollar ($) — LRD
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.lr`
Calling code	+231
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$799 · see world ranking
Internet Users	31.2% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	4 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	63.6 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	66.5% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Liberia did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Guinea Ivory Coast Sierra Leone

The geographic position is roughly 6.5°, -9.5°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.