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Gnim Bazim

Period 2

Ebola­Liberia
Internet Sources: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/liberia http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/liberia.htm http://www.ok.gov/opm/jfd/x­specs/x27.htm Liberia: ● Population size:
4,092,310 (July 2014 est.)






Population growth rate: 2.52% (2014 est.)
Birth Rate: 35.07 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Death Rate: 9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Migration Rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
● Natural resources: iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
● Terrain: mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast

Economic Structure: ● GDP: $2.898 billion (2013 est.)
● GDP Growth Rate: 8.1% (2013 est.)
● GDP­Per Capita: $700 (2013 est.)







Unemployment Rate: 85% (2003 est.)
Labor Force by Occupation: agriculture: 70% , industry: 8%, services: 22% (2000 est.)
HealthCare Expenditures: 19.5% of GDP (2011)
Education Expenditures: 2.8% of GDP (2012)
Population Below Poverty Line: 80% (2000 est.)
Industries & Exports: mining (iron ore), rubber processing, palm oil processing, timber, diamonds ● Budget: revenues: $465 million, expenditures: $521.7 million (2013 est.)

Social Structure: ● Nationality: Liberian(s)
● Ethnic Groups: There are officially 16 ethnic groups that make up Liberia’s population.
About 95% of Liberia’s population is made up of Africans.
● Languages Spoken: English is the official language, however 30 other languages are present in this country (3 are institutional, 17 are developing, and 11 are vigorous)
● Religion: 86% of this country is made up of Christianity. The other 14% is made up of
Muslims.
● Life Expectancy: 60.21 years
● Hospital Bed Density: 0.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)
● Physician Density: 0.01

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