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Republic of Liberia
President: Charles Taylor (1997)
Area: 43,000 sq. mi. (111,370 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 2,923,725 (average annual rate of natural increase: 3.05%); birth rate: 41.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 100.6/1000; density per sq. mi.: 68
Capital and largest city (1993 est.): Monrovia, 1,000,000
Monetary unit: Liberian dollar
Languages: English (official) and tribal dialects
Ethnicity/race: indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, and Bella), Americo-Liberians 5% (descendants of former slaves)
Religions: traditional, 70%; Christian, 10%; Islam, 20%
Literacy rate: 40%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $2.8 billion; $1,000 per capita. Real growth rate: n.a. Inflation: n.a. Unemployment: 70%. Arable land: 1%. Agriculture: rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, sugarcane, bananas; sheep, goats; timber. Labor force: agriculture, 70%. Industry: rubber processing, palm oil processing, diamonds. Natural resources: iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold. Exports: $1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): diamonds, iron ore, rubber, timber, coffee. Imports: $3.65 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.) fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods; rice and other foodstuffs. Major trading partners: Belgium, Norway, Ukraine, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Italy.
