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Country
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Liberia |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
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President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Population
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109,011
| 3,887,886
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Life Expectancy
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73.300 years
| 57.410 years
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Capital City
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| Monrovia
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Largest city
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| Saint George's (population: 7,500) | Monrovia (population: 939,524) |
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Human Development Index
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0.774
| 0.364
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| GDP per capita |
| $500 US
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Literacy Rate
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96%
| 57.5%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 2.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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21.4%
| 13.8%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 85.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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| 26 July 1847
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
| Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
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| Languages |
English (official), French patois
| English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
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| Exports |
| rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee
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| External Debt |
| $228,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 59.43 (2006), 53.098 (2005), 54.906 (2004), 59.379 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
| Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
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| Area |
344 km sq
| 111,369 km sq
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| Coastline |
121 km
| 579 km
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| Climate |
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
| tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
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