Liberia Flag

How to identify it

Eleven red and white stripes with a blue square in the upper flagpole corner carrying one large white star. The United States flag has thirteen stripes and fifty smaller stars.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

A committee of seven women made the flag adopted in August 1847, shortly after independence.

History of the design

Eleven stripes recall the signers of the declaration of independence, while a single star replaces the many stars of the US design that inspired it.

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