Liberia
Official name: |
Liberia |
Capital City: |
Monrovia |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
231 |
Population: |
2,109,789 (July 199 |
Currency: |
1 Liberian dollar (L$) = 100 cents |
Spoken Languages: |
English 20% (official), Niger-Congo language group about 20 local anguages come from this group |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, Feb 11, Mar 11, 15, Apr 10, May 14, 21, Jul 25, 26, Aug 24, Nov 5, Dec 25, 29 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: iron ore 61%, rubber 20%, timber 11%, coffee |
Partners: US, EC, Netherlands, Singapore Major Imports: |
Commodities: mineral fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods; rice and other foodstuffs |
Partners: US, EC, Japan, China, Netherlands, ECOWAS, South Korea Total Export: |
$530 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.) |
Total Import: |
NA (c.i.f., 1994 est.) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$2.3 billion (1994 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$770 (1994 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
38.3% |
Population Growth Rate: |
2.13% (1996 est.) |
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