Facts

Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone

Area (only Total) total: 111,370 sq km

Climate: tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers

Terrain: mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast

Population: 3,334,587 (July 2008 est.)

Main Language (only first): English

Government type: republic

Capital (Name): Monrovia

Capital (Time Difference): UTC 0

Independence: 26 July 1847

National holiday: Independence Day, 26 July (1847)