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🇱🇷Liberia

Africa · Western AfricaSovereign stateAU
ISOLR · LBR · 430
LAT,LNG6.50, -9.50
TEL+231

Liberia is a sovereign country in Western Africa, Africa. Its capital is Monrovia. It has a population of about 5,057,677 across 111,369 km² — roughly 45 people per km². The currency is the Liberian dollar (LRD $). The official language is English. Its ISO 3166 codes are LR, LBR, 430, and the international calling code is +231.

Capital
Monrovia
#124
Population
5,057,677
#105
Area
111,369 km²
#165
Density
45 /km²

Key facts about Liberia

GET/alpha/LR
Calling code
+231
Currencies
LRD $
Languages
English
Timezones
UTC
Demonym
Liberian
Top-level domain
.lr
ISO codes
LR · LBR · 430
Coordinates
6.50, -9.50
Capital
Monrovia

Other names for Liberia

Republic of LiberiaLibériaリベリア

Largest cities in Liberia (12)

GET/cities?country=LR

Countries bordering Liberia (3)

GET/borders/liberia

Frequently asked questions about Liberia

What is the capital of Liberia?

The capital of Liberia is Monrovia.

What is the population of Liberia?

Liberia has a population of about 5,057,677, the 124th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Liberia?

Liberia uses the Liberian dollar (LRD, symbol $).

What languages are spoken in Liberia?

The main language of Liberia is English.

What is the calling code for Liberia?

The international dialing code for Liberia is +231.

Which countries border Liberia?

Liberia shares land borders with Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone.

Query Liberia from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Liberia; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/LR
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/LBR
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/430
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/LBR
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/liberia
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=LR
Largest cities in LiberiaDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/liberia
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=6.5&lng=-9.5
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Africa
Countries in AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Western%20Africa
Countries in Western AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/LRD
Countries using the Liberian dollarDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/en
Countries that speak EnglishDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/231
Countries with calling code +231Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC
Countries in UTCDocs
GET countries.dev/tld/lr
Countries on the .lr domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Liberian
Countries whose people are "Liberian"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Monrovia
Find a country by capital (Monrovia)Docs
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