Flag of Liberia

🎨 What the flag means

Liberia's flag, nicknamed the "Lone Star", has eleven red and white stripes and a white star on a blue square. The stripes stand for the eleven people who signed Liberia's Declaration of Independence, with red for courage and white for goodness. The blue square stands for Africa, and the star for the first independent republic in Africa.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

5.2 million (2021)

🏙️ Capital

Monrovia1.8 million people (2022)

🗣️ Main language

English

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Liberia is Africa's oldest continuously independent country and its first independent republic.
2. Liberia has about 40 percent of what remains of West Africa's Upper Guinean rainforest.
3. English is the official language, but more than 20 local languages are spoken too.