LIBERIA

GEOGRAPHY

• Located in West Africa
• Borders the North Atlantic Ocean
• Surrounded by Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte D'ivoire
• Slightly larger than Tennessee
• Can be found on a map at 6 degrees North and 9 degrees West

CLIMATE

• Tropical
• Humid, hot days
• Heavy showers
• Cool cold nights
• Wet cloudy summers, Dry winters

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT LIBERIA

• The official language is English
• Spoken languages also include Liberian Kreyol
• 85.5% of people are Christians
• 12.2% of people are Muslim
• A famous river includes The Saint John

ECONOMY

• Exports: rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee
• Imports: fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment
• Energy Source: fossil fuels such as petroliumm, coal, and natural gas
• Natural Resources: Iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
• $438.1 million dollars in debt

ECONOMY

• 80% population below public line
• 85% population are unemployed
• Economy grew 8.1% from 2013
• GDP: $700
• Taxes: 23.5% of GDP

ECONOMIC STATISTICS

• 3 private TV stations
• Satellite TV service available
• Transmissions of 2 international brodcasters
• 7 Internet hosts
• 20,000 Internet users

MEDICAL CARE

• .01/1000 population are Physicians
• .8 beds/1000 population (hospital beds)
• Compared to USA:
• 2.42/1000 population are physicians
• 3 beds/1000 population (hospital beds)

DISEASE

• Food or waterborne: bacterial and protozoal
• Vector-borne: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever
• Water contact- schistosomiasis
• Animal contact: rabies

EBOLA

• Cases: 2,710
• Deaths: 1,459
• Lab confirmed cases- 812

NATURAL DISASTERS

• Dusty winds blow from Sahara
• Drought
• Epidemic
• Flood
• Extreme tempetures

MILITARY CONFLICT

• Man-power:
• Men (16-49)- 815,826
• Woman (16-49)- 828,484
• 109,820 military guns

DEATH RATE

• Average life expectancy:
• Male: 57 years
• Female: 60 years
• Death Rate: 9.9/ 1000 population

STATISTICS

• Literacy rate: men 65 women 57
• Population under 15: 43.2%
• HDI: 0.412
• IMR: 69.19/1000