Demographics

Population	3.3 million
Area	111,370 sq km
Density	30 people per sq km
Population Growth Rate	3.661% (Africa's highest)
Population Under 15	44%
Ethnicity	Indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mandingo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, and Bella) , Americo-Liberians 2.5%, Congo People 2.5%
Religion	Christian 40%, Indigenous Beliefs 40%, Muslim 20%
Languages	20% English (official), estimated 20 ethnic group languages, few of which can be written and used in correspondance.

Liberia holds Africa's highest population growth rate, at 3.661 %. This is believed to be true due to the fact that displaced persons and refugees are still returning to Liberia since the end of the Civil War in 2003. Similar to its neighbors, it has a large youth population, with nearly half of the population being under the age of 18.

Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile 2007: Liberia, CIA World Factbook

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