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	Sierra Leone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Spanish version: Sierra León, and in turn, from the Portuguese Serra-Leão [or 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.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sierra_Leone (1233 words)

	Sierra Leone. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		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.
		Sierra Leone was a minor source of slaves for the transatlantic slave trade during the 17th and 18th cent.
	www.bartleby.com /65/si/SierraLe.html (2204 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sierra Leone's second largest recorded export is bauxite, mined in the Sherbro area by a Swiss firm.
		Sierra Leone has one of the world's largest deposits of rutile, a titanium ore used as paint pigment and welding rod coatings.
		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)

	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)

	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)

	SESRTCIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sierra Leone is almost circular in shape and located on the South-western part of the great bulge of West Africa.
		Agriculture is the backbone of Sierra Leone’s economy with a majority of the workforce engaged in plantations of around 70 different crops.
		Sierra Leone has the world’s largest deposits of rutile (a mineral used to manufacture paints and alloys) mostly located in the South-western part of the country.
	www.sesrtcic.org /members/sle/slehome.shtml (261 words)

	SIERRA LEONE
		On behalf of my President and the Government and people of Sierra Leone, I extend deepest condolences to the United Nations Secretary General, the United Nations family and the families of all those that perished in that attack.
		Sierra Leone has in- recent years repeatedly reiterated her faith in the United Nations as the only organization that can hold this crisis-ridden world together.
		We are of the firm conviction that the hundreds of thousands of lives that have been lost in the West African sub-region, especially in Sierra Leone and Liberia, would have been saved if such a functional relationship, predicated on proactive conflict prevention, had existed between the UN and ECOWAS.
	www.un.org /webcast/ga/58/statements/siereng030925.htm (1693 words)

	FACT SHEET: The Republic of Sierra Leone at a Glance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		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.
		Sierra Leone's customs authorities may enforce strict regulations concerning export from Sierra Leone of gems and precious minerals such as diamonds and gold.
	deploymentlink.osd.mil /deploy/info/africa/sierra_leone/index.shtml (1082 words)

	Republic of Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone acquired independence from Britain in 1961 and becomes a member of Britain's Commonwealth of Nations.
		In 1978 a new constitution declared Sierra Leone a one party state, that party being the All People's Congress.
		In July, 1997, Sierra Leone was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations.
	www.fsmitha.com /world/s-leone.htm (403 words)

	Sierra Leone: President: Sierra Leone's Railway Treasure Preserved
		A collection of the remains of what was once the Sierra Leone Railway, the major commuter network linking the capital Freetown with the rest of the country since colonial days, has been finally rescued and put on display as one of Sierra Leone's preserved heritage.
		The Sierra Leone Railway started its first passenger train service to the provinces in 1898 and since that time the train had been the major commuter facility between Freetown in the Western Area and the hinterland, up to Pendembu in eastern Sierra Leone.
		Davies informed his audience that he started the rehabilitation of the remains of the Sierra Leone Railway in September 2004, and since then the Colonel and his team were able to clean and renovate thirteen pieces of the remains of the railway, ranging from passenger coaches to coal and diesel engines.
	www.statehouse-sl.org /slrail-mus-mar12.html (534 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone ["Lion Mountain"] has been embroiled in a civil war that began in March 1991, as the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) attempted to overthrow successive governments.
		Sierra Leoneans were noted for their educational achievement, trading activity, entrepreneurial skills, and arts and crafts work, particularly wood carving.
		Sierra Leone is rich in minerals and is one of the world's most important sources of large diamonds.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/sierra_leone.htm (4264 words)

	Resource Information Center Sierra Leone: Background information on the Republic of Sierra Leone Military Force (RSLMF) ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Republic of Sierra Leone Military Force (RSLMF) is the national army responsible for external defense; however, during the civil war, the RSLMF and the police force provided internal security.
		The conflict in Sierra Leone began in 1991 when the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) led a guerilla campaign to end the 23-year one-party rule by the All People's Congress (APC).
		According to the U.S. Department of State Sierra Leone desk officer, those involved in the coup, including the RUF and AFRC, have been given full amnesty and pardon for their actions (U.S. Department of State 22 Dec. 1999).
	uscis.gov /graphics/services/asylum/ric/documentation/SLE00001.htm (1271 words)

	Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Loretto Clinic in Makeni, Sierra Leone supported over 26,000 patient attendances in 1997 and is likely to see more than this every year.
		The Loreto Clinic is a general outpatient clinic in Makeni, the provincial capital of the Northern province, Sierra Leone.
		With the re-establishment of the elected government in Sierra Leone we hope to revive this programme.
	www.mom.org.au /_sierraleone.html (781 words)

	Sierra Leone (09/05)
		Sierra Leone is a republic with an executive president and a multi-party system of government.
		Much of Sierra Leone’s recovery will depend on the success of Government of Sierra Leone efforts to limit official corruption, which many feel was the chief culprit for the country’s descent into civil war.
		Sierra Leone is a member of the UN and its specialized agencies, the Commonwealth, the African Union (AU), 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 (NAM).
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5475.htm (3787 words)

	Sierra Leone: President: UK Government renews commitment to Sierra Leone's development.
		Sierra Leone has demonstrated that, with the right commitment, peace can be attained even in the bleakest of situations.
		And Sierra Leone is committed to tackling some of the root causes of conflict such as corruption and misgovernance.
		The UK supports this timetable, which will be based on an assessment of Sierra Leone's ability to take responsibility for its own security.
	www.statehouse-sl.org /pressreleases/uk-commit-press-july22.html (245 words)

	The Sierra Leone Notebook
		Sierra Leone (see-air-uh lee-ohn) is a small country on the west coast "hump" of Africa (see map below), latitude 7°00 and 10°00 North and longitudes 10°50 and 13°00 West.
		It is bounded on the North-West and North-North-East by the Republic of Guinea.
		Sierra Leone became a republic in 1971 with Siaka Stevens as the first president.
	www.vreug.com /sl.html (475 words)

	Elections in Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa.
		Sierra Leone has a population of around 5,7 million on 71,620 km².
		The country is a presidential democratic republic, divided in 3 provinces and 1 area.
	www.electionworld.org /sierraleone.htm (199 words)

	Sierra Leone (Country Profiles from National Geographic MapMachine) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sierra Leone is on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, with coastal swamps rising to interior plateaus and mountains.
		Named "lion mountain" by a 15th-century Portuguese explorer, Sierra Leone was a British colony from the early 19th century until 1961.
		In 2002 Sierra Leone emerged from a decade of civil war, with the help of some 17,000 UN peacekeepers.
	plasma.nationalgeographic.com /mapmachine/profiles/sl.html (118 words)

	Sierra Leone -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		A republic of West Africa and member of the Commonwealth, Sierra Leone lies on the Atlantic Ocean.
		The city lies on the rocky Sierra Leone Peninsula at the seaward tip of a range of wooded hills.
		Until it became independent in 1958, the Republic of Guinea was the overseas territory of French Guinea in the Federation of French West Africa.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9110795 (761 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, is half the size of Illinois.
		The Bulom people were thought to have been the earliest inhabitants of Sierra Leone, followed by the Mende and Temne peoples in the 15th century and thereafter the Fulani.
		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.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107959.html (925 words)

	Peace Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra ...
		The upkeep and welfare of the encamped combatants shall be the primary responsibility of the Government of Sierra Leone in conjunction with the Commission for the Consolidation of Peace, assisted by the international community.
		The Government of Sierra Leone shall ensure the return to barracks of those units of the army not required for normal security duties and the downsizing of the Armed Forces of Sierra Leone (RSLMF), taking into account the security needs of the country.
		In the pursuit of the reconstruction, rehabilitation and socio-economic development of Sierra Leone as a matter of the utmost priority, special attention shall be given to rural and urban poor areas, war victims, disabled persons and other vulnerable groups.
	www.usip.org /library/pa/sl/sierra_leone_11301996.html (2432 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's diplomatic missions abroad
		Brussels : Sierra Leone Embassy – Brussels, Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone
		Hungary : Consulate of the Republic of Sierra Leone - Budapest, Hungary, 1025 Budapest, Pusztaszeri ut/33A, Tel : 36-1-32-59-752
		Netherlands : Consulate of the Republic of Sierra Leone - G.Van Amstelstraat 1, P.O.Box 618,
	www.visitsierraleone.org /missionsabroad.asp (1072 words)

	Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sierra Leone, with landline penetration of under 0.5%, typifies the traditional African market for telecommunications.
		However, Sierra Leone is now poised to benefit from substantial economic growth driven by political stability, deregulation and considerable foreign investment.
		Datatel GSM was formed in December 2003 as a joint venture between Gateway Communications International and Datatel Connections and was issued with a GSM License by the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone in December 2003.
	www.gatewaycomms.com /full/sierra2.htm (623 words)

	Ethnologue: Sierra Leone
		BASSA [BAS] 5,000 in Sierra Leone (1991 D. Slager UBS); 347,600 in Liberia (1991 L. Vanderaa CRC); 353,000 in all countries.
		(LANDOGO) [LOK] 115,000 in Sierra Leone, or 3% of the population (1989 J. Kaiser TISLL) 4,000 in Guinea (1993 Johnstone); 119,000 in all countries.
		(DJALLONKE, DYALONKE, JALONKE, YALUNKE) [YAL] 28,000 in Sierra Leone, or 0.7% of the population (1989 J. Kaiser TISLL); 146,800 in Guinea (1991 Vanderaa); 13,000 in Senegal (1991 Vanderaa); 10,000 in Mali (1991); 187,800 in all countries.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/pater/ethno/Sier.html (1361 words)

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