STATISTICS

LiberiaRegion Western AfricaCurrency Liberian Dollar (LRD)Surface area (square kilometres) 111 369Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 4 190Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 37.6Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Monrovia (750)United Nations membership date 2 November 1945Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 608 1 074 1 492GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 5.3 7.3 11.3GDP per capita (current US$) 186.0 271.2 355.9GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 135.3 233.6 223.9Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 16.4 12.6 12.6Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 56.50 71.50 72.50Balance of payments, current account (million US$) –184 –415 –756 bAgricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 105 100 104Food production index (2004-2006=100) 104 120 126Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 2.5 cde 9.2 f ...Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 47.6 cde 48.9 f ...Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 58.5 58.1 58.2Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 62.9 64.3 64.7Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 5.0 39.3 56.4Individuals using the Internet (%) 0.6 cg 2.3 3.8 gSocial indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.6Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 3.4Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.9Urban population (%) 2013 48.9Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 42.9Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 5.1/4.4Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 101.4Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 61.2/59.3Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 61.2Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 4.8Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 11.4International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 225.5/5.3Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 60 469Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 2.8Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 72.4/81.4Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 35.3 hIntentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) i 2008-2010 3.3/16.9Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 11.0Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 151Forested area (% of land area) 2011 44.6CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 799/0.2Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 64.0a Principal rate. b 2011. c 2007. d Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire (World Bank). e The indices areshown in terms of ISIC Rev.2. f Break in series; data not strictly comparable. g ITU estimate. h 2000. iEstimates.112 World Statistics Pocketbook