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  • Title: Liberia.
    Author: United States. Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs.
    Journal: Backgr Notes Ser; 1987 Sep; ():1-4. PubMed ID: 12177967.
    Abstract:
    Liberia, appropriately named since it became the first independent African republic in 1847, lies on the Atlantic coast between Sierra Leone and Cote d'Ivoire. The population of about 2 million people, of 16 ethnic groups including descendants of freed African slaves, and over 20 languages, is growing about 3% yearly. The infant mortality rate is estimated at 132/1000 and the life expectancy 49 years. Education to 6 years of primary school is compulsory but generally not available. Liberia's climate is tropical with a winter wet season throughout the country of coastal plains, although there are some low foothills and mountains near the northeast border. The economy is based on export of iron ore and rubber, with a lesser contribution of timber, diamonds, gold. The current government has been in power since 1985, voted in by contested elections after a 6-year period of martial law. Liberia has had a history since its founding of good relations with the U.S., and support of United Nations and African regional organizations.
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