Western Africa
Liberia
Eleven horizontal red and white stripes with a blue canton bearing a single white star. It was adopted when Liberia declared independence in 1847 and was designed by a committee of women in Monrovia.
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Adopted
1847
Proportion
10:19
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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Red
Courage.
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White
Moral excellence.
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Blue
The African continent.
Symbols & emblems
Single white star
The star represents Liberia as the first independent republic in Africa in the modern era.
Did you know?
Liberia’s flag clearly echoes the United States flag, reflecting the country’s founding by formerly enslaved and free Black settlers from America.