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SIERRA LEONE

Capital
Freetown

Area
71,740 square km (1 km = 0.62 miles), bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea to the north and east and Liberia to the southeast.

Language
English is the official language. Temne, Mende and Krio are also spoken. Krio serves as the commercial language in the capital.

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PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu


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MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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thumb for MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization 24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

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MAP: Global malaria 2008

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thumb for MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009 20 Feb 2009 12:38:00 GMT
MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009

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Jobs

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Related links


  • ACCORD

  • AllAfrica Sierra Leone headlines

  • Crisis Watch Barcelona 2004

  • CrisisWeb

  • Human Rights Watch

  • afrika.no

  • Observatorio de Crisis Barcelona 2004 (en castellano)

  • Radio Netherlands

  • ReliefWeb

  • Sierra Leone government

  • Sierra Leone Web – including government information

  • Truth & Reconciliation Commission

  • UNHCR

  • University of Pennsylvania resources

  • U.S. Committee for Refugees

  • WorldNews Network

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