People Of Liberia

Population	3,390,635 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 43.4% (male 742,508; female 730,677) 15-64 years: 52.9% (male 875,951; female 918,570) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 61,867; female 61,062) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 18.1 years male: 17.7 years female: 18.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	2.7% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	44.81 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	17.86 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: at least 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries; the uncertain security situation has hindered their ability to return (2004 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 130.51 deaths/1,000 live births female: 123.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 137.32 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 47.93 years male: 46.9 years female: 48.99 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	6.16 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	5.9% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	100,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	7,200 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Liberian(s) adjective: Liberian
Ethnic groups	indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, Dei, Bella, Mandingo, and Mende), Americo-Liberians 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the US who had been slaves), Congo People 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the Caribbean who had been slaves)
Religions	indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
Languages	English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
Literacy	conventional long form: Republic of Liberia conventional short form: Liberia

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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People Of Liberia