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Sierra Leone

Flag of Sierra Leone`s

Sierra Leone and neighbors

• Small country in a West Coast of Africa.

• Bounded with Republic of Guinea and Liberia.

• Capital: Freetown.

• Population: 4,6 million.

• Languages:Krio, English, Temme, Mende.

History of Sierra Leone

• 1460. First Portuguese navigators reached the region.

• Sierra Leone- lion mountains.

• Well known harbor for Europeans.

• 1808- Freetown and entire peninsular became a British colony.

• 1961. Entire country was declared independent.

• 1971. Sierra Leone became a republic.

• First president- Siaka Stevens.

• Current president- Ahmad Tejan Kabbah

• Sierra Leone history is very unclear.

Sierra Leone`s economy

• Sierra Leone is extremely poor.• Two-thirds of working people engaged with

agriculture.• Manufacture for the domestic market.• Major source of hard currency -diamonds.• Internal warfare.• Aid from aboard.

Sierra Leone`s Climate

• Tropical climate with two basic seasons.

• Two prevailing winds.

• Average temperature between 21°C- 31°C.

Sierra Leone`s entertainment

• Music struggling through a recession.

• Musicians are playing `70 disco sounds.

• Cinema is dormant if not even extinct.

• Theater almost extinct

Sierra Leone• Very young country.

• Very poor country.

• Underdeveloped country.

• Very hot climate.

• Very unknown country.