liberia

LIBERIA

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

  1. COUNTRY: Liberia
  2. CAPITAL: Monrovia
  3. GDP GROWTH RATE: -2.9% Growth Rate
  4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES: Monrovia
  5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: Roberts International Airport
  6. MAJOR SEAPORTS: Buchanan, Greenville, Harper, Monrovia
  7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS: There are two separate railway systems, with two lines from Monrovia and one line from Buchanan.  Liberia has a total area of 111,370 km² and a road system with a total length of 10,600 km. Of these, only 657 km are paved while 9,943 km are unpaved.
  8. EXPORT GOODS: The top exports of Liberia are Special Purpose Ships ($722M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($381M), Iron Ore ($272M), Gold ($171M), and Rubber ($136M),
  9. EXPORT PARTNERS: exporting mostly to Guyana ($586M), Poland ($181M), Switzerland ($149M), Japan ($136M), and China ($93.6M)
  10. IMPORT GOODS: The top imports of Liberia are Passenger and Cargo Ships ($6.6B), Refined Petroleum ($1.3B), Iron Structures ($168M), Boat Propellers ($167M), and Centrifuges($153M),
  11. IMPORT PARTNERS: importing mostly from China ($3.91B), Japan ($2.03B), South Korea ($1.71B), Brazil ($257M), and Germany ($242M)