Attribute |
Liberia × | Central African Republic × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 111,369 | 622,984 |
Continent | Africa | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 96,320 | 622,984 |
Water area (km²) | 15,049 | 0 |
Land boundaries (km) | 1,667 | 5,920 |
Border countries | - Cote d'Ivoire
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
| - Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- South Sudan
- Sudan
|
Coastline (km) | 579 | 0 |
Mean elevation (m) | 243 | 635 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 335 |
Highest point (m) | 1,447 | 1,410 |
People | | |
Population | 5,073,296 | 5,990,855 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Christian | Indigenous beliefs |
Government | | |
Long country name | Republic of Liberia | Central African Republic |
Short country name | Liberia | - |
Long local name | - | Republique Centrafricaine |
Former name | - | - Central African Empire
- Ubangi-Shari
|
Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
Capital | Monrovia | Bangui |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 6,112,000,000 | 3,390,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 3,285,000,000 | 1,937,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.5 | 4.3 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 1,300 | 700 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | - | 5.4 |
Labor force | 1,677,000 | 2,242,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 2.8 | 6.9 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 54.1 | 62 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 553,600,000 | 282,900,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 693,800,000 | 300,100,000 |
1↑Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.77 | - |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 16.9 | 14.6 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.3 | -0.9 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 34.4 | 52.9 |
Inflation rate (%) | 12.4 | 4.1 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 3.2 | 4.25 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 13.3 | 15.5 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 423,000,000 | 428,900,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 423,000,000 | 428,900,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 792,300,000 | 547,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -627,000,000 | -163,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 260,600,000 | 113,700,000 |
Imports (USD) | 1,166,000,000 | 393,100,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 459,800,000 | 304,300,000 |
External debt (USD) | 1,036,000,000 | 779,900,000 |
National currency | Liberian dollars | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs |
National currency (code) | LRD | XAF |
National currency (symbol) | $ | FCFA |
National currency rate to USD | 109.4 | 605.3 |