Liberia
Flag
Adopted: 1847
The flag features a single white star on a blue canton, with eleven red and white stripes representing the signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence.
Flag fun fact: Liberia's flag design was directly inspired by the American flag, reflecting the country's founding by freed African Americans and the American Colonization Society.
Colors
redwhiteblue
Design elements
stripescantonstar
Flag family: Stars and stripes
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Country context
Capital city: Monrovia
Western Africa · Africa
Independent from American Colonization Society · 1847
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Presidential republic
UNAfrican Union
