Liberia

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Official Name
Republic of Liberia
Population Full

5,073,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
48% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1982), CDE (1962), ICCPR (2004), UNCRPD (2012), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, [Hancock 1974a, Vanderaa 1991
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Liberia is 31. All are living languages. Of these, 27 are indigenous and 4 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 17 are developing, 8 are vigorous, 2 are in trouble, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 3 unestablished languages and 2 macrolanguages.