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	Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
		Much of Sierra Leone's coastline consists of mangrove swamps, with the exception of the peninsula on which the capital city Freetown is located.
		Sierra Leone is also the worst country for childbirth, having the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio, or risk of maternal death, of any country.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/s/si/sierra_leone.html (824 words)

	Encyclopedia: Sierra Leone
		The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Spanish version: Sierra LeÃ³n, and in turn, from the Portuguese Serra-LeÃ£o [or Serra Leoa] which stands for "lioness mountains." It was an important centre of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
		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.
		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.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sierra-Leone (4117 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sierra Leone : Economy (Sierra Leone Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sierra Leone's economy is predominantly agricultural, with most of its workers engaged in subsistence farming.
		Sierra Leone has limited rail and highway networks, which mostly serve the central and western parts of the country.
		Sierra Leone's leading trade partners are the European Union countries, the United States, and COte d'Ivoire.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SierraLe-economy.html (337 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sierra Leone's short-term prospects depend upon continued adherence to IMF programs and continued external assistance.
		Sierra Leone continues to rely on significant amounts of foreign assistance, principally from multilateral donors.
		Sierra Leone is a member of the UN and its specialized agencies, the Commonwealth, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Development Bank (AFDB), the Mano River Union (MRU), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and the Non-Aligned Movement.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/sierraleone9406.html (2399 words)

	Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sierra Leone has a typical tropical climate characterised by very hot dry season, which starts from late November and ends in May, and rainy season, which starts from April and ends in Mid-November.
		Sierra Leone lies on the west coast of Africa between Latitudes 7 oN and 10 oN and Longitudes 10 oW and 13 oW.
		In Sierra Leone the history of agricultural research dates back to the colonial period when agricultural schools, colleges, experimental stations, botanical gardens and extension were established.
	www.hridir.org /countries/sierra_leone (417 words)

	Sierra Leone Foundation
		Sierra Leone is situated on the west coast of Africa between latitudes 10° and 13° west and longitudes 7 and 100 north, and covers an area of some 71,620 km2.
		The estimated population of Sierra Leone in 2001 was 5.43 million and there was an overall population density of 76 persons/km2.
		Sierra Leone has a high annual population growth rate of (2001) Freetown, the capital, is the largest city.
	www.sierraleone-foundation.org (564 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Sierra Leone is situated on the west coast of Africa and shares borders with Guinea and Liberia, Its 400 km coastline overlooks the North Atlantic Ocean.
		Sierra Leone is a constitutional democratic republic with a directly elected president and a unicameral parliament of 124 seats.
		Sierra Leone enjoyed the support of the wider Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), of which it is a member, in its several attempts to resolve the RUF rebellion.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744991317 (2070 words)

	SIERRA LEONE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sierra Leone is located on the western coast of Africa between Liberia and Guinea.
		The capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and is the largest city in Sierra Leone.
		Sierra Leone is approximately the size of South Carolina and has roughly 30% (1.4 million) more people.
	www.usd.edu /~clehmann/pop_prob/sierra/v3_slide0004.htm (54 words)

	Gateway to Land and Water Information
		Sierra Leone lies between 6° 55' N and 10° 00'N and longitude 10° 16'w and 130° 18'N. It is bounded on the west by the Atlantic ocean, on the north by Guinea and the south-east by Liberia.
		Sierra Leone is in the lowland humid tropics.
		The soils of Sierra Leone are ferralitic; they have been grouped in to 12 soil associations (Table 2) on the basis of soil attributes that are important for land suitability and can be easily measured.
	www.fao.org /ag/agl/swlwpnr/reports/y_sf/z_sl/sl.htm (2856 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, is half the size of Illinois.
		The Portuguese were the first Europeans to explore the land and gave Sierra Leone its name, which means “lion mountains.” Freetown, on the coast, was ceded to English settlers in 1787 as a home for fls discharged from the British armed forces and also for runaway slaves who had found asylum in London.
		The protection of children and the quest for truth and justice in Sierra Leone.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107959.html (925 words)

	Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights Background on Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone is located in Western Africa and Borders with Liberia (South West and South East) and Guinea (North-West and North East).
		During the first decades of settlement in Sierra Leone, the area occupied by repatriated free slaves was controlled by the Sierra Leone Company which maintained contacts with the local tribes while the settlers supported themselves with farming.
		In 1896 the Colony and protectorate of Sierra Leone was established to limit French colonial ambitions in the region.
	www.mnadvocates.org /Background_on_Sierra_Leone.html (2452 words)

	Sierra Leone Bibliography - Compiled by Peter C. Andersen - Sierra Leone Web
		Coke, Thomas, "An interesting narrative of a mission, sent to Sierra Leone, in Africa by the Methodists, in 1811, to which is prefixed, an account of the rise, progress, disasters, and present state of that colony: the whole interspersed with a variety of remarkable particulars," Paris and Son [London], 1812.
		Sierra Leone Company, "Substance of the reports delivered by the court of directors of the Sierra Leone Company, to the general court of proprietors, to which is prefixed memoirs of Naimbanna, an African prince," printed for Thomas Dobson [Philadelphia], 1799.
		Sierra Leone Company, "Substance of the report of the court of directors of the Sierra Leone Company, delivered to the general court of proprietors, on Thursday, the 26th day of February, 1795," printed by James Phillips [London]; printed by Thomas Dobson [Philadelphia], 1795.
	www.sierra-leone.org /bibliography.html (9884 words)

	The Situation in Sierra Leone
		The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) had arrived in November 1999 to oversee the Lomé Peace Agreement between the RUF and the Sierra Leone government.
		The root of the crisis in Sierra Leone, however, lies beneath the surface of the conflict.
		The British established Freetown in 1792 as a settlement on the Sierra Leone harbor for freed slaves.
	www.ius.edu /SocialScience/ModelUN/SierraLeone.htm (3434 words)

	Afrol Sierra Leone Index Page: Links to Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy.
		The Sierra Leone Chiefdoms Vulnerabilty Analysis Web site is based on an analysis by the European Union of the conditions in the northern and eastern provinces of the country.
		Friends of Sierra Leone is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 by a small group of returned Peace Corps Volunteers, soon joined by their Sierra Leonean friends.
	www.afrol.com /Index/countries/sierraleoneindex.htm (2873 words)

	1Up Travel > Sierra Leone > Travel & Tourism \| Tourist Guide to Sierra Leone
		In the past, Sierra Leoneans were noted for their educational achievements, trading activity, entrepreneurial skills, and arts and crafts work, particularly woodcarving.
		In 1652, the first slaves in North America were brought from Sierra Leone to the Sea Islands off the coast of the southern United States.
		During the 1700s there was a thriving trade bringing slaves from Sierra Leone to the plantations of South Carolina and Georgia where their rice-farming skills made them particularly valuable.
	www.1uptravel.com /international/africa/sierra-leone (2447 words)

	The Health Sector in Sierra Leone: CGG - 28 February 2002 - Sierra Leone Web
		The Constitution of Sierra Leone states that "The State shall direct its policy towards ensuring that there are adequate medical and health facilities for all persons".
		Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world with an annual per capita GDP of 270,000Le ($117), yet its people have to pay directly for everything in the public health service.
		Pubic hospitals in Sierra Leone must be reformed as a matter of the utmost urgency, irrespective of the progress made towards decentralisation.
	www.sierra-leone.org /cgg-health.html (11948 words)

	African Studies Center \| Sierra Leone Page
		On 22 October 1999, the Security Council established UNAMSIL (United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone) to cooperate with the Government and the other parties in implementing the Lome Peace Agreement and to assist in the implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration plan.
		On 27th March, 1963, the Bank of Sierra Leone Act became law and the Bank began operation on 4th August, 1964, the day Sierra Leone changed to the decimal system of currency.
		The Center for Media, Technology and Education (C-MET) is an NGO established in Freetown in June 2000 with a mission to build Sierra Leone's media capacity through training and education in new technologies and human rights awareness.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/S_Leone.html (435 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sierra Leone : Land (Sierra Leone Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		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).
		The eastern half of the country is mostly mountainous and includes Bintimane Peak, Sierra Leone's loftiest point (6,390 ft/1,948 m), located near the Guinea border.
		Several rivers, including the Great Scarcies (which makes up a section of the boundary with Guinea) and the Mano (which forms part of the border with Liberia), flow through the country to the Atlantic.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SierraLe-land.html (271 words)

	Sierra Leone - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		It is bound by Guinea to the north and northeast, Liberia to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and southwest.
		(4.) The Sierra Leone Peninsula which is a mountainous area with a strip of flat land at the foothill of the mountains.
		John Bangura unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the government and in Apr. 1971 Sierra Leone became a republic with Stevens as President.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/sierrale.htm (1266 words)

	Sierra Leone on the Internet
		Sierra Leone is introducing the Internet in its educational institutions in the year 2002.
		Sierra Leone "civil society membership organisation dedicated to the promotion of transparency, accountability and integrity in government." Has a list of local officials, their party affiliation and positions.
		Was the primary export earner for Sierra Leone before the civil conflict of the 1990s providing about 50% of the total foreign exchange earnings of the government.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/sierra.html (3432 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Western Guinean lowland forests (AT0130)
		On the Freetown peninsula of Sierra Leone, charcoal consumption is reported to be higher now than in the last two centuries (Cline-Cole 1987), with charcoal and firewood supplying 80 percent of the total energy demand (Davidson 1985).
		The recent civil conflicts in Sierra Leone and Liberia have resulted in serious damage to forests, as a result of mining, logging and bushmeat hunting (Lebbie 1998, Garnet and Utas 2000).
		Mining is a locally intense and destructive practice in Sierra Leone and a primary cause of habitat destruction in parts of that country (Bakarr 1992).
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0130_full.html (4549 words)

	Sierra Leone Flights, Freetown Flights - Kevin McPhillips Travel - Geography
		Located on the West African coast, the country is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
		Sierra Leone is of tropical climate with a rainy season May through October, the balance of the year representing the dry season.
		Sierra Leone has an average year round temperature of 80 degrees.
	www.astraeusairlines.com /sierra_leone_geography.htm (172 words)

	sierrale.htm
		At the moment, Sierra Leone has only one major dam, the 68metre-high Guma dam, supplying water to Freetown.
		The predominant type of farming in Sierra Leone is the bush fallow system, with holdings ranging from 0.5 to 2 ha.
		As water resources have never been a serious constraint to development in Sierra Leone, no base exists for their management, nor does there exist any comprehensive water resources development policy or strategy (except for the water supply and sanitation sector).
	www.fao.org /waicent/faoinfo/agricult/aquastat/SIERRALE.HTM (1196 words)

	People Of Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		If you would like to use this flag of Sierra Leone or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this map of Sierra Leone or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this information for Sierra Leone or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/sierra_leone_country_people.shtml (401 words)

	Report: War-Related Sexual Violence in Sierra Leone
		I visited Sierra Leone on official mission in August 2001 to study the issue of violence against women committed during the conflict and to identify key measures and initiatives needed to ensure the rights of women in the aftermath of the conflict.
		This report comprehensively documents the widespread nature of sexual violence in Sierra Leone during the conflict and is a valuable tool for those who have been fighting for women’s human rights to be put on the agenda as a matter of priority.
		The second phase of research was undertaken by PHR together with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) between January and February 2001.
	www.phrusa.org /research/sierra_leone/report.html (1575 words)

	BUBL LINK: Sierra leone
		Sierra Leone: Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone
		A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Sierra Leone, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language.
		Basic reference information about Sierra Leone, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/s/sierraleone.htm (365 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The 1991 to 2002 civil war between the government and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about one-third of the population), many of whom are now refugees in neighboring countries.
		However, the gradual withdrawal of most UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) peacekeepers in 2004 and early 2005, deteriorating political and economic conditions in Guinea, and the tenuous security situation in neighboring Liberia may present challenges to the continuation of Sierra Leone's stability.
		While it possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, its economic and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/sl.html (1100 words)

	Sierra Leone - Definition of Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone in Encyclopedia - DictionaryWords.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sierra Leone - Definition of Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone in Encyclopedia - DictionaryWords.net
		After several setbacks, the end to the eleven-year conflict in Sierra Leone may finally be near at hand.
		With the support of the UN peacekeeping force and contributions from the World Bank and international community, demobilization and disarmament of the RUF and Civil Defense Forces (CDF) combatants has been completed.
	www.dictionarywords.net /find/word/Sierra%20Leone (189 words)

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