Population3,334,587 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 44% (male 734,375/female 731,287) Median agetotal: 18 years Population growth rate3.661% (2008 est.) Birth rate42.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate21.45 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate15.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.03 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 143.89 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 41.13 years Total fertility rate5.87 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate5.9% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS100,000 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths7,200 (2003 est.) Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: very high Nationalitynoun: Liberian(s) Ethnic groupsindigenous African 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) ReligionsChristian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40% LanguagesEnglish 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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