Summary: | Liberia is situated in the southern part of West Africa on the North Atlantic Ocean, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast, covering an area of 111,369 square kilometres (km) with a population of 4,958,454. The majority of the population live in the Montserrado county and home to the capital city of Monrovia, with approximately 25 per cent of the Liberian population living in greater Monrovia. Monrovia is the capital and most populous city in Liberia and has the largest artificial port in West Africa. Typically, business hours are Monday to Friday from 0800 to 1700 with banks closing at 1500. The official currency of Liberia is the Liberian dollar (LRD).
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