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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,585 km, Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306km Coastline: 579 km
PeoplePopulation: 3,073,245 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.32% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 43.08 births/1,000 population Death rate: 12.05 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 110.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.3 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: 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%, Muslim 20%, Christian 10% Languages: English 20% (official), Niger-Congo language group about 20 local languages come from this group
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Monrovia Independence: 26 July 1847 Constitution: 6 January 1986
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $2.3 billion National product real growth rate: National product per capita: $770 Inflation rate (consumer prices): Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |