Daniel+Liberia+2A

Size of country in square miles (compare it to the United States) USA-3,794,100 Liberia-43,000 •Population density in people per square mile (compare it to the United States) Liberia-3,685,076 USA-310,232,863 •Gross Domestic Product per capita (explain what “GDP per capita” means and how your country relates to the United States’ GDP per capita) Liberia-$362 USA-$45,592 •Political and physical map of your country

•Image of their flag (and any significance of the symbols, colors, etc.) The eleven stripes symbolize the signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence, red and white symbolizing courage and moral excellence. The white star represents the freedom the ex-slaves were given, above the blue square representing the African mainland. •Life expectancy (compare it to the United States) Liberian Male-57 Liberian Female-59 American Male-77 American Female-81 •Birth rate (compare it to the United States) Liberia-38.14 births/1,000 population USA-13.83 births/1,000 population •Infant mortality rate (compare it to the United States) USA-6 Liberia-138 •Language(s) spoken English, Pidgin-English, Kpelle, Bassa, Mano and Dan •Type of Government (and explain what this means and how it is different from the United States) Liberia is a republic the defintion of a republic is.A state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. •Political Leader President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf •Religions practiced The religions practiced in Liberia are christianity ,Islam,Indigenous.

•Literacy Rate (compare it to the United States) Liberia-56% USA-99% •Economic Summary (can include natural resources, trading partners, of industry, etc.) Liberia’s main trading partners are Germany, Italy, USA, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Japan and Spain