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Liberia:
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Other pages in this profile of Liberia:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 16 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 729,813 females age 16-49: 741,223 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 371,287 females age 16-49: 373,265 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 1.3% (2006 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition although civil unrest continues to abate with the assistance of 18,000 UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) peacekeepers, as of January 2007, Liberian refugees still remain in Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Ghana; Liberia, in turn, shelters refugees fleeing turmoil in Cote d'Ivoire; despite the presence of over 9,000 UN forces (UNOCI) in Cote d'Ivoire since 2004, ethnic conflict continues to spread into neighboring states who can no longer send their migrant workers to Ivorian cocoa plantations; UN sanctions ban Liberia from exporting diamonds and timber |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
Definition refugees (country of origin): 12,600 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 13,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2007) |
Illicit drugs |
Definition transshipment point for Southeast and Southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine for the European and US markets; corruption, criminal activity, arms-dealing, and diamond trade provide significant potential for money laundering, but the lack of well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a major money-laundering center |
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