Liberia

Africa · Western Africa

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Liberia is a sovereign state in Western Africa, Africa. It covers 111,369 km² and has a population of approximately 5,248,621. Its official language is English and its currency is the Liberian dollar ($).

Quick facts

Capital: Monrovia
Population: 5,248,621
Area: 111,369 km²
Currency: Liberian dollar ($)
Languages: English
Calling code: +231
TLD: .lr
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC
Native name: Liberia

Bordering countries

Appears in 37 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#10	78.14
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#15	2,391years
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#61	75266.6km²
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#63	115.6
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#120	102.67
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#124	500,000
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#130	256,200
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#132	5.19
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#150	19.97
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#157	1067.5

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#7	91.75
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#43	50.46
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#50	2473520.04
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#55	21.53
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#65	929,174,000
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#72	680446587.8
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#100	2234742478.9
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#100	2.50

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by unemployment rate	#21	11.70
Countries by GDP growth rate	#37	0.05
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#146	11.24
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#158	5.18in billions
Countries by GDP per capita	#166	904.22

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#101	60
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#111	71.63
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#137	44.05
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#138	59.12
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#147	60
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#155	59.93

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by lowest elevation	#28	0m
Countries by Coastline Length	#96	579kilometers
Countries by highest elevation	#98	1,440m
Countries by land area	#101	111,369km²

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#45	0.02
Countries by population	#116	5.73
Countries by population density	#162	55.79
Countries by median age	#209	18.36

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