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Sierra Leone

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Background :

Democracy is slowly being reestablished after the civil war from 1991 to 2002 that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about one-third of the population). The military, which took over full responsibility for security following the departure of UN peacekeepers at the end of 2005, is increasingly developing as a guarantor of the country's stability. The armed forces remained on the sideline during the 2007 presidential election, but still look to the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) - a civilian UN mission - to support efforts to consolidate peace. The new government's priorities include furthering development, creating jobs, and stamping out endemic corruption. 

Location :

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

8 30 N, 11 30 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -13.31
North 10.00
East -10.28
South 6.93

Area :

total 71 740 square km
land 71 620 square km
water 120 square km

Land boundaries :

total 958 km
Guinea (gn) 652 km
Liberia (lr) 306 km

Coastline :

402.00 km

Climate :

tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April) 

Terrain :

coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 1 948 metres

Natural resources :

bauxite chromite
diamonds gold
iron ore titanium ore

Land use :

arable land 7.95 %
permanent crops 1.05 %
other 91.00 %

Irrigated land :

300 square km

Natural hazards :

dust storms harmattan winds
torms

current issues :

rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleted natural resources; overfishing 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Environmental Modification
Law of the Sea Marine Life Conservation
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution
Wetlands

Population :

5 132 138 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.18 %
Birth rate 39.08 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 5.00 children born/woman
Death rate 12.22 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -5.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 41.70 %
15-64 years 54.70 %
65 years and over 3.60 %

Median age :

total 17.50 years
male 17.20 years
female 17.80 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 0.96 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.84 male(s)/female
total population 0.94 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 81.86 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 55.25 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 52.86 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 57.71 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 1.70 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 55 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 3 300

Religions :

Muslim 60.00 %
Christian 10.00 %
indigenous beliefs 30.00 %

Languages :

English  
Mende  
Temne  
Krio  

Literacy :

total population 35.10 %
male 46.90 %
female 24.40 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Sierra Leone
conventional short form Sierra Leone
local long form Republic of Sierra Leone
local short form Sierra Leone

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 SL
ISO Numeric 694
ISO3 SLE
FIPS SL
ccTLD sl
English Sierra Leone

Administrative divisions :

3 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western* 

Capital :

name Freetown
geographic coordinates 8 30 N, 13 15 W
time difference 0.00

International organization participation :

ACP AU
AfDB C
ECOWAS FAO
G-77 IAEA
IBRD ICAO
ICCt ICRM
IDA IDB
IFAD IFC
IFRCS ILO
IMF IMO
IOC IOM
IPU ISO (correspondent)
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
NAM OIC
OPCW UN
UNAMID UNCTAD
UNESCO UNIDO
UNIFIL UNMIS
UNMIT UNWTO
UPU WCO
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1961-04-27 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1961-04-27

Executive branch :

President Ernest Bai KOROMA

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 4 530 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 2 064 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 2.00 %
PPP - per capita 900 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 49.00 %
industry 31.00 %
services 21.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 2 207 000 people
Population below poverty line 70.20 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 62.90
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 11.70 %
Current account balance - 63 000 000 $
Debt external 1 610 000 000 $
Military expenditures 2.30 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.60 %
highest 10% 33.60 %

Budget :

revenues 96 000 000 $
expenditures 351 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

cattle cocoa
coffee fish
palm kernels palm oil
peanuts pigs
poultry rice
sheep

Industries :

cigarettes commercial ship repair
diamond mining footwear
manufacturing petroleum refining
textiles

Energy :

Electricity Production 80 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 74 400 000 kWh
Oil Production 3 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 9 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 502 bbl/day
Oil Imports 8 316 bbl/day

Value :

216 000 000 $

Commodities :

cocoa coffee
diamonds fish
rutile

Value :

560 000 000 $

Partners :

China (cn) 10.20 %
United States (us) 7.80 %
Belgium (be) 6.60 %
United Kingdom (gb) 6.50 %
Cote dIvoire 6.20 %
India (in) 5.60 %
Thailand (th) 5.10 %

Commodities :

chemicals foodstuffs
fuels and lubricants machinery and equipment

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 31 500
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 1 008 999
FM Radio broadcast stations 9
Television broadcast stations 2
Internet Country code (ccTLD) sl
Internet Hosts 273
Internet Users 13 900

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 1
Heliports 2
Roadways - total 11 300 km
Roadways - paved 904 km
Roadways - unpaved 10 396 km
Waterways 800 km

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