At a glance
With the country recovering from years of savage civil war, travel to Liberia still poses more personal safety risks than it's worth.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Republic of Liberia
- Capital city:
- Monrovia
- Area:
- 96,320 sq km / 37,190 sq miles
- Population:
- 3,317,176
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- English (official)
- Religion:
- indigenous beliefs (40%), Christian (40%), Muslim (20%)
- Currency:
- Liberian Dollar
- Electricity:
- 120V 60Hz
- Electric plug details:
- American-style plug with two perpendicular flat blades above a circular grounding pin
- Japanese-style plug with two perpendicular flat blades


- Japanese-style plug with two perpendicular flat blades

