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   Note: This section last updated 9th May 2021

In Fula (Fulfulde), Adlam script:

(where indicates the decimal separator and the thousands separator). Numbers in Adlam are written from right to left.

In Fula (Fulfulde), Latin script; English, Kpelle and Vai:

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 9th May 2021

In Fula (Fulfulde), Adlam script; and Kpelle:

   yyyy-mm-dd

   14:32      

In Fula (Fulfulde), Latin script; English and Vai:

   dd/mm/yyyy

   14:32   

The national language is English , spoken by some 69 000 people. A pidgin English, Liberian English , is spoken by about 1 500 000 people as a second language. 32 other languages are spoken in Liberia, the most important being Bassa (347 600 speakers); Dan (200 000 speakers); Southern Kisi (115 000 speakers); Klao (184 000 speakers); Liberia Kpelle (47 400 speakers); Loma (141 800 speakers) and Mano (185 000 speakers).

Women generally take their husband’s family names upon marriage.

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

   Note: This section last updated 27th December 2020

Addresses not in a native language will be written in English. The name of the town may be followed by a numeric sorting code, as shown in the examples above.

Addresses blocks may include the telephone numbers of the sender and the recipient.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written P.O. Box.

Postal codes consist of a block of 4 digits.

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

Liberia - Postal code format graphic

Liberia - Postal code format

Liberia - Postal code specifics

Liberia - Postal code regular expression

Liberia - Postal code level of coverage

Liberia - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 4th August 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Liberia for full lists of place names in Liberia in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

Liberia has 15 counties :

    Bomi 
    Bong 
    Gparbolu 
    Grand Bassa 
    Grand Cape Mount 
    Grand Gedeh 
    Grand Kru 
    Lofa 
    Margibi 
    Maryland 
    Montserrado 
    Nimba 
    River Cess 
    River Gee 
    Sinoe 

Administrative districts graphic

   Note: This section last updated 30th April 2023

Liberian telephone numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers have 7 or 8 digits. Mobile numbers commence 220, 46-47, 5, 64-65, 7 or 8.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm