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Liberia
Republic of Liberia
Liberia is a country in Western Africa. About 4.8 million people live there, in an area of 111 369 square kilometres. Its capital city is Monrovia.
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Where is Liberia?
Liberia lies in Western Africa, on the continent of Africa.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 724 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 579 km long.
It shares a border with 3 countries: Guinea, the Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.
How big is Liberia?
Liberia covers 111 369 square kilometres.
That is about 2.7 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 102nd largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 43.3 people on every square kilometre.
That is close to the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Liberia?
About 4.8 million people live in Liberia.
That is the 123rd biggest population in the world.
People here speak English.
They pay with the Liberian dollar ($).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 51 years.
The land of Liberia
The land of Liberia sits on average 243 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 579 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 29 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Liberia different?
Websites from here often end in .lr.
Liberia and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in Liberia.
It takes up about 0.08 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Africa the country ranks 39th of 54 by size, and 38th by population.
Liberia and its neighbours
The Ivory Coast, its largest neighbour, is about 2.9 times bigger.
The Ivory Coast has more people: 25.1 million against 4.8 million.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Mount Wuteve, at 1 447 metres. The longest river in the country is the Cavalla.
How big is Liberia compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 84 times as big as Liberia: 9 372 610 km² against 111 369 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 2.2 times as big as Liberia: 242 900 km² against 111 369 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Liberia?
The capital of Liberia is Monrovia. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Liberia?
About 4.8 million people live in Liberia, which makes it the 123rd most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Liberia?
Liberia borders Guinea, the Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone — 3 neighbours in total.
How big is Liberia?
Liberia covers 111 369 square kilometres, making it the 102nd largest country in the world. That is about 2.7 times the size of Switzerland.
What is the highest mountain in Liberia?
The highest mountain in Liberia is Mount Wuteve, 1 447 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Liberia?
The longest river in Liberia is the Cavalla, about 515 kilometres long.
Which continent is Liberia in?
Liberia is in Africa, in the part called Western Africa.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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