Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 106th vs. 115th).
By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
5829811
|
4614993
|
Population rank | 116/197 | 128/197 |
GDP |
$4.75B
2024 |
$86.3B
2024 |
GDP rank | 163/197 | 77/197 |
GDP per capita |
$846
2024 |
$19,103
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 185/197 | 61/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$1,885
2024 |
$41,405
2024 |
Government debt |
$2.68B
2024 |
$48.8B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
56.5%
2025 |
58.1%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$478
2024 |
$10,816
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 167/185 | 55/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$1,418
2025 |
$10,503
2025 |
Land area |
37,189 sq mi
2025 |
28,641 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024 |
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
3.95
2023 |
2.12
2023 |
Median age |
19.6 years
2024 |
30.9 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
62.5 years
2025 |
80 years
2025 |
Liberia and Panama: Comparison Charts
Liberia and Panama economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | $190,495,600 | $537,147,100 |
1961 | $183,920,900 | $599,026,300 |
1962 | $191,861,800 | $652,120,900 |
1963 | $200,229,600 | $722,784,500 |
1964 | $218,929,100 | $776,137,500 |
1965 | $229,260,800 | $852,485,300 |
1966 | $244,459,500 | $928,833,000 |
1967 | $261,024,300 | $1,034,376,400 |
1968 | $276,820,700 | $1,112,791,100 |
1969 | $306,961,800 | $1,221,305,700 |
1970 | $323,099,700 | $1,351,006,400 |
1971 | $341,543,100 | $1,523,917,200 |
1972 | $368,098,000 | $1,673,411,700 |
1973 | $386,968,300 | $1,913,793,400 |
1974 | $486,955,000 | $2,188,307,600 |
1975 | $577,549,300 | $2,435,304,100 |
1976 | $596,675,700 | $2,588,106,000 |
1977 | $673,010,600 | $2,738,261,900 |
1978 | $717,240,400 | $3,244,558,600 |
1979 | $814,067,900 | $3,704,551,600 |
1980 | $854,711,500 | $4,614,086,400 |
1981 | $846,514,500 | $5,222,421,500 |
1982 | $863,933,200 | $5,769,767,900 |
1983 | $823,374,900 | $5,923,755,900 |
1984 | $848,478,300 | $6,183,387,100 |
1985 | $851,296,100 | $6,541,517,100 |
1986 | $840,964,400 | $6,797,834,200 |
1987 | $972,800,000 | $6,827,665,300 |
1988 | $1,038,300,000 | $5,902,783,400 |
1989 | $786,300,000 | $5,918,469,800 |
1990 | $384,400,000 | $6,433,967,000 |
1991 | $348,000,000 | $7,074,675,500 |
1992 | $223,500,000 | $8,042,337,700 |
1993 | $160,400,000 | $8,782,585,400 |
1994 | $132,200,000 | $9,365,289,800 |
1995 | $134,800,000 | $9,573,813,700 |
1996 | $159,400,000 | $9,197,503,300 |
1997 | $295,900,000 | $10,058,854,400 |
1998 | $359,600,000 | $11,019,557,700 |
1999 | $441,800,000 | $11,660,704,800 |
2000 | $874,000,000 | $11,966,497,000 |
2001 | $906,000,000 | $12,252,906,300 |
2002 | $927,000,000 | $12,800,851,300 |
2003 | $748,000,000 | $13,603,456,000 |
2004 | $897,000,000 | $15,100,203,400 |
2005 | $949,000,000 | $16,623,906,700 |
2006 | $1,119,000,000 | $18,659,721,500 |
2007 | $1,373,000,000 | $21,717,433,800 |
2008 | $1,726,000,000 | $25,721,328,000 |
2009 | $1,768,000,000 | $27,791,215,500 |
2010 | $1,998,000,000 | $30,231,009,500 |
2011 | $2,398,000,000 | $35,687,738,300 |
2012 | $2,791,614,000 | $41,595,439,700 |
2013 | $3,177,198,100 | $46,949,496,500 |
2014 | $3,225,652,000 | $51,427,104,900 |
2015 | $3,227,075,700 | $55,767,806,100 |
2016 | $3,398,419,600 | $59,760,858,700 |
2017 | $3,390,703,400 | $64,327,688,800 |
2018 | $3,422,754,800 | $67,316,471,200 |
2019 | $3,319,596,500 | $69,778,991,200 |
2020 | $3,176,126,300 | $57,059,846,500 |
2021 | $3,513,049,500 | $67,396,392,500 |
2022 | $4,001,047,000 | $76,276,116,700 |
2023 | $4,390,000,000 | $83,318,176,900 |
2024 | $4,750,000,000 | $86,260,400,000 |
Liberia and Panama economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | $167.2 | $477 |
1961 | $157.5 | $516 |
1962 | $160.3 | $546 |
1963 | $163.1 | $587 |
1964 | $173.9 | $611 |
1965 | $177.6 | $651 |
1966 | $184.6 | $689 |
1967 | $192.2 | $745 |
1968 | $198.6 | $778 |
1969 | $214.7 | $830 |
1970 | $220.3 | $893 |
1971 | $227.1 | $979 |
1972 | $238.6 | $1,046 |
1973 | $244.4 | $1,164 |
1974 | $299.4 | $1,296 |
1975 | $346 | $1,406 |
1976 | $347 | $1,457 |
1977 | $381 | $1,503 |
1978 | $394 | $1,738 |
1979 | $435 | $1,938 |
1980 | $443 | $2,357 |
1981 | $426 | $2,605 |
1982 | $422 | $2,811 |
1983 | $391 | $2,819 |
1984 | $390 | $2,875 |
1985 | $380 | $2,972 |
1986 | $364 | $3,019 |
1987 | $409 | $2,966 |
1988 | $424 | $2,509 |
1989 | $312 | $2,462 |
1990 | $172.9 | $2,620 |
1991 | $177.9 | $2,821 |
1992 | $107.8 | $3,140 |
1993 | $74.4 | $3,358 |
1994 | $61.5 | $3,508 |
1995 | $62.1 | $3,514 |
1996 | $71.4 | $3,308 |
1997 | $122.6 | $3,546 |
1998 | $134.7 | $3,808 |
1999 | $156.6 | $3,950 |
2000 | $298.5 | $3,975 |
2001 | $300 | $3,992 |
2002 | $299.5 | $4,091 |
2003 | $239.8 | $4,265 |
2004 | $284.1 | $4,645 |
2005 | $287.5 | $5,018 |
2006 | $321 | $5,529 |
2007 | $374 | $6,318 |
2008 | $452 | $7,348 |
2009 | $448 | $7,797 |
2010 | $492 | $8,331 |
2011 | $568 | $9,662 |
2012 | $638 | $11,065 |
2013 | $711 | $12,273 |
2014 | $707 | $13,213 |
2015 | $693 | $14,083 |
2016 | $715 | $14,832 |
2017 | $699 | $15,695 |
2018 | $692 | $16,151 |
2019 | $658 | $16,478 |
2020 | $617 | $13,291 |
2021 | $668 | $15,510 |
2022 | $745 | $17,332 |
2023 | $799 | $18,686 |
2024 | $846 | $19,103 |
Liberia vs. Panama life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
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|
|
|
1950 | 38 | 55.4 |
1951 | 38 | 55.9 |
1952 | 38.1 | 56.4 |
1953 | 38.1 | 56.8 |
1954 | 38.1 | 57.2 |
1955 | 38.1 | 57.5 |
1956 | 38.1 | 57.9 |
1957 | 38.1 | 58.3 |
1958 | 38.1 | 58.9 |
1959 | 38.1 | 59.6 |
1960 | 38.1 | 60.3 |
1961 | 38.1 | 60.9 |
1962 | 38.2 | 61.4 |
1963 | 38.3 | 61.8 |
1964 | 38.5 | 62.1 |
1965 | 38.7 | 62.3 |
1966 | 39 | 62.6 |
1967 | 39.3 | 62.9 |
1968 | 39.6 | 63.2 |
1969 | 40 | 63.7 |
1970 | 40.4 | 64.1 |
1971 | 40.7 | 64.7 |
1972 | 41.2 | 65.2 |
1973 | 41.6 | 65.8 |
1974 | 42.1 | 66.6 |
1975 | 42.5 | 67.2 |
1976 | 42.9 | 67.8 |
1977 | 43.2 | 68.3 |
1978 | 43.6 | 68.7 |
1979 | 43.9 | 69.1 |
1980 | 44.1 | 69.5 |
1981 | 44.3 | 69.8 |
1982 | 44.4 | 69.9 |
1983 | 44.6 | 70.1 |
1984 | 44.7 | 70.4 |
1985 | 44 | 70.5 |
1986 | 44.5 | 70.7 |
1987 | 44.3 | 70.8 |
1988 | 44.1 | 70.9 |
1989 | 43.9 | 70.1 |
1990 | 37.6 | 71.3 |
1991 | 43.6 | 71.3 |
1992 | 43.6 | 71.5 |
1993 | 43 | 71.8 |
1994 | 42.6 | 71.9 |
1995 | 44.6 | 72 |
1996 | 44.9 | 72.2 |
1997 | 48.3 | 72.5 |
1998 | 49.4 | 72.8 |
1999 | 50.4 | 73.1 |
2000 | 51.9 | 73.4 |
2001 | 53.1 | 73.8 |
2002 | 54.1 | 74.2 |
2003 | 53 | 74.6 |
2004 | 55.9 | 74.8 |
2005 | 56.8 | 75.2 |
2006 | 57.5 | 75.4 |
2007 | 58.1 | 75.7 |
2008 | 58.7 | 75.9 |
2009 | 59.1 | 76.2 |
2010 | 59.4 | 76.4 |
2011 | 59.5 | 76.7 |
2012 | 59.8 | 76.9 |
2013 | 60 | 77.1 |
2014 | 59.2 | 77.4 |
2015 | 59.2 | 77.6 |
2016 | 60.5 | 77.8 |
2017 | 60.8 | 77.9 |
2018 | 61 | 78.3 |
2019 | 61.2 | 78.5 |
2020 | 61.3 | 76.3 |
2021 | 61.2 | 77 |
2022 | 61.9 | 79.3 |
2023 | 62.2 | 79.6 |
2024 | 62.3 | 79.8 |
2025 | 62.5 | 80 |
Liberia and Panama population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 1,139,522 | 1,126,005 |
1961 | 1,167,717 | 1,159,870 |
1962 | 1,197,039 | 1,195,301 |
1963 | 1,227,414 | 1,232,124 |
1964 | 1,258,745 | 1,270,065 |
1965 | 1,291,156 | 1,308,835 |
1966 | 1,324,383 | 1,348,388 |
1967 | 1,358,435 | 1,388,628 |
1968 | 1,393,530 | 1,429,447 |
1969 | 1,429,605 | 1,470,886 |
1970 | 1,466,676 | 1,513,070 |
1971 | 1,504,077 | 1,556,081 |
1972 | 1,542,670 | 1,599,723 |
1973 | 1,583,588 | 1,643,690 |
1974 | 1,626,362 | 1,687,926 |
1975 | 1,670,913 | 1,732,389 |
1976 | 1,717,060 | 1,776,935 |
1977 | 1,766,019 | 1,821,543 |
1978 | 1,818,247 | 1,866,311 |
1979 | 1,872,713 | 1,911,552 |
1980 | 1,929,253 | 1,957,534 |
1981 | 1,986,867 | 2,004,418 |
1982 | 2,045,073 | 2,052,271 |
1983 | 2,107,113 | 2,101,106 |
1984 | 2,173,312 | 2,150,782 |
1985 | 2,240,539 | 2,200,915 |
1986 | 2,308,511 | 2,251,325 |
1987 | 2,377,229 | 2,301,970 |
1988 | 2,446,941 | 2,352,848 |
1989 | 2,517,858 | 2,403,820 |
1990 | 2,223,667 | 2,455,583 |
1991 | 1,956,518 | 2,508,265 |
1992 | 2,072,461 | 2,561,336 |
1993 | 2,155,126 | 2,615,099 |
1994 | 2,149,928 | 2,669,546 |
1995 | 2,169,162 | 2,724,557 |
1996 | 2,232,289 | 2,780,227 |
1997 | 2,412,989 | 2,836,695 |
1998 | 2,670,124 | 2,893,914 |
1999 | 2,821,684 | 2,951,822 |
2000 | 2,928,117 | 3,010,369 |
2001 | 3,015,338 | 3,069,537 |
2002 | 3,094,782 | 3,129,344 |
2003 | 3,119,532 | 3,189,807 |
2004 | 3,156,892 | 3,251,155 |
2005 | 3,301,015 | 3,313,026 |
2006 | 3,490,787 | 3,375,024 |
2007 | 3,669,050 | 3,437,490 |
2008 | 3,821,003 | 3,500,648 |
2009 | 3,943,028 | 3,564,381 |
2010 | 4,058,890 | 3,628,535 |
2011 | 4,221,178 | 3,693,505 |
2012 | 4,373,043 | 3,759,256 |
2013 | 4,470,239 | 3,825,329 |
2014 | 4,564,293 | 3,892,101 |
2015 | 4,659,431 | 3,960,035 |
2016 | 4,755,608 | 4,029,086 |
2017 | 4,848,925 | 4,098,707 |
2018 | 4,944,726 | 4,167,860 |
2019 | 5,043,721 | 4,234,700 |
2020 | 5,149,463 | 4,293,261 |
2021 | 5,259,323 | 4,345,405 |
2022 | 5,373,294 | 4,400,773 |
2023 | 5,493,031 | 4,458,759 |
2024 | 5,612,817 | 4,515,577 |
Fertility rates in Liberia and Panama
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.39 | 5.83 |
1961 | 6.45 | 5.87 |
1962 | 6.5 | 5.87 |
1963 | 6.56 | 5.87 |
1964 | 6.59 | 5.81 |
1965 | 6.62 | 5.73 |
1966 | 6.63 | 5.65 |
1967 | 6.65 | 5.53 |
1968 | 6.66 | 5.41 |
1969 | 6.64 | 5.29 |
1970 | 6.58 | 5.18 |
1971 | 6.54 | 5.05 |
1972 | 6.6 | 4.91 |
1973 | 6.65 | 4.74 |
1974 | 6.69 | 4.58 |
1975 | 6.74 | 4.41 |
1976 | 6.79 | 4.26 |
1977 | 6.84 | 4.12 |
1978 | 6.88 | 3.98 |
1979 | 6.92 | 3.88 |
1980 | 6.87 | 3.8 |
1981 | 6.83 | 3.72 |
1982 | 6.79 | 3.66 |
1983 | 6.76 | 3.6 |
1984 | 6.73 | 3.52 |
1985 | 6.69 | 3.43 |
1986 | 6.64 | 3.34 |
1987 | 6.57 | 3.25 |
1988 | 6.51 | 3.17 |
1989 | 6.43 | 3.12 |
1990 | 6.37 | 3.07 |
1991 | 6.32 | 3 |
1992 | 6.28 | 2.95 |
1993 | 6.25 | 2.91 |
1994 | 6.21 | 2.88 |
1995 | 6.17 | 2.85 |
1996 | 6.13 | 2.83 |
1997 | 6.08 | 2.81 |
1998 | 6.02 | 2.79 |
1999 | 5.95 | 2.77 |
2000 | 5.88 | 2.74 |
2001 | 5.77 | 2.72 |
2002 | 5.65 | 2.7 |
2003 | 5.55 | 2.68 |
2004 | 5.51 | 2.68 |
2005 | 5.52 | 2.64 |
2006 | 5.53 | 2.62 |
2007 | 5.46 | 2.61 |
2008 | 5.33 | 2.61 |
2009 | 5.17 | 2.59 |
2010 | 5.06 | 2.59 |
2011 | 4.97 | 2.6 |
2012 | 4.88 | 2.59 |
2013 | 4.75 | 2.57 |
2014 | 4.62 | 2.55 |
2015 | 4.52 | 2.53 |
2016 | 4.46 | 2.5 |
2017 | 4.4 | 2.46 |
2018 | 4.34 | 2.4 |
2019 | 4.26 | 2.29 |
2020 | 4.17 | 2.18 |
2021 | 4.09 | 2.15 |
2022 | 4.02 | 2.14 |
2023 | 3.95 | 2.12 |
Liberia and Panama demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
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|
|
|
1960 | 19.3 | 17.8 |
1961 | 19.3 | 17.8 |
1962 | 19.3 | 17.7 |
1963 | 19.3 | 17.6 |
1964 | 19.2 | 17.6 |
1965 | 19.2 | 17.5 |
1966 | 19.2 | 17.5 |
1967 | 19.1 | 17.5 |
1968 | 19 | 17.5 |
1969 | 18.8 | 17.6 |
1970 | 18.7 | 17.6 |
1971 | 18.6 | 17.7 |
1972 | 18.6 | 17.7 |
1973 | 18.5 | 17.8 |
1974 | 18.4 | 18 |
1975 | 18.3 | 18.1 |
1976 | 18.2 | 18.3 |
1977 | 18.2 | 18.4 |
1978 | 18.1 | 18.6 |
1979 | 18 | 18.8 |
1980 | 18 | 19 |
1981 | 17.9 | 19.2 |
1982 | 17.9 | 19.5 |
1983 | 17.9 | 19.7 |
1984 | 17.9 | 19.9 |
1985 | 17.9 | 20.2 |
1986 | 17.9 | 20.4 |
1987 | 17.9 | 20.7 |
1988 | 17.9 | 21 |
1989 | 17.9 | 21.3 |
1990 | 17.9 | 21.5 |
1991 | 17.9 | 21.8 |
1992 | 17.9 | 22.1 |
1993 | 17.9 | 22.4 |
1994 | 18 | 22.7 |
1995 | 18 | 22.9 |
1996 | 18.1 | 23.2 |
1997 | 18.1 | 23.5 |
1998 | 18.2 | 23.7 |
1999 | 18.2 | 24 |
2000 | 18.3 | 24.3 |
2001 | 18.3 | 24.5 |
2002 | 18.3 | 24.8 |
2003 | 18.4 | 25.1 |
2004 | 18.4 | 25.3 |
2005 | 18.4 | 25.6 |
2006 | 18.4 | 25.9 |
2007 | 18.4 | 26.1 |
2008 | 18.4 | 26.4 |
2009 | 18.4 | 26.7 |
2010 | 18.4 | 27 |
2011 | 18.6 | 27.2 |
2012 | 18.8 | 27.5 |
2013 | 18.7 | 27.8 |
2014 | 18.7 | 28 |
2015 | 18.7 | 28.3 |
2016 | 18.7 | 28.5 |
2017 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
2018 | 18.8 | 29.1 |
2019 | 18.8 | 29.4 |
2020 | 19 | 29.7 |
2021 | 19.1 | 30 |
2022 | 19.2 | 30.3 |
2023 | 19.4 | 30.6 |
2024 | 19.6 | 30.9 |
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Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$4.27B
2024 |
$81.1B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
22.4%
2025 |
21.8%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
2.27%
2023 |
2.47%
2023 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
2.3%
2023 |
0.97%
1999 |
Armed forces personnel |
2,000
2020 |
28,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-3.47%
2025 |
-3.95%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
5.93%
2017 |
8.61%
2024 |
Services, % of GDP |
42.1%
2024 |
68.8%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
23.3%
2024 |
26.3%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
48.5
2025 |
65.5
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
27.1%
2016 |
37.6%
2024 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
2.9%
2016 |
1.2%
2024 |
Number of billionaires | n/a |
0
2025 |
Percentage of billionaires | n/a |
0%
2025 |
Listed domestic companies | n/a |
36
2024 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$18.3B
2024 |
Total reserves including gold |
$600M
2022 |
$6.86B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$680M
2024 |
$532M
2024 |
International tourist arrivals | n/a |
647,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
27.1%
2009 |
9.3%
2020 |
Banked people share |
52.2%
2024 |
64.1%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | n/a |
1,063 kg
2022 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | n/a |
$34.1
2022 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
1.64 megatons
2023 |
14.7 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
0.3 tons
2023 |
3.3 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share | n/a |
76.5%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
92.8%
2022 |
28%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
17.3%
2022 |
Net energy imports use share | n/a |
171.2%
2022 |
Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
2,546 kWh
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
57.4%
2021 |
79.3%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
55.7%
2021 |
66.3%
2022 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
32.5%
2023 |
97%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.07%
2024 |
0.06%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-7,779
2024 |
+6,706
2024 |
Urban population |
54.1%
2024 |
69.9%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.43 ft
2025 |
5.58 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.13 ft
2025 |
5.19 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
24.6
2025 |
60
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
27
2024 |
33
2024 |
Higher education index |
16
2025 |
43
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
3.12
2012 |
11.3
2022 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
38.9
2019 |
13.9
2019 |
Visa free countries |
58
2025 |
140
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
48.3%
2017 |
96.3%
2024 |
English speaking |
82.7%
2023 |
14%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
23.5%
2023 |
68.5%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$99.7
2022 |
$1,472
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$62
2022 |
$547
2022 |
Life expectancy |
62.5 years
2025 |
80 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
19.9%
2022 |
0.41%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.18
2022 |
1.73
2021 |
Age at first childbirth |
19.1 years
2025 |
n/a |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
628
2023 |
37
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
72.9
2023 |
13.3
2023 |
Obesity rate |
17.4%
2022 |
37.1%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
9.2%
2024 |
11.1%
2024 |
Air quality index |
19
2025 |
79
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
8.2%
2022 |
5.2%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
2.86 liters
2020 |
4.66 liters
2020 |
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