| Official
Name : |
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA |
| Total
Area: |
111,370 square kilometres.
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| Population: |
3.8 million
(2011 estimate). |
| Languages: |
English (official), Kpelle, Bassa, Kwa, others. |
| Religions: |
Traditional 75%, Muslim 20%, Christian 5% |
| Capital: |
Monrovia, population 882,000 persons (2009) |
| Currency: |
Liberian dollar, divided into 100 cents. |
| Independant: |
Liberia has always maintained it's independence. |
| Geography: |
Liberia contains three major physiographic regions. The low Atlantic coastal strip with lagoon formations and mangrove swamps backed by an undulating plateau region. Most of the plateau region is grassland or forest. Important upland ranges include the Bomi Hills in the west and Niete Mountains in the South East. Rivers traversing the plateau include the Mano, Moro, the St Paul, St John, the Douobe and the semi navigable Cavalla. |
| Flag: |
The flag proportions are 10:19 and are eleven equal horizontal stripes of red and white. A white five-pointed star appears on a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner; the stripes symbolize the signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence; the blue square is for the African mainland, and the star represents the freedom granted to the exslaves.
To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. Flag proportions are 10:19 |
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