Foreign Trade in Sierra Leone
Business in Sierra Leone, Freetown, Kenema, Makeni, Temne, Mende
Sierra Leone (Salona in Krio language) is a
West African country
- Sierra Leonean capital is Freetown
- Largest Sierra Leonean cities by population:
- Freetown (West urban district, 1 million inhabitants)
- Bo (Bo district, 150,000 inhabitants)
- Kenema (Kenema district, 129,000 inhabitants)
- Makeni (Bo district, 83,000)
- Koidu Town (Kono district, 80,000)
- Lunsar (Port Loko district, 24,000 inhabitants)
- Port Loko (Port Loko district, 23,000 inhabitants)
- Pandebu-Tokpombu (Kenema district, 20,000 inhabitants)
- Kabala (Koinadugu district, 19,000 inhabitants)
- Main Sierra Leonean economic activities: gold and diamond mining
- Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world
- 66% of the Sierra Leonean adult are illiterate
- Sierra Leone share borders with Guinea (Guéckédou) and Liberia
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- Doctorates: African Business, World Trade, Global Logistics
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- Total Sierra Leonean area: 71,740 km²
- Total Sierra Leonean population: 7 million inhabitants
- 2000: 4 million inhabitants
- Average density: 76 inhabitants per square kilometer
- In 2008, 37% of the Sierra Leonean married women were in polygamous union
- Climate of Sierra Leone: tropical
- Calling code of Sierra Leone: 232
- Country code top-level domain of Sierra Leone: .sl
- Currency of Sierra Leone: Leone
The four provinces of the Republic of Sierra Leone are:
- West
Zone
- Urban district (Freetown)
- Rural district (Waterloo)
- East province (landlocked). The districts of the East province are:
- Kailahun (Kailahun)
- Kenema (Kenema)
- Kono (Koidu)
- Southern Province. The districts of the Southern Province are:
- Bo (Bo)
- Bonthe (Bonthe)
- Moyamba (Moyamba)
- Pujehun (Pujehun)
- North province. The districts of the North province are:
- Bombali (Makeni)
- Kambia (Kambia)
- Koinadugu (Kabala)
- Port Loko
- Tonkolili (Magburaka)
Trade Organisations (Sierra Leone)
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
- Mano River Union (MRU)
- African Development Bank
- African Union
- AUDA-NEPAD
- Economic Commission for Africa
Logistics in Sierra Leone:
Sierra Leone has the largest African natural port
- Main port cities: Bonthe, Freetown, Sherbro Island and Pepel.
- 800 kilometres of navigable waterways in Sierra Leone
Access to the Dakar-Lagos Corridor
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Roads: Conakry (Guinea) and Monrovia (Liberia)
Lungi International Airport
Religion in Sierra Leone
- Islam (78% of the Sierra Leonean population)
- African Traditional Religions
- Christianity (21%)
Peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians
Main languages and ethnicities Sierra Leonean
The official language of Sierra Leone is English (only
spoken by 15% of the Sierra Leonean).
Sierra Leonean African languages (in
million speakers):
- Krio (Creole, Niger-Congolese) is spoken by
90% of the Sierra Leonean
- Mendé (30% of the population)
- Temne (25% of the population)
More than sixteen ethnicities live in Sierra Leone.
- Temne (North of Sierra Leone and Freetown, represent 35% of the population, 85% are Muslims)
- Mende (South-east
of Sierra Leone, 31% of the population, 70% are Muslims)
Krio (descendants of the freed African-American and Antillean slaves) are an important minority.
History of Sierra Leone
- 15th Century: occupation of Sierra Leone by Mandinka, Mendé, Temne and Soussou
- 1460: arrival of the first Portuguese
- 16th Century: Slave Trade
- 1787: Freetown is bought by the English. Former slaves importation
- 1792: British colony
- 1961: Independence
from the United Kingdom
- 1991 - 2002: Sierra Leonean civil war (soldier childs)
- 2014: Ebola hatching
- Sierra Leone is currently at peace
Higher Education in Sierra Leone
- Fourah Bay College (the oldest West African University, founded by the English in 1827)
- University of Makeni
- University of Njala (Bo district)
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