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*Education: Literacy (2003)--20%.
*Education: Literacy (2003)--20%.
*Health: Life expectancy (2005)--42.5 years.
*Health: Life expectancy (2005)--42.5 years.
*Work force: Agriculture--70%; industry--15%; services--2%. Unemployment is 80% in the formal sector.
*Work force: Agriculture--70%; industry--15%; services--2%. Unemployment is 80% in the formal sector.
===Religion===
It is estimated that as much as 40% of the population of 3.5 million practices either Christianity or Christianity combined with elements of traditional indigenous religious beliefs. Approximately 40% percent exclusively practices traditional indigenous religious beliefs. An estimated 20% of the population practices Islam. A small percentage is Baha'i, Hindu, Sikh, or Buddhist.
Christian groups include Lutheran, Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), Seventh-day Adventists, United Methodist, African Methodist Episcopal (AME) and AME Zion denominations, and a variety of Pentecostal churches. Some of the Pentecostal movements are affiliated with churches outside the country, while others are independent.
Christians live throughout the country. Muslims belong mainly to the Mandingo and Vai ethnic groups. Mandingo reside throughout the country, while Vai live predominantly in the west. Ethnic groups in all regions participate in the traditional religious practices of the Poro and Sande secret societies.
There have been recent reports of ritual killings -- the killing for body parts for use in traditional rituals -- from all parts of the country. Many believe that practitioners of traditional indigenous religious beliefs among the Grebo and Krahn, who are concentrated in the southeast, engage in ritual killings. The Government treated ritualistic killing cases as homicides and investigated and prosecuted them accordingly. There were multiple reports of protests against ritual killings and calling for government investigations into particular cases, which at times led to riots and loss of life.
==Government and Political Conditions==
==Government and Political Conditions==