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.

Saclepea country Liberia
River Cess County country Liberia
Yekepa country Liberia
LAMCO country Liberia
Mano (Mah) country Liberia
subject surface form: Mano people
Krahn country Liberia
Loguatuo country Liberia
Zorzor country Liberia
Salayea country Liberia
Ganta country Liberia
Sinoe County country Liberia
Sinoe County country Liberia
subject surface form: Greenville
Lorma people country Liberia
Bensonville country Liberia
Congo Town country Liberia
Clay Ashland country Liberia
Careysburg country Liberia
Todee country Liberia
Montserrado (Cape Montserrado) country Liberia
subject surface form: Montserrado
Montserrado (Cape Montserrado) country Liberia
subject surface form: Cape Montserrado
College of Engineering country Liberia
subject surface form: College of Engineering (University of Liberia)
College of Science and Technology country Liberia
subject surface form: College of Science and Technology, University of Liberia
College of Education country Liberia
subject surface form: College of Education, University of Liberia
School of Pharmacy country Liberia
subject surface form: School of Pharmacy, University of Liberia
Capitol Hill Campus country Liberia
Fendall Campus country Liberia
Sinje Campus country Liberia
SKD Sports Complex country Liberia
Liberian Flag Day country Liberia
Gardnersville country Liberia
Virginia country Liberia
subject surface form: Virginia, Montserrado County
Margibi County country Liberia
Liberian passports country Liberia