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Population:
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3,390,635 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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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.)
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Median age:
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total: 18.1 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18.4 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.7% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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44.81 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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17.86 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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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.)
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Sex ratio:
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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.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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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
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 47.93 years
male: 46.9 years
female: 48.99 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.16 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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5.9% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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100,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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7,200 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Liberian(s)
adjective: Liberian
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Ethnic groups:
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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)
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Religions:
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indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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Languages:
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English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: 41.6%
note: (2003 est.)
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