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| People | Liberia |
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Population:
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3,317,176 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.4% (male 724,960; female 716,831)
15-64 years: 53% (male 858,191; female 898,851) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 59,539; female 58,804) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 18.1 years
male: 17.7 years female: 18.4 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.67% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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45.28 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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17.84 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-10.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries though slowly returning (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 132.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 125.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 139.03 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 48.15 years
male: 47.03 years female: 49.3 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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6.23 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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9% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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125,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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5,000 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Liberian(s)
adjective: Liberian |
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Ethnic groups:
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indigenous African tribes 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) |
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Religions:
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indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
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Languages:
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English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5% male: 73.3% female: 41.6% note: (2003 est.) |
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