Attribute |
Liberia × | Congo, Democratic Republic of the × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 111,369 | 2,344,858 |
Continent | Africa | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 96,320 | 2,267,048 |
Water area (km²) | 15,049 | 77,810 |
Land boundaries (km) | 1,667 | 10,481 |
Border countries | - Cote d'Ivoire
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
| - Angola
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
|
Coastline (km) | 579 | 37 |
Mean elevation (m) | 243 | 726 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 1,447 | 5,110 |
People | | |
Population | 5,073,296 | 101,780,263 |
Official languages | | |
1↑Religion | Christian | Roman Catholic |
Government | | |
Long country name | Republic of Liberia | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Short country name | Liberia | DRC |
Long local name | - | Republique Democratique du Congo |
Short local name | - | RDC |
Former name | - | - Belgian Congo
- Congo Free State
- Congo/Kinshasa
- Congo/Leopoldville
- Zaire
|
Government type | Presidential republic | Semi-presidential republic |
Capital | Monrovia | Kinshasa |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 6,112,000,000 | 68,600,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 3,285,000,000 | 41,440,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.5 | 3.4 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 1,300 | 800 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | - | 11.5 |
Labor force | 1,677,000 | 31,360,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 2.8 | - |
Population below poverty line (%) | 54.1 | 63 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 553,600,000 | 4,634,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 693,800,000 | 5,009,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.77 | 0.67 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 16.9 | 11.2 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.3 | -0.9 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 34.4 | 18.1 |
Inflation rate (%) | 12.4 | 41.5 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 3.2 | 20 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 13.3 | 20.62 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 423,000,000 | 1,044,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 423,000,000 | 1,044,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 792,300,000 | 3,252,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -627,000,000 | -200,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 260,600,000 | 10,980,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 1,166,000,000 | 10,820,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 459,800,000 | 457,500,000 |
External debt (USD) | 1,036,000,000 | 4,963,000,000 |
National currency | Liberian dollars | Congolese francs |
National currency (code) | LRD | CDF |
National currency (symbol) | $ | FC |
National currency rate to USD | 109.4 | 1 |