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Flag description: 11 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a white five-pointed star on a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner; the design was based on the US flag. .
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Additional information about Liberia
Official country name: Republic of Liberia
Short name: Liberia
Local names (long and short forms): /
Former name:
Abbreviation:
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Nationality noun / adjective: Liberian(s) / Liberian
Languages spoken: English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence. .
Capital: Monrovia (GMT 0.0, summertime: )
Government type: republic
Population: 3334587 ranked 135, (data 2008)
Geography: facing the Atlantic Ocean, the coastline is characterized by lagoons, mangrove swamps, and river-deposited sandbars; the inland grassy plateau supports limited agriculture. The lowest point is Atlantic Ocean 0 m and the highest point is Mount Wuteve 1,380 m. .
Coastline: Coastline 579 km - . .
Land borders: Liberia has a total of 1585 km landborders, bordering to Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km. . .
Administrative divisions: 15 counties; Bomi, Bong, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado, Nimba, River Cess, River Gee, Sinoe
Dependent areas:
Independence: 26 July 1847