Population: 2,730,446 (July 1991), growth rate 3.4% (1991)

Birth rate: 45 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 13 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 2 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 124 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 54 years male, 59 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 6.5 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Liberian(s); adjective--Liberian

Ethnic divisions: indigenous African tribes, including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, and Bella 95%; descendants of repatriated slaves known as Americo-Liberians 5%

Religion: traditional 70%, Muslim 20%, Christian 10%

Language: English (official); more than 20 local languages of the Niger-Congo language group; English used by about 20%

Literacy: 40% (male 50%, female 29%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 510,000, including 220,000 in the monetary economy; agriculture 70.5%, services 10.8%, industry and commerce 4.5%, other 14.2%; non-African foreigners hold about 95% of the top-level management and engineering jobs; 52% of population of working age

Organized labor: 2% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Liberia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Liberia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Liberia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.