Population 3,195,931 (July 2007 est.): indigenous African 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)
Capital City Monrovia


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

Official Currency Liberian Dollar

Religions Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%

Land


Land Area 96,320 sq km (37,189 sq miles) - slightly larger than Tennessee
Natural Resources: iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower