The world factbook 2004 printed version provides a snapshot of the world as of 1 january, 2004. World fact book provides latest demography world news from the most comprehensive global news network on the internet. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. It does have substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources. Sierra leone is an extremely poor nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution. Western africa, bordering the north atlantic ocean, between cote divoire and sierra leone geographic coordinates. The long civil war ruined much of sierra leone s rural and urban infrastructure. The cia s world factbook available at most university libraries is now available online with keyword searching by telnet to.
Cia world fact book, 2004liberia wikisource, the free. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. S cia world factbook the best country factbook available. This profile contains information on history, geography, people. This is a snapshot of the cia world fact book as it existed on 26 march 2005. 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 has substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. Sierra leone is situated on the atlantic ocean in west africa, nestled between guinea in the north and east, and liberia in the south. Centre for intercultural learning sierra leone cia world fact book sierra leone sierra leone destination guides sierra leone doing business in sierra leone world bank economic freedom sierra leone embassy of sierra leone flag of sierra leone. A brief, comprehensive study of sierra leone kindle edition. The current system of government in sierra leone, established under the 1991 constitution, is modeled on the following structure of government. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about sierra leone 2015 should be addressed to the cia. A peace agreement, signed on 7 july 1999, offers hope that the country will be able to.
As of 1 january 2017, the population of sierra leone was estimated to be 6,670,368 people. This entry includes the name of the factbook reference map on which a country may be found. A transitional government composed of rebel, government, and civil society groups. Potomac books publishes a commercial version of the world factbook in order to extend the limited audience reached by the cias own publication. National geographics latest travel stories about sierra leone travel. Sierra leone has been a source of and destination for refugees. A brief, comprehensive study of sierra leone ebook. The cost of sierra leone s imports is considerably higher than its earnings from exports. The entry on geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some. 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. Diamonds were first discovered in sierra leone in 1930 in july 1999, following over eight years of civil conflict, negotiations between the government of sierra leone and the revolutionary united front led to the signing of the lome peace agreement under which the parties agreed to the cessation of hostilities, disarmament of all combatants and the formation of a government of national unity. Cia the world factbook references flags of the world. It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, fromafghanistan to zimbabwe.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about sierra leone 2009 should be addressed to the cia. Sierra leone new dawn president george manneh weah has warmly congratulated the government and people of the republic of togo on the occasion marking the observance of the 60th independence anniversary of that west african state. Javascript is not currently enabled on your browser. Chief of state, head of government, and minister of defense president julius maada bio since april 4, 2018. Freetown, the capital, is a sprawling urban center with 1. We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. Sierra leone cia world factbook the best country factbook. Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in sierra leone freetown. He and his wife, chris woolwinemoen, produced thousands of awardwinning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers and parents with their geography and map questions. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone economy 2020 information contained here. Climate information for sierra leone including average temperature, rain and snowfall totals. At the end of the activity, students are asked to write a well developed paragraph that clearly communicates their impression of sierra leone. Maps and geography syria abyz news links syria amnesty international report 2015 syria background notes. Ghana the world factbook central intelligence agency.
The long civil war ruined much of sierra leones rural and urban infrastructure. Africa liberia the world factbook central intelligence agency. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about sierra leone 20 should be addressed to the cia. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about sierra leone 2018 should be addressed to the cia. Cia world fact book, 2004sierra leone wikisource, the free. It is bordered by the atlantic ocean in the west, by guinea in the north and east, and by liberia in the south. For additional and more current information on leadership in selected foreign countries, see chiefs of state. The search for africas fighting spirit by tim butcher, a long way gone by ishmael beah, sierra leone by k. Interesting facts about sierra leone just fun facts. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone 2020 information contained here. Originally the trade involved timber and ivory, but later it expanded into slaves. Sierra leone has limited rail and highway networks, which mostly serve the central and western parts of the country.
Note that boundary representations on these maps are not necessarily authoritative. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone 20 information contained here. Although rich with diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, and chromite cia, 2003, thanks to an 11year war, and corrupt leaders it is now amongst the poorest country in the world. Sierra leone s 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. Heres a bit on sierra leone to give you a taste of what it contains. 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. The cias world factbook available at most university libraries is now available online with keyword searching by telnet to. Sierra leone is extremely poor and nearly half of the workingage population engages in subsistence agriculture. News and analysis on population size and growth, migration, refugees and more. 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.
Sierra leone is split up into four different provinces. The economy of sierra leone is that of a least developed country with a gross domestic product. The world factbook has completed its travel facts project. In 1971 the republic of sierra leone was established. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. 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.
However, the economic and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development. Sierra leone is a constitutional republic with a directly elected president and a unicameral legislature. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Cia world fact book, 2004sierra leone wikisource, the. For more on the agencys mission, visit our strategic intent. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Portions of this site are based on the cia world fact book, a publicdomain work. It is bordered by guinea to the northeast, liberia to the southeast, and the atlantic ocean to the southwest. The sierra leone estuary became a focal point for trade and interaction between africans and europeans because of its exceptional harbor. Department of state bbc country profile syria centre for intercultural learning syria cia world fact book syria syria.
The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone government 2020 information contained here. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone geography 2020 information contained here. Sierra leone is an extremely poor african nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone 2015 information contained here. The official name of the country is the republic of sierra leone. National geographics latest travel stories about sierra leone. The information regarding sierra leone on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Sierra leone law resource page with links to the sierra leone constitution, sierra leone government, sierra leone law firms, sierra leone law, sierra leone legal research, and sierra leone law guide. Agricultural production, the countrys main economy, is coming in at aboveaverage levels.
The western area where freetown, the countries capital is located, is the smallest in land size by far, but has a population almost as large as the other provinces fage. 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. Guide to legal research in sierra leone globalex guide to law online library of congress. 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.
Best on sierra leone 14 books goodreads share book. If you can enable it, the close window button will. Reports video center related links home library publications. Truth on the internet, sierra leone while jessica and i visited sierra leone earlier this month, we gave presentations to terri khonsari s technical center families without borders, and the university of makeni in makeni, and at fourah bay college university of sierra leone in freetown to about 300 students in all. Despite its high tfr, sierra leones population growth is somewhat tempered by high infant, child, and maternal mortality rates that are among the worlds. He and his wife, chris woolwinemoen, produced thousands of awardwinning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers. John moen is a cartographer who along with his wife are the orignal founders of. Since the end of the civil war in 2002 the economy is gradually recovering with a gdp growth rate between 4 and 7%. Geography sierra leone is a country that is hot and humid, has mountainous inlands, a swampy coastal line, and is scattered with rainforests from the coast to the middle of sierra leone. Just about the whole eastern part of sierra leone is mountainous and the highest peaks reach just above 6,000 feet middleton. Northern, southern, eastern, and western area fage.
The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Nine newly added travel facts from luxembourg, new caledonia, norfolk island, saint barthelemy, san marino, seychelles, slovakia, suriname, and vanuatu bring the final total to 222 193 countries and 29 dependencies. 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. 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. The online factbook is updated periodically throughout the year. However, the economic and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development, following a 11year civil war. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sierra leone 2009 information contained here. In 2008 its gdp in ppp ranked between 147th world bank and 153rd cia largest in the world. Sierra leone people 2015, cia world factbook photius. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. A brief, comprehensive study of sierra leone kindle edition by cia author, state department author. Rebel attacks on monrovia, coupled with two years of unimposed sanctions for taylors meddling in sierra leones civil war, finally prompted taylors abdication from power in august 2003. Portions of this site are based on the cia world fact book, a public.
Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Despite its high tfr, sierra leones population growth is somewhat tempered by high infant, child, and maternal mortality rates that are among the worlds highest. On april 27, 1961, sierra leone became an independent state within the commonwealth. Sierra leone somalia south africa south sudan sudan. The british set up a trading post near presentday freetown in the 17th century.
Heres a bit on sierra leone to give you a taste of what it. It became the second permanent african american settlement in africa, after freetown, sierra leone. Since 1991, civil war between the government and the revolutionary united front ruf has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people well over onethird of the population many of whom are now refugees in neighboring countries. Using the cia fact book website, students answer questions about sierra leone. 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. In 2008 its gdp in ppp ranked between 147th world bank and 153rd cia largest in the. President weah applauds togo and sierra leone on independence observance allafrica news.
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