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Sierra Leone
Since years the scene of horrible battlefields, and therefore unfortunately seemingly taking the same violent road as some of the other African countries.
Basic information
Capital: Freetown
Population: 6mln
Religions: Predominantly Muslim, indigenous beliefs, Christian
Languages: English, Mende, Temne, Krio
Climate: Tropical and humid all year. Between November and April, it is very hot and dry, although the coastal areas are cooled by sea breezes. In December and January, the dry, dusty Harmattan wind blows from the Sahara. During the rainy season between May and November, rainfall can be torrential.
Currency: Leone (SLL)
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Exact population: 6,005,250 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 29.6%; male: 39.8%; female: 20.5%
Ethnicities: 20 native African tribes 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century), refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians
Area: Total: 71,740 sq km; land: 71,620 sq km; water: 120 sq km
Land boundaries: Total: 958 km; border countries: Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km
Terrain: Coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east
Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m
Imports: Germany 14%, Cote d''Ivoire 10.7%, UK 9.1%, US 8.4%, China 5.6%, Netherlands 5%, South Africa 4.1% (2004)
Exports: Belgium 61.6%, Germany 11.8%, US 5.4% (2004)
Industries: Diamonds mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair
Source: CIA World Factbook
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