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Liberia
Republic of Liberia
Quick facts
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Population
- 4.7 m
- Area
- 111,369 km²
- Region
- Western Africa
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Liberian dollar ($)
- Demonym
- Liberian
- UN member
- Yes
How Liberia compares
Economy size$4.8 B
158th of 178 worldwide · 13th of 16 in Western Africa
Income per person$851
166th of 178 worldwide · 14th of 16 in Western Africa
Life expectancy62.3 yrs
165th of 179 worldwide · 8th of 16 in Western Africa
Internet access32.2%
152nd of 179 worldwide · 12th of 16 in Western Africa
Military spending$34 M
151st of 163 worldwide · 13th of 16 in Western Africa
Highlights
GDP
$4.8 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$851
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
62.3 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
Internet users
32.2%
ITU / World Bank2024
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Resource rents
21.9%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the Kru, Grebo, and Vai of the Grain Coast to a settler republic of freed African Americans, the long rule of the Americo-Liberian elite, two devastating civil wars, and Africa's first elected woman president.
Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.