Liberia: map, capital and facts
Liberia is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Monrovia. Its official language is English.
Liberia covers about 111,369 km², making it the 102nd-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 5.7 million people live there, the 115th-most populous.
Liberia shares land borders with 3 countries: Guinea, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.
Where is Liberia?
Liberia is in Western Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 6.5°N, 9.5°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Liberia is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Liberia facts
| Capital | Monrovia |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Western Africa |
| Area | 111,369 km² (102nd largest) |
| Population | 5,731,206 (115th most populous) |
| Language | English |
| Currency | Liberian dollar ($) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 3 |
| Centre point | 6.5°N, 9.5°W |
Countries that border Liberia
- Guinea, capital Conakry
- Ivory Coast, capital Yamoussoukro
- Sierra Leone, capital Freetown
Other countries near Liberia
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Ghana, about 840 km
- Guinea-Bissau, about 860 km
- Senegal, about 970 km
- Burkina Faso, about 1,090 km
- Gambia, about 1,090 km
Guess Liberia in Warmer
In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Liberia were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 111,369 km²
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More countries in Western Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.