Plugs and voltage
Liberia uses Types A and B sockets; Types C, D, F and G are also found. Mains supply is 120 V / 230 V at 50 Hz / 60 Hz.
Supply is mixed: older US-style sockets (120 V, 60 Hz) and newer 220–240 V, 50 Hz installations with European and British sockets are both reported. Check each socket.
Voltage varies here. Both 100–127 V and 220–240 V outlets are in use. Before plugging in anything that is not labelled “100–240V”, check the socket or ask your host.
Money
$ Liberian Dollar LRD
Average in 2024: 1 USD = 191.3 LRD (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 0 (US = 100, 2024)
Everyday household prices in Liberia are about 0% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Englishofficial83%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Liberia is on UTC+0, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Liberia drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
11 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
November 2026
- Thanksgiving Day
- Tubman Administration Goodwill Day
December 2026
- Christmas Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
February 2027
- Armed Forces Day
March 2027
- Decoration Day
- J. J. Roberts Memorial Birthday
April 2027
- Fasting and Prayer Day
May 2027
- National Unification and Integration Day
July 2027
- Independence Day
August 2027
- National Flag Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 2 Exercise increased caution
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Liberia.
Updated 2026-05-27. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +231
- Internet domain
- .lr
- Measurement
- US customary
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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Flag: Flag of Liberia.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Liberia.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
