October - December 2017 •
The Lion King
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COUNTRY FOCUS
ECONOMY
With a per capita
GDP of approximately
455.37 USD in 2016, the
economy of Liberia
has been squarely
based on the produc-
tion of agricultural pro-
duce (rubber), timber
and iron ore for export
until the discovering of
oil on its shores which
is yet to be explored.
The country has a fairly
typical profile for Sub-
Saharan African econ-
omies considered as a
third world country.
Photo Credit: Sando Moore Images
Photo Credit: Sando Moore Images
