Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is located in Western Africa. It is located northwest of Liberia and is about half the size of Illinois.
- Sierra Leone's major exports include diamonds, rutile,cocoa, coffee, and fish
- Sierra Leone's GDP per capita is $1,400 and its GDP real growth rate is 13.3%
- Sierra Leone's population is 5,612,685 people
- The life expectancy of the country is 56.98 years old
- 43.3% of the population over the age of 15 is literate
- There are 57,700 people in this country living with HIV/AIDS
- Sierra Leone has a constitutional democracy; it won it's independence from the United Kingdom on April 27, 1961
- Ernest Bai Koroma was re-elected president in 2012
- Sierra Leone's main occupations are diamond mining, iron ore, rutile and bauxite mining, small scale manufacturing, petroleum mining, and small commercial ship repair.
- The official language is English
- Sierra Leone's natural resources include diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, and chromite
- Sierra Leone's highest point is Mount Loma Mansa which is 6,391 feet