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