a. The county or Territory of Births: Do not write the District or any Clan of Chiefdom. If a person reports that he was in Harper he is listed as Maryland County. County of birth may not be the person's most frequent or longest term residence.

b. Write the present name of the county: Since 1964, all of the provinces have been changed into counties. For example, Western Province is now Lofa County. Do not use province names.

c. Persons who were born outside Liberia:

1. Persons of foreign birth, even though they are presently citizens of Liberia, should be recorded as to country of birth.