Sierra Leone

Running head : SIEERA LEONE

Sierra Leone : a story of a country

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In this ,we will introduce Sierra Leone , a country that has a wealth ,which has lead to a conflict and a war .First , an overview of country is introduced ,a long with a statement of the country 's problems like diamond problem that lead the country to war and what maybe the most effective solution in achieving a desirable solution then , a discussion of the

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Language 4

National currency 4

Prenciple religion 5

Cities 5

Principle products and exports 5

Government 5

The economy 5

The story of the war 6

The bad effect of this war 7

Reccomendation 8

References 10 Sierra Leone

Country overview Sierra Leone has an area of 71 ,740 km (the Operational Quality and Knowledge Services Unit for the Africa Region of the world bank , 2006 p92 ) with a Population : 5 ,233 ,000 (July 2000 estimate (Schl 'ter , 2006 br

.202 .It gained independence in 1961 (Sierra Leone , 2002 ,

.21 .Sierra Leone is located on the Atlantic coast of West Africa between the countries of Guinea and Liberia . Its broad coastal belt , covered by dense mangrove swamps , gives way to wooded hills and gently rolling plateaus in the interior . The mountainous southeastern portion of the country features peaks up to 6 ,000 feet high . The climate of Sierra Leone is extremely hot and humid , with average rainfall of about 200 inches along the coast . Dense tropical rain forest covers portions of the country 's land area (21 . Europeans first visited Sierra Leone in 1460 when Portuguese explorer Pedro de Cintra landed on the coast . He named the area Sierra Leone , meaning Lion Mountains ' because of the beauty of its mountains (21

Language

English (official Krio , Temne , Mende , Limba (26

National currency

Leone (26

Principle religion

Muslim 60 , Traditional 30 , Christian 10 (26

Cities

Freetown (capital , 669 ,000 (1990 est Bo , Koindu , Kenema , Maken (26

Principal products and exports

Agricultural : coffee , cocoa , palm kernels , rice , palm oil , peanuts livestock , fish Manufacturing : mining , beverages , textiles , cigarettes footwear , petroleum refining Mining and of course diamond (26

Government

Independence from Britain in 1961 . Republic with president elected by universal suffrage . Governing bodies : 80-seat House of Representatives (legislative body , with 68 members selected by popular vote Ministers of State , appointed by the president . President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah has ruled Sierra Leone since 1998 (26

The economy

Before the outbreak of war in 1991 , the economy of Sierra Leone was based on agriculture and mining . Agriculture employed most of the population , with coffee and cocoa being the main export crops . The bulk of the nation 's export revenues came from...