The Statue of Liberty is in America.
Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the United States , best known as the location of the Statue of Liberty . In 1937 , by Presidential Proclamation 2250 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt , it became part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and in 1966 , was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of Statue of Liberty National Monument , Ellis Island and Liberty Island . The Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ; [ La Liberté éclairant le monde , links = no ] ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City , in the United States .