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Liberia

6.5N 9.5W · 29 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
DECLARATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA · 26 JULY 1847
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2003 – present · Peace, Sirleaf, and the Ebola epidemic
5 EVENTS
November 2005 · Ellen Johnson Sirleaf elected 2 REFS
2014–2015 · The Ebola epidemic 2 REFS
1989 – 2003 · The civil wars and Charles Taylor
6 EVENTS
24 December 1989 · First Liberian Civil War begins 3 REFS
August 2003 · Taylor resigns; Accra peace agreement 3 REFS
1944 – 1989 · The Tubman era and the 1980 coup
5 EVENTS
1944 · William Tubman becomes president 2 REFS
12 April 1980 · Samuel Doe's coup ends settler rule 3 REFS
1847 – 1944 · The republic and the True Whig order
6 EVENTS
26 July 1847 · The Republic of Liberia is proclaimed 3 REFS
24 August 1847 · The national flag is adopted 2 REFS
1816 – 1847 · The American Colonization Society settlement
4 EVENTS
1816 · Founding of the American Colonization Society 3 REFS
1822 · First settlers land and found the colony 3 REFS
before 1822 · Indigenous peoples of the Grain Coast
3 EVENTS
before 15th century · Settlement by Mande, Kwa, and Mel peoples 2 REFS
c. 1832–1833 · Invention of the Vai script 3 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Monrovia
Population
4.7 m
Area
111,369 km²
Region
Western Africa
Languages
English
Currency
Liberian dollar ($)
Demonym
Liberian
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$5.2 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$915’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
5.0%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
8.3%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
5.7 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
62.3 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
56.1%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
3.9’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
59.4%’10 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
54.9’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
62.0’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
27.1’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
41.6’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
42.0’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
26.7’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
13.0%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.18’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
86.4’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
82.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
59.4%’10 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
2.3%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
66.6%’22 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
37.7%’20 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
10.8%’12 WB-UNESCO

Technology

Internet users
32.2%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
32’22 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
0.6%’23 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
96,320 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
78.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
20.0%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.2’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
92.8%’22 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
21.9%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
5.4%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
16.5%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
34.9%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
0.7%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$34 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
2,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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