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Liberia, Americas Stepchild
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Liberia, Americas Stepchild
LAND AND PEOPLE: Liberia, about the size of Tennessee, occupies 43,000 square miles with an estimated population of between two million and three million. Descendants of freed American slaves make up about 5 percent of the population. The indigenous people belong to four main ethnic groups comprising 16 major tribes. The country's religions are Christianity (10 percent), Islam (20 percent) and animism (70 percent).
ECONOMY: Liberia's exports were iron ore, rubber and timber and, to a lesser extent, uncut diamonds, coffee and cocoa. Until recently, Liberia had been the largest recipient of American aid per person in Africa.
HISTORY: Most Americans
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