| Land area (sq. km) |
96,320.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
3.97 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
3,240,578.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
0.56 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
33.64 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
56.00 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
42.46 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
157.00 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
85.0 (2002) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
57.34 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, Dei, Bella, Mandingo, and Mende), Americo-Liberians 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the US who had been slaves), Congo People 2.5% |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
CIA |
| Language |
English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Monrovia |
CIA |
| Character of government |
Republic; Administrative Division: 15 counties; Independence day: 26 July 1847 |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President Ellen JOHNSON-SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President is both the chief of state and head of government; cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term (eligible for a second term) |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (30 seats - number of seats changed in 11 October 2005 elections; members elected by popular vote to serve nine-year terms) and the House of Representatives (64 seats; members elected by popular vote to serves six years term) |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Supreme Court |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
8.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
64.95 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
0.02 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
2.60 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
130.19 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
15.00 (2003) |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
7.50 (2005 est) |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
9.00 (1993 - 2004) |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
2.67 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
2.70 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
85.00 (2003) |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
2,705,799,936.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Liberian Dollar (LBD) |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
54.91 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
0.328 (2005) |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
14.66 (2003) |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
N/A |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
N/A |
WDI |
