Official Language - English Languages Spoken - English, Kpelle, Merico, Kreyol, and more Currency - Liberian Dollar Flag Description - The blue signifies liberty, justice and fidelity. The white signifies purity, cleanliness, and guilelessness. The red signifies steadfastness, valor and fervor. The eleven equal horizontal stripes symbolize the Liberian Declaration of Independence. The blue square symbolizes the African Mainland and the star represents the freedom granted to ex-slaves.
National Motto - "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here" National Anthem - "All Hail, Liberia, Hail!" National Dish - Fufu
National Flower - Pepper Flower National Bird - Pepper bird
Date of first settlement by the American Colonization Society - January 7, 1822 (Liberia was founded and colonized by American slaves who had been freed.)
Independence from American Colonization Society - July 26, 1847
Government- Unitary Presidential Republic
*Liberia is home to iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee, timber, and rubber!
*First African country to elect a woman as president!
*Liberia has over 600 bird species!
Annual Average Temperature - 29 degrees Celsius or about 84 degrees Fahrenheit
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