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President: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Geography: West African Coast, bordered by Sierra Leone to the northwest, and Guinea to the north. Cote de Ivoire to the east. Economy: Liberia dollar currently trades against the US dollar at a ratio of 65:1. Liberia used the US dollar as its currency from 1943 until 1982 Population: as of 2008, population is 3,793,400. Background/occupations: Minister of Finance under President William Tolbert from 1979 until 1980 elected in 2005 studied economics from 1948-55 Assistant Minister of Finance from 1972 to 1973 under Tolbert's administration Minister of Finance from 1979 to April 1980 Vice President of both the African Regional Office of Citibank, in Nairobi and equator bank in Washington. 1992 to 1997 she worked as assistant administrator, then Director, of the United Nations Development Programme's Regional Bureau for Africa. Safety and rule of law: "Rule of law is about providing justice and security — it is about addressing human rights violations and nurturing reconciliation. Rule of law provides the foundation for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals." planning when exiting or entering country Participation and human rights: " eliminating inequalities and promoting full and fair access to basic goods and rights." womens rights are a mojor issue that the people of liberia are trying to change Economic oppurtunity- The portfolio for the economy was designed to 'spur' community and market reviatilzation through cross cutting initiatives. Road repair, building renovations and renewable energy resources. Human development- rebuilding the war-torn society poverty reduced peace building and reconstruction process

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