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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Republic of Sierra Leone   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1808, Sierra Leone became a British colony, which it remained until halfway the 20th century, when the process of de-colonisation was commenced.
Much of Sierra Leone's coastline consists of mangrove swamps, with the exception of the peninsula on which the capital city Freetown is located.
The rest of Sierra Leone is mostly plateau (about 300 m above sea level) covered by forests, with mountains in the east of the country (highest point Loma Mansa[?], 1,948 m).
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Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic with a directly elected president and a unicameral legislature.
Sierra Leone is bordered by Guinea to the north and northeast, Liberia to the south and southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Sierra Leone is one of the world's largest producers of industrial diamonds and gemstones, the country also produces gold and titanium ores.
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 Sierra Leone - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa.
Sierra Leone is divided into three provinces and one area, subdivided in turn into fourteen districts.
Sierra Leone is the worst nation in the world for childbirth, having the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), or risk of maternal death, of any country.
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 Demographics of Sierra Leone
The indigenous population of Sierra Leone is made up of 18 ethnic groups.
In the past, Sierra Leoneans were noted for their educational achievements, trading activity, entrepreneurial skills, and arts and crafts work, particularly woodcarving.
Sierra Leone's MMR is the worst of any country in the world, according to the 2000 WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA report.
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 BCZ Encyclopedia - Sierra Leone
Europeans used the land as a source for slaves, but in 1787, the now capital Freetown was established as city for liberated slaves.
The rest of Sierra Leone is mostly plateau (about 300 m above sea level) covered by forests, with mountains in the east of the country (highest point Loma Mansa, 1,948 m).
Sierra Leone is an extremely poor nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution.
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 999 Sierra Leone
The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Spanish version: Sierra Le³n, and in turn, from the Portuguese Serra-Le£o Serra Leoa which stands for "lioness mountains." It was an important centre of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Much of Sierra Leone's coastline consists of mangrove swamps, with the exception of the peninsula on which the capital city Freetown is located.
The MMR of Sierra Leone according to a report from the World Health Organization in the year 2000 is 2,000 maternal deaths per live 100,000 births.
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 TradePort Country Profiles from World Trade Press
Mende is the principal vernacular in the south, and Temne is spoken in the north.
Sierra Leone's overall adult literacy is around 31.4 percent.
Sierra Leone has had respectable GDP growth since 2000, primarily due to its mining sector.
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 Demographics of Sierra Leone
About 60,000 are Krio, the descendants of freed slaves who returned to Sierra Leone from the British Isles and North America and slave ships captured on the high seas.
In the past, Sierra Leoneans were noted for their educational achievements, trading activity, entrepreneurial skills, and arts and crafts work, particularly woodcarving.
Sierra Leone's MMR is the worst of any country in the world, according to the 2000 WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA report.
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 Sierra Leone Truth & Reconciliation Commission: Volume 2: Chapter 1: Executive Summary
Since Sierra Leone’s economy depends essentially on revenues from its mineral resources, the Commission deemed it important to examine how mineral resources were used by successive governments, how they may have contributed to the war and the extent to which combat groups exploited them to sustain and replenish their activities.
Sierra Leonean youths were recruited (either by force or by persuasion) from Liberia, Ivory Coast and parts of Sierra Leone for the rebellion in 1991.
Upon entry into Sierra Leone, the RUF was essentially dominated by youths who were less educated and less ideologically conscious than their predecessors in the Sierra Leonean ‘revolutionary’ groups of the 1980s.
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 Meteoroloo.com :: Sierra Leone - diamonds from sierra leone
sierra leone physical map It is bordered by Guinea on the north and Liberia on the southeast, with the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest.
In May 2000, map of sierra leone and surrounding countries the situation in the country deteriorated to such an extent that British troops were deployed in Operation Palliser to evacuate foreign nationals.
Sierra Leone is the worst nation for childbirth 419 sierra leone sports scam sierra leone in the world, having the highest Maternal sierra leone culture Mortality Ratio, or risk of maternal death, military structure of ruf in sierra leone of any country.
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 Sierra Leone - Information from Reference.com
Sierra Leone's 350-mi (560-km) Atlantic coastline is made up of a belt (average width 30 mi/50 km) of low-lying mangrove swamps, except for the mountainous Sierra Leone Peninsula (on which Freetown is situated).
Sierra Leone's economy is predominantly agricultural, with most of its workers engaged in subsistence farming.
The hope was to remove the British forces from Sierra Leone so they could retake the capital Freetown alongside the RUF and then enact their second plan, unimaginatively called 'Kill all your family' in which they planned to kill the leaders of the elected government and all their families.
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 Countries: Sierra Leone
Geography Much of Sierra Leone's coastline consists of mangrove swamps, with the exception of the peninsula on which the capital city Freetown is located.
Economy Sierra Leone is an extremely poor nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution.
Demographics There are about 20 different tribes living in Sierra Leone, which together make up about 90% of the population.
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Protestant missionaries were active there, and in 1827 they founded Fourah Bay College, where Sierra Leoneans were educated and became active as missionaries, traders, and civil servants along the Sierra Leone coast and on Sherbro Island as well as in other regions in West Africa, especially among the Yoruba people.
Taylor’s plan was to use the RUF to force the government of Sierra Leone to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States Military Group (ECOMOG) that was preventing him from seizing the Liberian capital, Monrovia.
Sierra Leone is the setting for Hugh Paxton's horror/action novel Homunculus(first published in hardback ISBN 978-0230000490 by Macmillan UK in October 2006 and now available in paperback (March 2007), ISBN 978-0230007369).
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 Sierra Leone
In 1808, Sierra Leone became a British Crown Colony, which it remained until halfway through the 20th century, when the process of de-colonisation was commenced.
Although there has been a significant amount of news coverage of the war in Sierra Leone, a comprehensive review of the conflict based on extensive field research—using a methodology known as Conflict Mapping—is available here.
Sierra Leone is the worst nation for childbirth in the world, having the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio, or risk of maternal death, of any country.
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 Sierra Leone information - Search.com
Sierra Leone is divided into three provinces and one area, and subdivided into 14 districts.
The rest of Sierra Leone is mostly plateau (about 300 m or 1,000 ft above sea level) covered by forests, with mountains in the northeast of the country (highest point Loma Mansa, 1,948 m; 6,391 ft).
Sierra Leone is the worst nation in the world for childbirth, having the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), or risk of maternal death, of any country.
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 Sierra Leone in TutorGig Encyclopedia
The literal meaning is "Lion Mountains." During the 1700s Sierra Leone was an important centre of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The written history of Sierra Leone began in 1462, when the Portuguese explorer Pedro da Cintra landed and named the country.
Sierra Leone is divided into three provinces and one area, and subdivided into 14 districts.
www.tutorgig.com /ed/Sierra_Leone   (1454 words)

  
 Sierra Leone, Geography of Sierra Leone, History of Sierra Leone, Population of Sierra Leone,Wild Life in Sierra Leone, ...
Sierra Leone is situated on the west coast of Africa.
This area was called Sierra Leone (the Lion Mountains) by the Portuguese explorer Pedro de Cintra in 1462.
Demographics of Africa Africans may be grouped according to whether they live north or south of the Sahara Desert; these groups are called North Africans and Sub-Saharan Africans, respectively.
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 directopedia : Directory : Sports : Soccer : CAF : Sierra Leone   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sierra Leone became a one-party state in the early 1970s.
Although there has been a significant amount of news coverage Sierra Leone's "rebel war," particularly concerning the 1999-2001 period, a comprehensive review of the conflict based on extensive field research; using a method known as Conflict Mapping is available here.
The rest of Sierra Leone is mostly plateau (about 300 m above sea level) covered by forests, with mountains in the northeast of the country (highest point Loma Mansa, 1,948 m).
www.directopedia.org /directory/Sports-Soccer/CAF-Sierra_Leone.shtml   (1435 words)

  
 Sierra Leone Deforestation Rates and Related Forestry Figures
Sierra Leone is home to at least 2090 species of vascular plants, of which 3.5% are endemic.
Sierra Leone is an extremely poor African nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution.
The fate of the economy depends upon the maintenance of domestic peace and the continued receipt of substantial aid from abroad, which is essential to offset the severe trade imbalance and supplement government revenues.
rainforests.mongabay.com /deforestation/2000/Sierra_Leone.htm   (855 words)

  
 Sierra Leone: Report on War-Related Sexual Violence
The formal completion of the disarmament process in Sierra Leone was announced by the United Nations on January 11, 2002, and the UN Security Council approved continuing UN support for the Sierra Leone peace process and elections scheduled for May 2002.
Among these recommendations, PHR strongly urges the Government of Sierra Leone to actively engage in large-scale public education of women, men and youth on sexual violence and human rights of women, especially demilitarized soldiers, working in collaboration with local non-governmental organizations and women's groups at the community level.
The Government of Sierra Leone should also immediately address the needs of survivors of sexual violence through the provision of health services, referral and transportation assistance, culturally appropriate counseling, and long-term efforts to encourage community acceptance and assistance for rape survivors and their families.
www.africaaction.org /docs02/sl0201.htm   (2433 words)

  
 Sierra Leone   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Spanish version: Sierra León, and in turn, from the Portuguese Serra-Leão, which stands for "lioness mountains." It was an important centre of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The written history of Sierra Leone began in 1462, when Portuguese explorers first landed and named the country "Lion Mountains".
Although there has been to significant amount of news coverage of the war in Sierra Leone, a comprehensive review of the conflict based on extensive field research—using a method known as Conflict Mapping—is available here.
www.abcworld.net /Sierra_Leone.html   (1177 words)

  
 Sierra Leone : Information and resources about Sierra Leone : School Work Guru   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sierra Leone : Information and resources about Sierra Leone : School Work Guru
Europeans used the land as a source for slaves, but in 1787, the now capital Freetown was established as city for former slaves living in London.
In 1808, Sierra Leone became a Crown Colony, which it remained until halfway through the 20th century, when the process of de-colonisation was commenced.
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Template:Infobox Country or territory Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa.
Template:Main Sierra Leone is divided into three provinces and one area, subdivided in turn into fourteen districts.
Template:MapLibrary Much of Sierra Leone\'s coastline consists of mangrove swamps, with the exception of the peninsula on which the capital city Freetown is located.
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 Sierra Leone: An Obscure Battlefield in the War on Terrorism
Sierra Leone’s internal environment offers one final advantage to terrorists: lack of government oversight over the diamond industry that is predominately monopolized by unscrupulous Lebanese merchants.
Sierra Leone is a Muslim country on the precipice where external pressures, like in the past, will decisively influence the country.
In the final analysis, Sierra Leone remains on the periphery of global terrorism, but it is important that policymakers begin to examine the factors and possibilities discussed here--even as the U.S.-led war on terrorism is focused on the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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 Demographics of Sierra Leone: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
Demographics of Sierra Leone: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
note: by the end of 1999 refugees from Sierra Leone are assumed to be returning
Post a link to definition / meaning of " Demographics of Sierra Leone " on your site.
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 Campaign for Good Governance Poll - March 2003 - Sierra Leone Web
For these two institutions to succeed it is vital for the people of Sierra Leone to understand, co-operate and support them in their quest to bring justice and lasting peace to the country.
As it is presumed that the demographics of the country including tribal background, income, and political views vary significantly by province or district as the case might be.
The next most significant demographic variation would be among people in different locations at any given time, such as on the street, in an office or at the farm.
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 The Significance of Debt Cancellation to the Socio — Economic Development of Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone News
The Sierra Leone economy as a result of these measures is growing higher than the average for the world, 7.5%, and the projections in the future is that it will continue to grow.
The median age of the Sierra Leone population is 25 years; the next 5-10 years will thus be very productive, as the population will be in their higher spending twenties and thirties.
Sierra Leone is one country that I may hasten to say has been lucky in all this, as the international community has supported us materially, economically and emotionally Over 4 billion US dollars was spent by the international community alone to prosecute and bring the war to conclusion.
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Sierra Leone   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sierra Leone: Under Sierra Leonean law, adoptive parents are currently required to be resident in Sierra Leone for six months and to...
Forced from their homes by a brutal, decade long civil war (1991-2002) in Sierra Leone, the members of the band represent the thousands of untold stories that exist amongst the survivors of the civil war.
Through the uplifting music and emotional stories of these six characters, we begin to understand the brutal realities of a war so often dismissed by the mass media and are witness to the ability of individuals to sustain hope and create art in a landscape dominated by rage and loss....
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