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Liberia:
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Other pages in this profile of Liberia:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 3,334,587 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 34.6 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 44% (male 734,375/female 731,287) 15-64 years: 53.3% (male 879,848/female 896,319) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 45,175/female 47,583) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 18 years male: 17.8 years female: 18.2 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.661% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 42.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 21.45 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 15.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 143.89 deaths/1,000 live births male: 159.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 127.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 41.13 years male: 39.85 years female: 42.46 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.87 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.9% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 100,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 7,200 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever animal contact disease: rabies (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Liberian(s) adjective: Liberian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition 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 |
Definition Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40% |
Languages |
Definition English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.5% male: 73.3% female: 41.6% (2003 est.) |
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