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 * || __** Sierra Leone **__


 * [|**Nation**] || [|**Region**] || [|**Area (square miles)**] || [|**Population**] || [|**Real GDP (per capita)***] || [|**Adult literacy**] || [|**Infant mortality (per 1,000 births)**] || [|**Life expectancy (male)**] || [|**Life expectancy (female)**] ||
 * Sierra Leone || Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa) || 27,699 || 5,245,695 || $679 || 39% || 154 || 46 || 49 ||
 * United States of America || Americas (North America) || 3,794,100 || 310,232,863 || $45,592 || 99% || 6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">77 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">81 ||  ||

__Population Density__: 189 in Sierra Leone; 82 in USA

__Birth Rate__: 38.79 births/1,000 population in Sierra Leone; 13.83 births/1,000 population in USA __Death Rate__: 11.97 deaths/1,000 population in Sierra Leone; 8.38 deaths/1,000 population

__GDP per capita__: This is an abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product, which is the total value of all goods, services, agricultural produce and minerals extracted in a country or area, usually in one year. In this case, it is Sierra Leone and as you see in the table above the GDP is very low, not even making a fifth of what we do. Since they were torn by a civil war, it makes since that they are still recovering.

__Languages Spoken__: English, Mende, Temne, Krio

__Monetary Unit__: 1 US Dollar = 4,272.20 Sierra Leone Leone. As you can see, the Leone is a very cheap piece of currency. Imagine having to spend about 1000 Leones on a piece of bubble gum.

__Leones__:

__Government, History & Economics__: Believe it or not, their government and independence is very similar to what happened to the USA. First of all, they were once controlled by the UK, like us back in the late 1700s until we claimed independence, however, they did not claim independence from the UK until April 27th 1961. They have also had many debates over what type of government they should have. Some of these debates and arguments have resulted in civil wars. The last war was between 1991 and 2002, but democracy has slowly been reestablished with a new president, Ernest Bai Koroma. I like to think of their nation as us about 150 years ago, but with more technology. Currently they are poor because of the war, but they are making a recovery because they have a good harbor and good agriculture.

Sierra Leone's president:

Livestock & Agriculture: Their livestock consists mostly of goats, cattle, and sheep. Their agriculture is important because they do not have very much money for trade, so they rely on this for food, money, pretty much the well being of the country. African Cattle:

Faming:

Religions: Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30%

__Political Map of Sierra Leone__: __Physical Map of Sierra Leone__:

__The Flag of Sierra Leone__: The green represent the land and its resources, the white represents unity and justice, and the blue represents the natural harbor of their capital, Freetown.

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