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About Liberia

Full country name: Republic of Liberia
Area: 96,320 sq km
Population: 3,317,176
Capital city: Monrovia (pop 550,000)
People: Mende, Kwa and Vai groups
Language: English (official language)
Religion: Indigenous beliefs (40%), Christian (40%), Muslim (20%)
Government: Parliamentary democracy

Major industries: Rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava
Major trading partners: South Korea, Benelux, Norway, Japan, Ukraine

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