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Sierra Leone

1.) President: Ernest Bai Koroma

2.) Geography: Sierra Leone is part of the western african side. It is bordering the north Atlantic Ocean. Also it is between Guinea and Liberia. Size; slightly smaller than South Carolina. Climate: is usually tropical, but it is hot and humid too. From May to December it is the summer season which means it is rainy. The winter dry season takes place from December to April.

Economy: GDP Per Captia is: $900.00 a year. The labor force is 2.207 million, but it is only that low becausse the overall age is 19 years old. Current account balance is -$277.8 million. Population below the poverty line is 70.2%.(2004)

Population: 5,363,669 The age structure is 0-14 years:41.8% 15-64 years: 54.5% 65+ years: 3.7% Median age: male: 18.6 years female: 19.5 years. Life expectancy is ag 57 years. The birth rate is 38.46/1,000. The death rate is 11.73/1,000.

Social Structure: Religion is; 60% Muslim, 10% Christian, and 30% indigenous beliefs. 1.6 million people use mobile phones and 32,800 people use land lines. Also there are 14,900 internet users too.

3.) Ernest Bai Koroma was a memeber of Parliament of Sierra Leone. He was in offic there from 2002-2007. His professions were an insurance Broker, Businessman, and a teacher. Mr. Koroma's religion is Christian. He was born October 2,1953. So right now he is 57 years old. His political party is the All People's Congress, or the APC.

4.) Guinea has contribuated troops to peackeeping opperations with Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone and Liberia have also signed a non-aggression pact in 2007 with eachother.But Mr. Koroma disapproves of the president of Zimbabwea because he doesn't approve of his political views.

5.) Safety and Rule of Law: The 1962 constitutional amendment sttes that if you were born of a negro mother, you can still apply to become a true citizen. Also Mr.Koroma works on the race discrimination projects.

5.) Participation and Human Rights: Sierra Leone was ranked overal a 52% total, so they are about in the middle for the overall ranking for this category. In Sierra Leon, women are not treated usually as any different than men. Research has shown that a typical man will get about 13 years of education, but a women is not far off because they get overall 11 years of education too. Also their millitary will definatley acecpt men and women to, to join their forces. Finally women too are treated just as equal when it comes to getting a job, but their are some rare cases when a man might be favored over a women, but thoses cases are always normal.

5.) Sustainable Economic Opportunity: Sierra Leone's overall Sustainable Economic Opportunity is a 42%. So clearly they need to work on how they deal with the economic growth. It is probably so low because overall teh country is a very young country so if the overall oldest age is 19, than less people will be enititled to working conditons.

5.) Human Development: Our overall score for this category was a very low 39%, which is very surpirsing to me. It was very surprising to me becuse Sierra Leone has been known for their great millitary accetence with all different types of people. Also their president has been working very hard to make the health care system work for all sorts of people their. So I geuss it could be maybe agian the low job rankings because afterall Sierra Leone is a relitivaly young country.

Works Cited:

(Secondary Source) "Cia The World Factbook." //Sierra Leone//. Central Intelligence Agency, 10 Apr. 2007. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .

(Secondary Source) "Major MRU Summit Kicks Off Tomorrow." //Africa News Service// 18 July 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 29 Sep. 2011.

(*Primary Source*) "President Koroma 'we are building a new Sierra Leone': as Sierra Leone celebrates 50 years of independence on 27 April, an upbeat President Ernest Bai Koroma says the country should not be defined by its past. 'We have worked very hard to put our past behind us. We are now a country that is moving upward with a development direction, it is democratic, and it is one of the most secure countries you can find in the world'." //New African// May 2011: 49+. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 29 Sep. 2011.

Quotes: President Koroma 'we are building a new Sierra Leone' "We have worked very hard to put our past behind us. We are now a country that is moving upward with a development direction, it is democratic, and it is one of the most secure countries you can find in the world"