Liberia

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Population: 3,195,931 (July 2007 est.).

Age structure: 0-14 years: 43.6% (male 698,382/female 695,409) 15-64 years: 53.6% (male 848,951/female 865,380) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 42,745/female 45,064) (2007 est.).

Population growth rate: 4.836% (2007 est.).

Birth rate: 43.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Death rate: 22.24 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Net migration rate: 26.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.004 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.981 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.949 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2007 est.).

Infant mortality rate: total: 149.73 deaths/1,000 live births male: 165.65 deaths/1,000 live births female: 133.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.).

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 40.39 years male: 38.93 years female: 41.89 years (2007 est.).

Total fertility rate: 5.94 children born/woman (2007 est.).

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 5.9% (2003 est.).

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 100,000 (2003 est.).

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 7,200 (2003 est.).

Nationality: noun: Liberian(s) adjective: Liberian.

Ethnic groups: indigenous African 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% (descendants of immigrants from the Caribbean who had been slaves).

Religions: Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%.

Languages: English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence.

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.5% male: 73.3% female: 41.6% (2003 est.).

GDP (purchasing power parity): $2.821 billion (2006 est.).

GDP - real growth rate: 7.8% (2006 est.).

GDP - per capita (PPP): $900 (2006 est.).

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 76.9% industry: 5.4% services: 17.7% (2002 est.).

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 70% industry: 8% services: 22% (2000 est.).

Population below poverty line: 80% (2000).

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%.

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 15% (2003 est.).

Unemployment rate: 85% (2003 est.).

Budget: revenues: $85.4 million expenditures: $90.5 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.).

Agriculture - products: rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, sugarcane, bananas; sheep, goats; timber.

Industries: rubber processing, palm oil processing, timber, diamonds.

Industrial production growth rate: NA%.

Electricity - production: 325 million kWh (2004).

Electricity - consumption: 302.3 million kWh (2004).

Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2004).

Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2004).

Exports: $910 million f.o.b. (2004 est.).

Exports - commodities: rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee.

Exports - partners: Belgium 40.7%, Spain 15.2%, US 8.9%, Malaysia 5.4%, Thailand 4.5%, Poland 4.5%, Germany 4.3% (2005).

Imports: $4.839 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.).

Imports - commodities: fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods; foodstuffs.

Imports - partners: South Korea 38.1%, Japan 21.2%, Singapore 14.3%, Croatia 4.7% (2005).

Debt - external: $3.2 billion (2005 est.).

Economic aid - recipient: $94 million (1999).

Currency (code): Liberian dollar (LRD).

Exchange rates: Liberian dollars per US dollar - 59.43 (2006), 53.098 (2005), 54.906 (2004), 59.379 (2003), 61.754 (2002).

Fiscal year: calendar year.