Republic of Liberia
Flag Coat of arms Motto: "The love of liberty brought us here" Anthem: All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
Capital (and largest city) Monrovia 6°19′N, 10°48′W Official languages English Demonym Liberian Government Republic  -  President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf  -  Vice-President Joseph Boakai Formation by African-Americans   -  ACS colonies    consolidation 1821-1842   -  Independence (from the United States) 26 July 1847  Area  -  Total 111,369 km² (103rd) 43,000 sq mi   -  Water (%) 13.514	Population  -  2008 Liberian Census estimate 3,489,072 (132nd)  -  Density 29/km² (174th) 75/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate  -  Total $1.6 billion (170th)  -  Per capita $500 (178th) HDI (1993) 0.311 (low) (n/a) Currency Liberian dollar1 (LRD) Time zone GMT Internet TLD .lr Calling code +231

Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean. Liberia has a hot equatorial climate with most rainfall arriving in summer with harsh harmattan winds in the dry season. Liberia's populated Pepper Coast is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the sparse inland is forested, later opening to a plateau of drier grasslands. Since 1989, Liberia has been in a state of flux witnessing two civil wars, the First Liberian Civil War (1989–1996), and the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003), displacing hundreds of thousands of people and devastating the country's economy.