. .
[TOP] |
Liberia People 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/liberia/liberia_people.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population 2,771,901 (July 1998 est.) Age structure
Population growth rate 5.76% (1998 est.) Birth rate 41.88 births/1,000 population (1998 est.) Death rate 11.28 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate
27.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio
Infant mortality rate 103.13 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate 6.09 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality
Ethnic groups indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, and Bella), Americo-Liberians 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the US who had been slaves) Religions traditional 70%, Muslim 20%, Christian 10% Languages English 20% (official), about 20 tribal languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence Literacy
NOTE: The information regarding Liberia on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Liberia People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Liberia People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |