| COUNTRY FACTS: LIBERIA | |
|---|---|
| Name(official): | Republic of Liberia |
| Name(short): | Liberia |
| Capital City: | Monrovia |
| Location: | Western Africa |
| Coordinate: | 6 30 N, 9 30 W |
| Independence: | (From American colonization Society) July 26th; 1847. |
| President: | Ellen Sirleaf Johnson |
| Type of Government: | Republic |
| Total Area: | 111 369sq.km. |
| Population: | 3 042 004 |
| People: | (16 ethnic African tribes including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru,...) 95%, Americo-Liberians(descendant of freed slaves) and others 5%. |
| Religion: | Christians 40%, muslims 20%, animists 40%. |
| Languages: | English(official), 16 indigenous languages. |
| Literacy: | 57.5%total, 73.3%male, 41.6%female (2003 est.) |
| Currency: | Liberian dollar(1$L= 100cents) |
| GDP(per capita): | $900 (2005 est.) |
| Arable Land: | 3.43%(2005 est.) |
| Agriculture: | coffee, cocoa, sugarcane, rice, cassava(tapioca), palm oil, banana, plantain, citrus, pineapple, sweet potatoes, corn, vegetables.l |
| Natural resources: | Iron ore, rubber, timber, diamond, gold, tin, small amount of crude oil along the Atlantic coast. |
| Embassy in Japan: | Embassy of the Republic of Liberia, Chancery: 3F, Room 304, 1-4-2, Azabudai, Minato-ku. Post Code: 106-0041, Tel. 03-3584-1676/8 |
| General Info: | Liberia Embassy, U.S.A. |
| International Phone Code: | +231 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Tourism:
MAJOR CITIES
Monrovia, Buchanan, Ganta, Gbarnga, Kakata, Harbel.
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- United Nations
- African Union
- ECOWAS
- CEN-SAD
- NEPAD
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
15 counties; Bomi, Bong, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado, Nimba, River Cess, River Gee, Sinoe.