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Liberiaat a Glance

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote D’Ivoire and Sierra Leone

Population3,482,211

Population Growth Rate– 2.64%

Religionsindigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%

LanguagesEnglish 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  57.5%
male: 73.3%
female:  41.6% (2003 est.)