It does have substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources. However, the economic and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development, following a 11year civil war. Sierra leone has been a source of and destination for refugees. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about sierra leone 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Book aid international returned to supporting sierra leone in 2016. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 2019 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Sierra leone is located on the west coast of africa, north of the equator. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. There is also a massive shortage of textbooks, and it is not uncommon for four or five students to share a single book. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources.
Sierra leone is an extremely poor african nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution. Sierra leone is one of 28 countries in africa where female genital mutilation fgm is known to be practiced. Sierra leone is a muslim majority country, with the overall muslim population at 78% of the population, though there is an influential christian minority that makes up about 21% of the population. Blood diamonds goodreads meet your next favorite book. Sierra leones youthful and growing population is driven by its high total fertility rate tfr of almost 5 children per woman, which has. At the end of the activity, students are asked to write a well developed paragraph that clearly communicates their impression of sierra leone. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone 2015 information contained here. Sierra leone, in west africa, is a country flanked by guinea in the north, liberia in the southeast and the atlantic ocean in the southwest. Sierra leone answers are found in the world factbook powered by unbound medicine.
Popular sierra leone books meet your next favorite book. The most pressing longterm threat to stability in sierra leone is the potential for political insecurity surrounding elections in july 2007. Africa sierra leone the world factbook central intelligence. It is bordered by guinea to the northeast, liberia to the southeast, and the atlantic ocean to the southwest. The world factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational. After the abolition of the slave trade in 1807, british crews delivered thousands of africans liberated from illegal slave ships to sierra leone, particularly freetown. The country is also rich in diamonds and other minerals. Education in sierra leone is legally required for all children for six years. Sierra leone gained its independence in 1961, and became a republic 10 years later with siaka stevens as the first president. It is bordered by liberia to the southeast and guinea to the northeast. Sierra leone is a country in west africa the official name of the country is the republic of sierra leone it is bordered by guinea to the northeast, liberia to the southeast, and the atlantic ocean to the southwest the official language is english as of 1 january 2017, the population of sierra leone was estimated to be 6,670,368 people it is the 117th largest country in the world. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone 20 information contained here.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about sierra leone 2019 should be addressed to the cia. Us citizens should make sure their passport will not. Jan 25, 2015 despite these opportunities, education in sierra leone continues to face significant hurdles. Sierra leone is extremely poor and nearly half of the workingage population engages in subsistence agriculture. The original portuguese name, serra lyoa lion mountains, referred to the range of hills that surrounds the harbour. At independence, sierra leone had a higher gdp than malaysia and singapore. It is bounded on the north and east by guinea, on the southeast by liberia and on the southwest and west by the atlantic ocean. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone 2018 information contained here. As of 1 january 2017, the population of sierra leone was estimated to be 6,670,368 people. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone government 2020 information contained here. The country has relied on mining, especially diamonds, for its economic base. Its political process is largely based on the multiparty system of britain.
Since then, the country has faced the huge challenges of civil war, conflict, corruption and mismanagement of natural resources. By early december, it is estimated to have killed about 1,660 people in sierra leone, and there were about 7,635 suspected and confirmed cases of it in the country, according to the centers for disease control. While it possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, its physical and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development. Javascript is not currently enabled on your browser. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
Decades of governmental neglect and civil war have decimated the population and left widespread poverty throughout the country. Following the american revolution, a colony was established in 1787 and sierra leone became a destination for resettling black loyalists who had originally been resettled in nova scotia. European ships were unable to land along much of the west african coast due to lack of safe anchorage. The book blood diamonds written by greg campbell is a great book that really opens up your eyes to see what has been happening in sierra leone in the 90s and 2000s. The british set up a trading post near presentday freetown in the 17th century. Facts about sierra leone interesting and fun facts about. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone 2019 information contained here. List of books and articles about sierra leone history. Blood diamonds really shone light onto the issue bringing more awareness to it, just like the move did aswell. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
Mosquitoes are a problem in sierra leone because they can carry malaria, which can cause illness and death to both people and animals cia fact book. Considering the structure, the book sets for scholars, an adhoc platform for discussion that could give rise to significant political and economic analysis. Sierra leone is an extremely poor nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution. Interesting facts about sierra leone just fun facts.
The bank of sierra leone was established to serve as an agency that would build up a reputation for the highest standards of management and integrity. One of the bigger problems in sierra leone is deforestation, which is caused by rapid population growth, over harvesting wood, expanding cattle grazing, and slash burning the burning of many. Sierra leones civil war internally displaced as many as 2 million people, or almost half the population, and forced almost another half million to seek refuge in neighboring countries 370,000 sierra leoneans fled to guinea and 120,000 to liberia. It covers a total area of 71,740 km and has an estimated population of 5. About sierra leone sierra leone is the lowestranked country of the 177 countries in the undp human development index. Freetown, the capital, is a sprawling urban center with 1. The sierra leone civil war caused the destruction of 1,270 primary schools. The sierra leone estuary became a focal point for trade and interaction between africans and europeans because of its exceptional harbor, starting in the mid15th century. This has been better since the end of the civil war. The official name of the country is the republic of sierra leone. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone economy 2015 information contained here.
The sierra leone civil war 19912002 was a civil war in sierra leone that began on 23 march 1991 when the revolutionary united front ruf, with support from the special forces of charles taylors national patriotic front of liberia npfl, intervened in sierra leone in an attempt to overthrow the joseph momoh government. What west africas resilience can teach the world about covid19 allafrica news. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone 2020 information contained here. It took some doing, but on april 25, 1822, this group moved off the lowlying islands and took possession of the highlands behind cape mesurado, thereby founding presentday monrovia, which was named after u.
Sierra leone is a constitutional democracy in western africa, which borders the north atlantic ocean, liberia and guinea. The fact is, the days of grabbing political power by violence means or by war are gone with foday sankoh ruf and also with his libyan green book lieutenants and johnny paul koroma of afrc. While it possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, its physical and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to. Since the end of the civil war in 2002 the economy is gradually recovering with a gdp growth rate between 4 and 7%. Two thirds of the adult population of the country are not able to read. It is the worst outbreak since the virus was first identified almost 40 years ago.
Female genital mutilation in sierra leone also known as female genital cutting is the common practice of removing all or part of the females genitalia for cultural and religious initiation purposes, or as a custom to prepare them for marriage. It is bordered by the atlantic ocean in the west, by guinea in the north and east, and by liberia in the south. Sierra leone the new humanitarian this article is part of a special report in collaboration with the 2020 fragile states index examining the impact of state fragility on crisis response and prevention. It became the second permanent african american settlement in africa, after freetown, sierra leone. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone 2009 information contained here. According to the cia world fact book on sierra leone, there is a total of 11,300km of roads paved and unpaved which puts the country 2nd in the world in this category. Cia world fact book, 2004sierra leone wikisource, the. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about sierra leone 2018 should be addressed to the cia. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about sierra leone 20 should be addressed to the cia. A shortage of schools and teachers has made this impossible. Originally, the trade involved timber and ivory, but later it expanded to slaves. Cdc provided technical and strategic support in epidemiology. Guinea borders the nation to the northeast, liberia to the southeast, and to the southwest is the atlantic ocean. With a land area of 27,699 square miles 71,740 square kilometers, it is slightly smaller than the state of south carolina.
Apr 05, 2018 sierra leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt. In 2001, 67% of all schoolage children were out of school. Female genital mutilation in sierra leone wikipedia. Agricultural production, the countrys main economy, is coming in at aboveaverage levels. Sierra leones civil war internally displaced as many as 2 million people, or almost half the population, and forced almost another half million to seek refuge in neighboring countries 370,000. An outbreak of ebola hit sierra leone in march 2014.
Most banks closed during the rebel attacks of the late 1990s. The sierra leone estuary became a focal point for trade and interaction between africans and europeans because of its exceptional harbor. Here you will find the latest information, sourced from the cia world factbook and other public domain references around the internet. Activities from march 11 to may 4, 2020 south africa reliefweb. Education in sierra leone and its struggling school system. Apr, 2012 sierra leone is an extremely poor african nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution. And the government is working to bring stability to families who are still vulnerable, helping them build resilience with food and income so they can thrive. The country possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, but it is still recovering from a civil war that destroyed most institutions before ending in the early 2000s. More than 40 percent of primary school teachers are untrained. Sierra leone is a country in western africa with inhabitants of different ethnicities.
Despite these opportunities, education in sierra leone continues to face significant hurdles. The republic of sierra leone lies between latitudes 7 and 10 n and longitudes 10 and 14 w on the west coast of africa, covering an area of 71 740 km2. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about sierra leone 2009 should be addressed to the cia. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. The literacy rate among 15 to 24yearolds is below 60 percent, and. Facts and information about sierra leone sierra leone web. Heres a bit on sierra leone to give you a taste of what it contains. Using the cia fact book website, students answer questions about sierra leone. Sierra leone, a former british colony, is now a constitutional republic comprising of. Land sierra leones 350mi 560km atlantic coastline is made up of a belt. Sierra leone is situated on the atlantic ocean in west africa, nestled between guinea in the north and east, and liberia in the south. Sierra leone has a tropical climate with a diverse environment ranging from savanna to rainforests, a. Cia world fact book, 2004sierra leone wikisource, the free. Sierra leone world factbook relief central unbound medicine.
If you can enable it, the close window button will. The long civil war ruined much of sierra leone s rural and urban infrastructure. More than 700 cdc staff served on over 1,000 deployments to sierra leone, making it cdcs largest outbreak response ever in a single country. Sierra leone suffered the highest number of fatal cases. Sierra leone is bounded by guinea to the north and northeast, liberia to the south and southeast, and the atlantic ocean to the west. The 1991 to 2002 civil war between the government and the revolutionary united front ruf resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million peop. The sierra leone web cannot guarantee that they are always accurate or up to date.
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