|
Country
|
Luxembourg | 
Liberia |
|
Leader
|
Head of state: Grand Duke Henri
|
President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
|
|
Population
|
514,862
| 3,989,703
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
79.880 years
| 57.810 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Luxembourg
| Monrovia
|
|
Largest city
|
| Luxembourg (population: 76,684) | Monrovia (population: 939,524) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.956
| 0.364
|
| GDP per capita |
$80,700 US
| $700 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
100%
| 57.5%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
8.3
| 2.4
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
23.3%
| 13.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
6.000%
| 85.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished in practice
|
| |
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Political System
|
constitutional monarchy
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
1839 (from the Netherlands)
| 26 July 1847
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
| Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
|
| Languages |
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
| English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
|
| Exports |
machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
| rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee
|
| External Debt |
$2,146,000,000,000 $
| $400,300,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
| Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 59.43 (2006), 53.098 (2005), 54.906 (2004), 59.379 (2003)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 0.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Europe, between France and Germany
| Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
|
| Area |
2,586 km sq
| 111,369 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 579 km
|
| Climate |
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
| tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
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