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Polity
Published: 09 Sep 2011
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| Liberia | |
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Africa's oldest republic, Liberia experienced a prolonged civil war from the late 1980s, in which about 250 000 people were killed, and many thousands more were forced to flee. In 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became the country's first elected president since the end of the civil war. The security situation in the country remains volatile, and the extended period of conflict has left the country in economic and infrastructural ruin, although efforts are being made to rebuild the country. Liberia's official language is English. Leader: President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Capital city: Monrovia Economic profileMonetary unit: Liberian dollarGDP per capita: $500 (2010) (CIA) GDP composition by sector: Agriculture: 61,3% (2008) (World Bank) Industry: 16,8% (2008) (World Bank) Services: 21,9% (2008) (World Bank) GDP growth rate: 7,5% (2008) (IMF) Budget: Government revenue, excluding grants: 22,4% of GDP (2007) (IMF) Government expenditure: 17,3% of GDP (2007) (IMF) Consumer price inflation: 11,2% (2007) (IMF) Industries: Rubber processing, palm oil processing, timber, and diamonds Exports of goods and services: 31,3% of GDP (2008) (World Bank) Imports of goods and services: 172,6% of GDP (2008) (World Bank) Export commodities: Rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, and coffee Import commodities: Fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs Trade balance: $-224-million (2007) (CIA) Reserves: $160-mil (2007) (IMF) Total investment: Figures not available Market capitalisation of listed companies: Figures not available
Population: 3,95-million (2011) (World Bank) |
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