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Communications of Liberia

Telephones - main lines in use:6,900 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:160,000 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: the limited services available are found almost exclusively in the capital Monrovia
domestic: fully automatic system with very low density of less than 1 fixed main line per 100 persons; limited wireless service available
international: country code - 231; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 0, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2001)
Radios:790,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:1 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)
Televisions:70,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.lr
Internet hosts:8 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):2 (2001)
Internet users:1,000 (2002)

Liberia Quickstats

  • Population: 3,195,931 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 111,370 sq km
  • Density: 29 /km² (174th)
  • GDP (total): $3.292 billion (158th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,003 (169th)
  • Literacy: 57.5%

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  • Currency: Liberian dollar¹ (LRD)
  • Dial code: +231

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