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Country
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Liberia |
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Leader
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President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
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President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Population
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186,817
| 3,989,703
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Life Expectancy
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63.860 years
| 57.810 years
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Capital City
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| Monrovia
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Largest city
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| Sao Tome (population: 53,300) | Monrovia (population: 939,524) |
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Human Development Index
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0.643
| 0.364
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| GDP per capita |
| $700 US
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Literacy Rate
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84.9%
| 57.5%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.7
| 2.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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1.8%
| 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
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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| 26 July 1847
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| Religions |
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
| Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
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| Languages |
Portuguese (official)
| 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 |
| $400,300,000 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 |
| 0.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
| Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
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| Area |
964 km sq
| 111,369 km sq
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| Coastline |
209 km
| 579 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
| tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
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