Liberia

About Liberia

Liberia is a country in West Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Liberia. In Arabic, the name is written ليبيريا, and the capital مونروفيا. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Liberia is Monrovia. Monrovia lies at about 6° north and 11° west. The official language of Liberia is English. Its currency is the Liberian Dollar, with the symbol ⁨$⁩ and the international code LRD.

Liberia covers about 111,369 square kilometres, which puts it 102nd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. The largest of these neighbours by area is Côte d'Ivoire. Other countries in West Africa include Niger, Mali, and Mauritania. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of the United States, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Liberia with the other countries of the same region.