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Photos of Liberia

The Liberia Wildlife Sanctuary rescues animals, such as this pangolin, from being poached, sold, or kept  as pets. The ultimate goal of the sanctuary is releasing the animals back into the wild or more protected areas.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 104

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>slightly larger than Virginia</p>

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Liberia. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 207

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 28

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 20

Death rate

comparison ranking: 79

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 139

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 5

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 12

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 26

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 155

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 52

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 208

Labor force

comparison ranking: 119

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 34

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 80

Exports

comparison ranking: 180

Imports

comparison ranking: 178

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 102

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 141

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 5

Military and Security

Transnational Issues