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 | LIBERIAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Liberia |
| country code ISO: LR //; - FIPS: LI |
| location: West Africa |
| time zone: +0 UT |
| surface (land) area: 99065 sq.km = 38250 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 8° N / South: 4° N / East: 7° W / West: 11° W |
| borders (land): Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1847-07-26 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Monrovia |
| administrative division: county (13) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1984): 2101,628 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 3164,156; or: 3130,000 / -; 2001: 3226,000 |
| population density: 32 per sq.km = 82 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,8% //; - doubling time: 23 years |
| birth rate: 46 - 47 per 1000 |
| death rate: 14 - 16 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 6 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 173 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 113 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 51 years (male: 50; female: 53) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 45% //; - 15-59 years: 49% //; - 60+ years: 6% |
| urbanisation: 44% //; - urbanisation growth: 6% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Kpelle 19 - 20%; Bassa 14%; Grebo 9%; Gio 8%; Kru 7%; Mano 7%; Loma 6%; Americo-Liberians 2,5% |
| languages: English (official); Mande, West Atlantic, Kwa |
| religious affiliation: Christian 10 - 68%; Muslim 14 - 20%; traditional beliefs 18 - 70% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 1979 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 30% |
| people per physician: 9340 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 75% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 67% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 22% |
| adult literacy: 39% (male: %; female: %) [later total figure found: 53%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Liberian dollar = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 430 per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD 600 per capita |
| import: USD 5760 per capita //; - export: USD 389 per capita |
| trade: USD 285 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: SA US DE NL IT FR |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: [no actual position known] |
| female labour force: 40% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 4% //; - grass land: 59% //; - wooded area: 18% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 74% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 39% |
| agricultural products: natural rubber, coffee, timber, cocoa, rice, cassava, sugar |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 36 / goats: 220 / pigs: 130 / poultry: 3500-4200 / sheep: 210 |
| fish catch: 15472 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 9% //; - part of industry in GDP: 28% |
| industrial products: rubber & palm oil processing, forestry, fishing |
| mining products: iron ore, diamonds, gold, barytes, kyanite, columbite, manganese |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,1 |
| services: labour force: 16% //; - part of services in GDP: 35% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 169 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 56 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 5412, or 10600 km //; - of which paved: 6% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 1 per 1000 |
| railways: 493 km //; - railways passenger/km: ? |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 2 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 263 - 275 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 20 - 29 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 14 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mount Nimba 1768 m, Niete (Putu Range) 700 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Lake Piso |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Mano, Lof(f)a, Saint Paul, Saint John, Cess (Cestos), Cavalla |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none, or unknown |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| due to civil war conditions in the last years some figures are not very recent |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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