<Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> LR </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td>. lr </Td> </Tr> <P> Liberia (/ laɪˈbɪəriə / (listen)), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast . It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east, the Atlantic Ocean to its south . It covers an area of 111,369 square kilometers (43,000 sq mi) and has a population of around 4,700,000 people . English is the official language and over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, representing the numerous ethnic groups who make up more than 95% of the population . The country's capital and largest city is Monrovia . </P> <P> The Republic of Liberia began as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS), who believed black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States . The country declared its independence on July 26, 1847 . The U.S. did not recognize Liberia's independence until February 5, 1862, during the American Civil War . Between January 7, 1822, and the American Civil War, more than 15,000 freed and free - born black people who faced legislated limits in the U.S., and 3,198 Afro - Caribbeans, relocated to the settlement . The black settlers carried their culture and tradition with them to Liberia . The Liberian constitution and flag were modeled after those of the U.S. On January 3, 1848, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, a wealthy, free - born African American from Virginia who settled in Liberia, was elected as Liberia's first president after the people proclaimed independence . </P>

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