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Currency

Currency	dollar
DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$	57.1
ISO code	LRD 430
Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average	57.1
Regime	US-$ (1.0)
Subdivision	100	[109th of 192]
Terms of trade since 1995	88.67	[86th of 117]

SOURCES Pacific Exchange Rate Services; World Development Indicators database; The World Bank Group

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liberia, Republic of Liberia

Energy

Aviation Gasoline > Bunkers	1,000 ton	[33rd of 42]
Aviation Gasoline > Bunkers (per capita)	0.305 ton per 1,000 people	[24th of 40]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	5,000 ton	[25th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	1,522.873 ton per million people	[18th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport	5,000 ton	[25th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport (per capita)	1,522.873 ton per million people	[18th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Energy balance requirement	5,000 ton	[17th of 96]
Aviation Gasoline > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	1,522.873 ton per million people	[16th of 91]
Aviation Gasoline > Gross inland availability	5,000 ton	[28th of 106]
Aviation Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita)	1,522.873 ton per million people	[20th of 101]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports	6,000 ton	[23rd of 95]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports (per capita)	1,827.448 ton per million people	[23rd of 89]
Aviation Gasoline > Net inland availability	5,000 ton	[25th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita)	1,522.873 ton per million people	[18th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita)	1,581,893,520,216.12 ton per 1e+15 people	[2nd of 55]
Bagasse > Consumption by industry & construction	3,000 ton	[79th of 80]
Bagasse > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita)	1.451 ton per 1,000 people	[75th of 76]
Bagasse > Consumption by other industries and construction	3,000 ton	[79th of 80]
Bagasse > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita)	1.451 ton per 1,000 people	[75th of 76]
Bagasse > Energy balance requirement	3,000 ton	[83rd of 83]
Bagasse > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	1.451 ton per 1,000 people	[78th of 79]
Bagasse > Gross inland availability	3,000 ton	[83rd of 83]
Bagasse > Gross inland availability (per capita)	1.451 ton per 1,000 people	[78th of 79]
Bagasse > Net inland availability	3,000 ton	[79th of 80]
Bagasse > Net inland availability (per capita)	1.451 ton per 1,000 people	[75th of 76]
Bagasse > Production	3,000 ton	[83rd of 83]
Bagasse > Production (per capita)	1.451 ton per 1,000 people	[78th of 79]
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption by industry & construction	1,000 ton	[7th of 10]
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita)	0.305 ton per 1,000 people	[8th of 9]
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption by other industries and construction	1,000 ton	[7th of 10]
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita)	0.305 ton per 1,000 people	[8th of 9]
Bitumen Asphalt > Energy balance requirement	1,000 ton	[69th of 103]
Bitumen Asphalt > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	304.575 ton per million people	[57th of 97]
Bitumen Asphalt > Gross inland availability	1,000 ton	[120th of 126]
Bitumen Asphalt > Gross inland availability (per capita)	0.305 ton per 1,000 people	[109th of 119]
Bitumen Asphalt > Imports	1,000 ton	[81st of 83]
Bitumen Asphalt > Imports (per capita)	304.575 ton per million people	[70th of 83]
Bitumen Asphalt > Net inland availability	1,000 ton	[10th of 12]
Bitumen Asphalt > Net inland availability (per capita)	0.305 ton per 1,000 people	[10th of 10]
Bitumen Asphalt > Statistical differences (per capita)	326,217,337,081.353 ton per 1e+15 people	[9th of 61]
Charcoal > Consumption by households	186,000 ton	[25th of 72]
Charcoal > Consumption by households (per capita)	56.651 ton per 1,000 people	[5th of 72]
Charcoal > Consumption by households and other consumers	186,000 ton	[32nd of 109]
Charcoal > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	56.651 ton per 1,000 people	[6th of 109]
Charcoal > Net inland availability	186,000 ton	[34th of 111]
Charcoal > Net inland availability (per capita)	56.651 ton per 1,000 people	[6th of 111]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants	186,000 ton	[40th of 120]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants (per capita)	56,650.891 ton per million people	[8th of 119]
Electricity > Consumption	297,600,000 kWh	[146th of 210]
Electricity > Consumption (per capita)	88.044 kWh per capita	[163rd of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers	305,000,000 kWh	[152nd of 202]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	92.895 kWh per capita	[165th of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers	305,000,000 kWh	[126th of 174]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	92.895 kWh per capita	[127th of 173]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses	20,000,000 kWh	[159th of 179]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses (per capita)	6.091 kWh per capita	[166th of 178]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement	185,000,000 kWh	[122nd of 155]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	68.421 kWh per capita	[107th of 154]
Electricity > Gross inland availability	325,000,000 kWh	[165th of 211]
Electricity > Gross inland availability (per capita)	98.987 kWh per capita	[184th of 210]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer	335,000,000 kWh	[162nd of 211]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer (per capita)	102.033 kWh per capita	[182nd of 210]
Electricity > Hydro > Production	185,000,000 kWh	[113rd of 147]
Electricity > Hydro > Production (per capita)	68.421 kWh per capita	[99th of 146]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public	175,000,000 kWh	[112nd of 145]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public (per capita)	64.722 kWh per capita	[99th of 144]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Self-producer	10,000,000 kWh	[38th of 56]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Self-producer (per capita)	3.698 kWh per capita	[29th of 54]
Electricity > Net inland availability	305,000,000 kWh	[162nd of 202]
Electricity > Net inland availability (per capita)	92.895 kWh per capita	[173rd of 201]
Electricity > Net production	325,000,000 kWh	[161st of 211]
Electricity > Net production (per capita)	98.987 kWh per capita	[183rd of 210]
Electricity > Production	320,000,000 kWh	[99th of 210]
Electricity > Production (per capita)	94.671 kWh per capita	[116th of 198]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel	100%	[59th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro	0%	[216th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear	0%	[205th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Other	0%	[196th of 210]
Electricity > Station use & station loss	10,000,000 kWh	[154th of 179]
Electricity > Station use & station loss (per capita)	3.046 kWh per capita	[156th of 178]
Electricity > Thermal > Production	335,000,000 kWh	[141st of 209]
Electricity > Thermal > Production (per capita)	102.033 kWh per capita	[164th of 208]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public	335,000,000 kWh	[134th of 207]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public (per capita)	102.033 kWh per capita	[160th of 205]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Self-producer	255,000,000 kWh	[71st of 143]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Self-producer (per capita)	94.31 kWh per capita	[57th of 136]
Electricity > Total production, public	335,000,000 kWh	[159th of 211]
Electricity > Total production, public (per capita)	102.033 kWh per capita	[182nd of 210]
Electricity > Total production, self-producer	265,000,000 kWh	[74th of 145]
Electricity > Total production, self-producer (per capita)	98.008 kWh per capita	[60th of 138]
electricity consumption > Date of > Information	2003
Fuel exports > % of merchandise exports	0.12 %	[85th of 143]
Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	19.75 %	[41st of 154]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households	5,600,000 m³	[43rd of 116]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers	5,600,000 m³	[49th of 143]
Fuelwood > Net inland availability	5,600,000 m³	[49th of 145]
Gas-diesel oils > Bunkers	2,000 ton	[85th of 89]
Gas-diesel oils > Bunkers (per capita)	0.609 ton per 1,000 people	[75th of 89]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers	32,000 ton	[112nd of 138]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	9.746 ton per 1,000 people	[100th of 138]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other consumers	32,000 ton	[77th of 114]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	9.746 ton per 1,000 people	[65th of 114]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants	18,000 ton	[100th of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita)	5.482 ton per 1,000 people	[86th of 158]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy	18,000 ton	[106th of 166]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita)	5.482 ton per 1,000 people	[89th of 165]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement	50,000 ton	[119th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	15.229 ton per 1,000 people	[128th of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability	50,000 ton	[170th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability (per capita)	15.229 ton per 1,000 people	[183rd of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports	52,000 ton	[149th of 192]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports (per capita)	15.838 ton per 1,000 people	[152nd of 191]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability	32,000 ton	[160th of 190]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability (per capita)	9.746 ton per 1,000 people	[174th of 189]
Gas-diesel oils > Statistical differences (per capita)	10,079,015,449,518 ton per 1e+15 people	[53rd of 155]
Gasoline prices	0.92	[86th of 141]
Hydroelectricity consumption	0	[182nd of 213]
Hydroelectricity consumption (per capita)	0 per 10 million people	[176th of 207]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers	2,000 ton	[140th of 149]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers (per capita)	0.609 ton per 1,000 people	[140th of 145]
Jet Fuel > Consumption by transportation industry	3,000 ton	[74th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	0.914 ton per 1,000 people	[70th of 84]
Jet Fuel > Consumption in air transport	3,000 ton	[74th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Consumption in air transport (per capita)	0.914 ton per 1,000 people	[70th of 84]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement	3,000 ton	[41st of 151]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	913,724,043,764.945 ton per 1e+15 people	[39th of 141]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability	3,000 ton	[88th of 143]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability (per capita)	913,724,043,764.945 ton per 1e+15 people	[82nd of 135]
Jet Fuel > Imports	5,000 ton	[118th of 145]
Jet Fuel > Imports (per capita)	1,522.873 ton per million people	[115th of 140]
Jet Fuel > Net inland availability	3,000 ton	[75th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Net inland availability (per capita)	0.914 ton per 1,000 people	[70th of 84]
Jet Fuel > Statistical differences (per capita)	978,652,011,244.059 ton per 1e+15 people	[22nd of 106]
Kerosene > Consumption by households	7,000 ton	[105th of 146]
Kerosene > Consumption by households (per capita)	2.132 ton per 1,000 people	[97th of 145]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers	10,000 ton	[110th of 165]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	3.046 ton per 1,000 people	[98th of 163]
Kerosene > Consumption by other consumers	3,000 ton	[48th of 62]
Kerosene > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	0.914 ton per 1,000 people	[37th of 62]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement	10,000 ton	[69th of 157]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	3,045.747 ton per million people	[70th of 148]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability	10,000 ton	[119th of 176]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability (per capita)	3.046 ton per 1,000 people	[116th of 171]
Kerosene > Imports	10,000 ton	[76th of 130]
Kerosene > Imports (per capita)	3.046 ton per 1,000 people	[79th of 123]
Kerosene > Net inland availability	10,000 ton	[116th of 170]
Kerosene > Net inland availability (per capita)	3.046 ton per 1,000 people	[107th of 167]
Kerosene > Statistical differences (per capita)	403,160,617,980.722 ton per 1e+15 people	[52nd of 109]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households and other consumers	3,000 ton	[146th of 159]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	913.724 ton per million people	[143rd of 159]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers	3,000 ton	[74th of 87]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	0.914 ton per 1,000 people	[70th of 87]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Energy balance requirement	3,000 ton	[102nd of 161]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	913.724 ton per million people	[99th of 160]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability	3,000 ton	[153rd of 166]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability (per capita)	913.724 ton per million people	[148th of 165]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Imports	3,000 ton	[122nd of 141]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Imports (per capita)	913.724 ton per million people	[114th of 140]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Net inland availability	3,000 ton	[150th of 161]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Net inland availability (per capita)	913.724 ton per million people	[145th of 160]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Statistical differences (per capita)	403,160,617,980.722 ton per 1e+15 people	[42nd of 117]
Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses	4,000 ton	[102nd of 128]
Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses (per capita)	1.218 ton per 1,000 people	[100th of 126]
Lubricants > Energy balance requirement	4,000 ton	[65th of 124]
Lubricants > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	1,218.299 ton per million people	[71st of 118]
Lubricants > Gross inland availability	4,000 ton	[106th of 143]
Lubricants > Gross inland availability (per capita)	1.218 ton per 1,000 people	[107th of 134]
Lubricants > Imports	4,000 ton	[83rd of 121]
Lubricants > Imports (per capita)	1.218 ton per 1,000 people	[88th of 114]
Lubricants > Statistical differences (per capita)	403,160,617,980.722 ton per 1e+15 people	[27th of 74]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers	19,000 ton	[26th of 62]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	5.787 ton per 1,000 people	[15th of 62]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by other consumers	19,000 ton	[11th of 40]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	5.787 ton per 1,000 people	[6th of 40]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	19,000 ton	[171st of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	5.787 ton per 1,000 people	[179th of 196]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport	19,000 ton	[170th of 194]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport (per capita)	5.787 ton per 1,000 people	[176th of 193]
Motor Gasoline > Exports	1,000 ton	[86th of 94]
Motor Gasoline > Exports (per capita)	0.305 ton per 1,000 people	[83rd of 90]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability	38,000 ton	[157th of 202]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita)	11.574 ton per 1,000 people	[171st of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Imports	39,000 ton	[121st of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Imports (per capita)	11,878.413 ton per million people	[132nd of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement	38,000 ton	[92nd of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement (per capita)	11,573.838 ton per million people	[106th of 200]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability	38,000 ton	[156th of 198]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita)	11.574 ton per 1,000 people	[166th of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita)	6,450,569,887,691.55 ton per 1e+15 people	[35th of 131]
Natural gas > Consumption	0 cu m	[167th of 206]
Natural gas > Consumption (per capita)	0 cu m per capita	[166th of 206]
Natural gas > Exports	0 cu m	[190th of 202]
Natural gas > Imports	0 cu m	[183rd of 200]
Natural gas > Proved reserves	0 cu m	[198th of 203]
natural gas consumption > Date of > Information	2003 est.
Oil > Consumption	3,687 bbl/day	[137th of 212]
Oil > Consumption (per capita)	1.091 bbl/day per 1,000 people	[147th of 190]
Oil > Exports	23.37 bbl/day	[118th of 184]
Oil > Imports	3,593 bbl/day	[146th of 186]
Oil > Production	0 bbl/day	[193rd of 212]
Oil > Production (per capita)	0 bbl/day per million peopl	[192nd of 198]
Oil > Proved reserves	0 bbl	[199th of 206]
Oil Consumption Test (per $ GDP)	14,090.177 Btu per $1 of GDP	[22nd of 171]
Oil Consumption Test (per capita)	2,160,108.474 Btu per capita	[143rd of 177]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per $ GDP)	14,090.177 Btu per $1 of GDP	[22nd of 171]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per capita)	2,160,108.474 Btu per capita	[143rd of 177]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption for non-energy uses	2,000 ton	[80th of 85]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption for non-energy uses (per capita)	0.609 ton per 1,000 people	[70th of 85]
Other Petroleum Products > Energy balance requirement	2,000 ton	[47th of 86]
Other Petroleum Products > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	0.609 ton per 1,000 people	[35th of 85]
Other Petroleum Products > Gross inland availability	2,000 ton	[99th of 106]
Other Petroleum Products > Gross inland availability (per capita)	0.609 ton per 1,000 people	[86th of 105]
Other Petroleum Products > Imports	2,000 ton	[63rd of 70]
Other Petroleum Products > Imports (per capita)	0.609 ton per 1,000 people	[48th of 69]
Other Petroleum Products > Statistical differences (per capita)	326,217,337,081.353 ton per 1e+15 people	[7th of 62]
Residual Fuel Oil > Bunkers	11,000 ton	[72nd of 83]
Residual Fuel Oil > Bunkers (per capita)	3.35 ton per 1,000 people	[66th of 82]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by households and other consumers	39,000 ton	[44th of 98]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	11.878 ton per 1,000 people	[22nd of 96]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other consumers	39,000 ton	[33rd of 85]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	11.878 ton per 1,000 people	[16th of 84]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports	50,000 ton	[100th of 150]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports (per capita)	15.229 ton per 1,000 people	[80th of 144]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability	39,000 ton	[111st of 155]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability (per capita)	11.878 ton per 1,000 people	[90th of 153]
Wall plugs > Frequency	60 HZ	[16th of 151]
Wall plugs > Plug type "Europe, USA"
Wall plugs > Voltage	120 V	[179th of 209]

SOURCES Source Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia List of countries by electricity consumption ; World Development Indicators database; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; Energy Information Administration; Wikipedia List of countries by natural gas consumption ; World bank;

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liberia, Republic of Liberia

Industry

Adjusted savings mineral depletion > % of GNI	0.01 % of GNI	[70th of 84]
Changes in inventories > current LCU	10000000
Changes in inventories > current US$	10,000,000 $	[71st of 138]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per $ GDP)	10,794.06 $ per $1 million of GDP	[69th of 167]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per capita)	4,567,797.303 $ per 1,000 people	[97th of 167]
Manufactures exports > % of merchandise exports	0.38 %	[96th of 156]
Manufactures imports > % of merchandise imports	52.99 %	[77th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > current LCU	3751198000
Manufacturing, value added > current US$	65,700,000 $	[107th of 167]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	119.803 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[69th of 180]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per capita)	20.011 $ per capita	[107th of 180]
Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	64.76 %	[2nd of 154]
Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	1.32 %	[64th of 155]
Patent applications, nonresidents	21	[83rd of 96]
Patent applications, nonresidents (per capita)	10.252 per 1 million people	[84th of 138]
Patent applications, residents	14	[77th of 97]
Patent applications, residents (per capita)	6.835 per 1 million people	[70th of 123]
value added > current LCU	4767504000
value added > current US$	83,500,000 $	[132nd of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.152 $ per $1 of GDP	[125th of 180]
value added > current US$ (per capita)	25.432 $ per capita	[133rd of 180]

SOURCES World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liberia, Republic of Liberia

Agriculture

Agricultural growth	0	[151st of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area	27.01 % of land area	[131st of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km	26,020 sq. km	[108th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita)	8,074.516 sq. km per 1,000 people	[61st of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors	325	[143rd of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita)	0.101 per 1 million people	[160th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land	8.51	[158th of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	25.56 %	[5th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports	0.44 %	[94th of 155]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	636.397 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[1st of 182]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita)	106.297 $ per capita	[112nd of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland	595 thousand hectares	[119th of 148]
Arable and permanent cropland (per capita)	205.172 thousand hectares per 1 m	[81st of 148]
Arable land > % of land area	3.97 % of land area	[150th of 199]
Arable land > hectares	382,000 hectares	[131st of 199]
Arable land > hectares (per capita)	118.542 hectares per 1,000 peop	[125th of 200]
Banana production	90,000 metric tonnes	[45th of 48]
Banana production (per capita)	31,034.5 metric tonnes per 1 mill	[19th of 48]
Cereal production	0 thousand metric tons	[151st of 149]
Cereal production (per capita)	0 thousand metric tons per	[149th of 149]
Cereal production growth	-46%	[147th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare	916.7 kg/ha	[153rd of 171]
Crop production index	99.3 %	[139th of 182]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land	7.5 100 g/ha of arable land	[155th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons	300 metric tons	[155th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita)	0.14 metric tons per 1 milli	[170th of 176]
Food production index	97.3 %	[160th of 182]
Irrigated land > % of cropland	0.5 %	[148th of 164]
Labor share	67%	[30th of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares	120,000 hectares	[132nd of 176]
Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita)	36,548.962 hectares per 1,000 peop	[126th of 177]
Livestock production index	110 %	[56th of 181]
Meat production	18 thousand metric tons	[144th of 149]
Meat production (per capita)	0.0062069 thousand metric tons per	[133rd of 149]
Meat production growth	4%	[105th of 149]
Permanent cropland > % of land area	2.28 % of land area	[76th of 187]
Permanent crops	215,000 hectares	[76th of 181]
Permanent crops (per capita)	74.1379 hectares per 1,000 peopl	[21st of 181]
Products rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava, palm oil, sugarcane, bananas; sheep, goats; timber
Root and tuber production	327 thousand metric tons	[99th of 149]
Root and tuber production (per capita)	0.112759 thousand metric tons per	[50th of 149]
Root and tuber production growth	-24%	[138th of 149]
Tractor concentration	0.5	[127th of 147]
Tractors	325	[132nd of 147]
Tractors (per capita)	112.069 per 1 million people	[124th of 147]
value added > current LCU	19926450000
value added > current US$	349,000,000 $	[115th of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	636.397 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[1st of 182]
value added > current US$ (per capita)	106.297 $ per capita	[112nd of 182]
Workers per hectare	1.3	[36th of 148]

SOURCES Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Agri-Food Business Development Centre; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liberia, Republic of Liberia

Transportation

Air transport, freight > million tons per km	0.1 million tons/km	[141st of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried	32,000	[145th of 164]
Air transport, passengers carried (per capita)	15.465 per 1,000 people	[144th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	2,200	[132nd of 164]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita)	1.063 per 1,000 people	[108th of 177]
Airports	53	[91st of 247]
Airports (per $ GDP)	83.994 per billion $ of GDP	[9th of 200]
Airports (per capita)	16.584 per million people	[86th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	1	[176th of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	1	[121st of 139]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP)	2,232.143 per $1 trillion of GDP	[20th of 150]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	0.313 per million people	[133rd of 178]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	0.344828 per 1 million people	[90th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m	1	[81st of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m	1	[149th of 157]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP)	2,232.143 per $1 trillion of GDP	[3rd of 136]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita)	0.313 per million people	[71st of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita)	0.344828 per 1 million people	[58th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total	2	[196th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP)	3.17 per billion $ of GDP	[31st of 179]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita)	0.626 per million people	[192nd of 228]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	5	[56th of 133]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	5	[42nd of 99]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP)	11,160.714 per $1 trillion of GDP	[4th of 118]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	1.564 per million people	[28th of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	1.72414 per 1 million people	[22nd of 94]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	8	[91st of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	8	[71st of 137]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP)	17,857.143 per $1 trillion of GDP	[7th of 152]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita)	2.75862 per 1 million people	[42nd of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita)	2.503 per million people	[59th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	51	[66th of 204]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP)	80,824.089 per trillion $ of GDP	[8th of 165]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita)	15.958 per million people	[50th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	38	[49th of 187]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP)	60,221.87 per trillion $ of GDP	[6th of 172]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita)	11.89 per million people	[39th of 184]
Driving side of the road > Left or right	Right side
Highways > A note there is major deterioration on all highways due to heavy rains and lack of maintenance (1996 est.)
Highways > Paved	657 km	[93rd of 113]
Highways > Paved (per capita)	0.226 km per 1,000 people	[90th of 108]
Highways > Total	10,600 km	[71st of 118]
Highways > Total (per capita)	3.644 km per 1,000 people	[53rd of 113]
Highways > Unpaved	9,943 km	[51st of 113]
Highways > Unpaved (per capita)	3.418 km per 1,000 people	[24th of 108]
Merchant marine > A note includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience Argentina 9, Australia 2, Austria 15, Belgium 9, Brazil 5, Canada 4, Cayman Islands 1, Chile 7, China 39, Croatia 11, Denmark 4, Ecuador 1, Estonia 1, Germany 437, Greece 154, Hong Kong 69, India 5, Indonesia 1, Israel 1, Italy 5, Japan 90, Latvia 20, Man, Isle of 5, Monaco 56, Netherlands 12, New Zealand 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 103, Pakistan 1, Portugal 5, Russia 66, Saudi Arabia 21, Singapore 20, Slovenia 1, South Africa 1, South Korea 10, Spain 2, Sweden 9, Switzerland 17, Taiwan 29, Turkey 3, Ukraine 4, United Arab Emirates 12, United Kingdom 39, United States 113, Uruguay 3, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
Merchant marine > By type barge carrier 3, bulk carrier 390, cargo 107, chemical tanker 241, combination ore/oil 7, container 750, liquefied gas 84, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 460, refrigerated cargo 103, roll on/roll off 7, specialized tanker 12, vehicle carrier 36
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned	2,109	[2nd of 122]
Merchant marine > Note includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience Argentina 9, Australia 2, Austria 15, Belgium 9, Brazil 5, Canada 4, Cayman Islands 1, Chile 7, China 39, Croatia 11, Denmark 4, Ecuador 1, Estonia 1, Germany 437, Greece 154, Hong Kong 69, India 5, Indonesia 1, Israel 1, Italy 5, Japan 90, Latvia 20, Isle of Man 5, Monaco 56, Netherlands 12, NZ 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 103, Pakistan 1, Portugal 5, Russia 66, Saudi Arabia 21, Singapore 20, Slovenia 1, South Africa 1, South Korea 10, Spain 2, Sweden 9, Switzerland 17, Taiwan 29, Turkey 3, Ukraine 4, UAE 12, UK 39, US 113, Uruguay 3, Vietnam 1
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries	35	[46th of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type barge carrier 3, bulk 282, cargo 80, chemical tanker 163, combination bulk 12, combination ore/oil 24, container 357, liquefied gas 82, multi-functional large-load carrier 4, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 286, refrigerated cargo 60, roll on/roll off 19, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 13, vehicle carrier 37
Merchant marine > Total	2,204	[2nd of 157]
Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP)	2,673.534 per billion $ of GDP	[2nd of 132]
Merchant marine > Total (per capita)	660.951 per million people	[17th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	109,450,945 Dwt	[2nd of 157]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP)	153,370.081 Dwt per million $ of GDP	[2nd of 129]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita)	34,246.967 Dwt per 1,000 people	[13th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	71,387,243 GRT	[2nd of 157]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP)	99,085.241 GRT per million $ of GDP	[2nd of 130]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita)	22,336.916 GRT per 1,000 people	[13th of 156]
Motor vehicles	13 motor vehicles per 100 p	[102nd of 134]
Ports and harbors Buchanan, Greenville, Harper, Monrovia, Robertsport
Ports and terminals	Buchanan, Monrovia
Rail lines > total route-km	490 km	[97th of 111]
Railways > A note in 1989, Liberia had three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with the Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased; the other two were shut down by the civil war; large sections of the rail lines have been dismantled; approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported for scrap (2001)
Railways > Narrow gauge	145 km 1.067-m gauge
Railways > Note sections of railway are inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil war
Railways > Standard gauge	345 km	[49th of 64]
Railways > Standard gauge (per $ GDP)	546.751 km per billion $ of GDP	[1st of 64]
Railways > Total	490 km	[114th of 220]
Railways > Total (per $ GDP)	776.545 km per billion $ of GDP	[1st of 189]
Railways > Total (per capita)	144.965 km per million people	[73rd of 218]
Roads, paved > % of total roads	6.2 %	[134th of 163]
Roads, total network > km	10,600 km	[110th of 172]
Roadways > Paved	657 km	[32nd of 81]
Roadways > Total	10,600 km	[25th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved	9,943 km	[15th of 79]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international domestic fighting among disparate rebel groups, warlords, and youth gangs in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have created insurgencies, street violence, looting, arms trafficking, and ethnic conflicts and refugees in border areas; the Cote d'Ivoire Government accuses Liberia of supporting Ivorian rebels
Travel services > % of commercial service exports	15.38 %	[112nd of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports	33.69 %	[22nd of 153]
Vehicle abundance	0.37 per square km	[122nd of 141]
Waterways	0 km	[154th of 165]

SOURCES World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liberia, Republic of Liberia

Taxation

Net taxes on products > current LCU	85471100
Net taxes on products > current US$	85,471,100 $	[89th of 159]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per $ GDP)	92,258,014.724 $ per $1 billion of GDP	[71st of 174]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per capita)	39,041.466 $ per 1 million people	[116th of 174]

SOURCES World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liberia, Republic of Liberia

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