Liberia

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Liberia is a West African nation founded by formerly enslaved people from the United States, known for being Africa’s first modern republic and maintaining close historical ties with the U.S.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Liberia canonical 467
Republic of Liberia 29
Liberian 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country in West Africa
sovereign state
borderCountry Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Côte d’Ivoire

Guinea
Sierra Leone
callingCode +231
capital Monrovia
civilWarPeriod 1989–1997
1999–2003
climate tropical
coatOfArmsMotto The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here
continent Africa
currency Liberian dollar
dateEstablishedAsRepublic 1847-07-26
demonym Liberia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Liberian
drivesOn right
firstFemalePresident Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
flagDescription horizontal stripes of red and white with a blue square bearing a single white star
foundedBy formerly enslaved African Americans
free people of color from the United States
foundingOrganization American Colonization Society
governmentType unitary presidential constitutional republic
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
headOfStateTitle President of Liberia
historicalEvent First Liberian Civil War
Second Liberian Civil War
independenceDate 1847-07-26
independenceFrom American Colonization Society
United States influence
internetTLD .lr
knownFor being Africa’s first modern republic
historical ties with the United States
largestCity Monrovia
legalSystem mixed common law and customary law system
legislature Legislature of Liberia
locatedIn West Africa
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Liberia
majorExport gold
iron ore
rubber
timber
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
memberOf African Union
ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

International Monetary Fund
Mano River Union
United Nations
World Bank
motto The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here
nationalAnthem All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
nationalFootballTeam Liberia national football team
notableFact first African country to elect a female head of state
officialLanguage English
officialReligion none
peacekeepingMission United Nations Mission in Liberia
shipRegistry flag of convenience registry
timeZone UTC+0
upperHouse Senate of Liberia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bong Range country Liberia
Leo-Man Shield country Liberia
Mauritanide Belt country Liberia
Bushrod Island country Liberia
ROB country Liberia
subject surface form: Roberts International Airport
GLRB country Liberia
Robertsfield Airport country Liberia
Robertsfield country Liberia
Mount Serra country Liberia
Mount Serra country Liberia
subject surface form: Montserrado County
MLW country Liberia
subject surface form: Spriggs Payne Airport
MLW country Liberia
subject surface form: Monrovia
GLMR country Liberia
GLMR country Liberia
subject surface form: Spriggs Payne Airport
Kru people country Liberia
Arthington, Montserrado County, Liberia country Liberia
subject surface form: Montserrado County
Buchanan country Liberia
Owensgrove country Liberia
St. John River City country Liberia
Bassa language country Liberia
Criminal Investigation Division country Liberia
subject surface form: Criminal Investigation Division (Liberia National Police)
Traffic Division country Liberia
subject surface form: Traffic Division (Liberia National Police)
Police Support Unit country Liberia
Professional Standards Division country Liberia
subject surface form: Professional Standards Division (Liberia National Police)
Mano language country Liberia
Grebo language country Liberia
Klao language country Liberia
Guéré language country Liberia
Sapo language country Liberia
Tchien language country Liberia