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Liberia

Liberia
Capital Monrovia
111,369 km² · 5,731,206 people (2025) · Liberian dollar

Liberia holds the largest surviving block of the Upper Guinean rainforest, and Sapo National Park protects the biggest single piece of it. Its shipping register is one of the largest in the world by tonnage, so a great many merchant ships fly its flag.

The facts

Capital
Monrovia
Area
111,369 km² — 43,000 sq mi
Population
5,731,206 (2025)
Density
51.5 people per km²
Currency
Liberian dollar (LRD, $)
Official language
English
Time zone
UTC+00:00
Calling code
+231
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
LR · LBR
Continent
Africa

How it compares

By area
103 of 200
By population
117 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Benin 112,622 14,814,460
Honduras 112,090 11,005,850
Liberia ← 111,369 5,731,206
Bulgaria 110,879 6,433,302
Cuba 110,860 10,937,203

Common questions

What is the capital of Liberia?
Monrovia
What currency does Liberia use?
The Liberian dollar (LRD).
How big is Liberia?
111,369 km², or 43,000 square miles — 103 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Liberia drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked