SIERRA LEONE SIERRA LEONE REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE APRIL 27 1961 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION OCTOBER 1 1991 POPULATION 5296651 1999 EST AREA 27699 SQ MI CAPITAL FREETOWN FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY MAIN INDUSTRIES MINING LIGHT MANUFACTURING FORESTRY TOURISM AGRICULTURE COCOA COFFEE PALM KERNELS RICE CASSAVA BANANAS SWEET POTATOES NATURAL RESOURCES DIAMONDS RUTILE BAUXITE IRON ORE GOLD PLATINUM CHROMITE CURRENCY LEONE GDP 2.7 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 530 1998 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL KRIO TRIBAL LANGUAGES RELIGIONS ISLAM ANIMIST CHRISTIANITY LITERACY RATE 31 LIFE EXPECTANCY 46 YEARS MALE 52 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 46 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 17 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
