GDP: $730 million
GDP Per Capita: $500
Source: EIU, "Country Profile: Liberia," 2008.
Major Exports:
Life Expectancy: 42 (males 39; females 44)
Infant Mortality: 143.89 per 1,000 births (14.3%)
Maternal Mortality: 760 per 100,000 births (.76%)
Telecommunications: Cellphone: 160,000 in 2005
Although the University of Liberia in Monrovia continued to operate with reduced classes during much of the war, formal education broke down in many parts of the country, and thousands of children were drafted into the various militias. This is reflected in the decline in literacy during the war years: some reports suggest that the adult literacy rate fell from 61% in 1990 to 44% in 2002. With the end of the war in 2003, aid agencies have been helping to rebuild schools and provide temporary facilities in which classes can take place. But the process of restoring the education system is a long-term one, and general education and literacy levels are expected to remain low for the time being.
Source: Economic Intelligence Unit, Country Report 2007: Liberia; World Health Organization, Statistical Information, CIA World Factbook
Return Home
GDP Per Capita: $500
Source: EIU, "Country Profile: Liberia," 2008.
Major Exports:
| Timber, Rubber and Iron ore |  Liberian man tapping rubber |
Literacy:
38.3%
male: 53.9%
female: 22.4%
male: 53.9%
female: 22.4%
Life Expectancy: 42 (males 39; females 44)
Infant Mortality: 143.89 per 1,000 births (14.3%)
Maternal Mortality: 760 per 100,000 births (.76%)
Telecommunications: Cellphone: 160,000 in 2005
Although the University of Liberia in Monrovia continued to operate with reduced classes during much of the war, formal education broke down in many parts of the country, and thousands of children were drafted into the various militias. This is reflected in the decline in literacy during the war years: some reports suggest that the adult literacy rate fell from 61% in 1990 to 44% in 2002. With the end of the war in 2003, aid agencies have been helping to rebuild schools and provide temporary facilities in which classes can take place. But the process of restoring the education system is a long-term one, and general education and literacy levels are expected to remain low for the time being.
Source: Economic Intelligence Unit, Country Report 2007: Liberia; World Health Organization, Statistical Information, CIA World Factbook
Return Home