Liberia's flag closely resembles the flag of the United States, reflecting the country's historical ties to the U.S. It has eleven alternating horizontal stripes of red and white, with a single white star on a blue square field in the canton. The stripes represent the eleven signers of the Liberian Declaration of Independence, while the star stands for the freedom granted to ex-Caribbean slaves, who established the country. The blue square signifies the African mainland.
