Liberia
- Official Name:
- Republic of Liberia (Liberia)
- Area:
- 111.370 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 3.195.931 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 579 km
- Capital:
- Monrovia
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Buchanan, Monrovia
- Maritime claims:
-
- Political divisions:
- 15 counties; Bomi, Bong, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado, Nimba, River Cess, River Gee, Sinoe
- Language(s):
- English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 26 July (1847)
- Nationality:
- Liberian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 0.
- Member of:
- ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, ITUC, NAM, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
- Internet country code:
- .lr
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Liberian dollar (LRD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD900 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 902.900.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 7,8% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2002 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 76,9%
- Industry: 5,4%
- Services: 17,7%
- Labor force:
- ND
- Labor force - by occupation (2000):
-
- Agriculture 70%
- Industry: 8%
- Services 22%
- Unemployment rate:
- 85% (2003 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 15% (2003 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD85.400.000
- Expenditures: USD90.500.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 910.000.000 FOB (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:
- USD 4.839.000.000 FOB (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)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 3.200.000.000 (2005)
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