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References
- ↑ "2008 Population and Housing Census Final Results" (PDF). LISGIS. May 2009. p. 14. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ "Montserrado County Development Agenda" (PDF). Republic of Liberia. 2008. pp. 4, 29. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ "Greater Monrovia, Liberia - Administrative Boundaries Overview" (PDF). ReliefWeb. Liberia Institute of Statistics & Geo-Information Services. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ "Liberia Housing Profile" (PDF). United Nations Human Settlements Programme. 2014. pp. 14–15, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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