The flag of consists of eleven stripes similar to the flag. They represent the Declaration of independence from ex-American slave origins. The colour of stripes represents the courage and morals of the Liberian people. The star represents their freedom and the blue colour behind the Star depicts the mainland of Africa .

The current flag of was adopted on July 26, 1847 when gained independence from . was ruled by in the early 1800s after the country was settled by slaves liberated from . The name of the country comes from the word liberty itself. Before independence was known as the colony of , for this reason the flag was made quite similar to the flag of .