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The current population of Sierra Leone is 8,950,180 as of Friday, May 10, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1. Sierra Leone 2023 population is estimated at 8,791,092 people at mid year. Sierra Leone population is equivalent to 0.11% of the total world population. Sierra Leone ranks number 102 in the list ...
Jun 30, 2023 · Ibrahim Hashim. Sierra Leone has been identified as the second poorest country in the world based on its GDP per capita, according to the latest report by Royal Rankings. With a population of approximately eight million people, Sierra Leone’s GDP per capita stands at a meager USD 472. The country has been grappling with a severe economic ...
Sep 18, 2017 · Sierra Leone is a West African country near the Atlantic Ocean. The neighbouring countries include Guinea which borders it to the North east and Liberia to its South East. Sierra Leone as a country lies between latitude and longitude 12.2 degrees west and 8.5 degrees north respectively.
Sep 23, 2015 · Abstract. Underscoring the unique potential that this region has for the study of the African Diaspora, this article situates the slave trading fort on Bunce Island and the Sierra Leone hinterland in the wider context of Atlantic history. In doing so it underscores the need to view Atlantic exchanges within their specific cultural and ...
Sep 29, 2023 · Russia takes the top spot as the world’s largest rough diamond producer, mining close to 42 million carats in 2022, well ahead of its peers. Carat is the unit of measurement for the physical weight of diamonds. One carat equals 0.200 grams, which means it takes over 2,265 carats to equal 1 pound. Russia’s large lead over second-place ...
May 4, 2016 · The West Africa Ebola crisis of 2014-15 killed more than 11,000 people, caused economic and social disruption in a massive scale, and left tens of thousands of children orphaned. In Sierra Leone, schools were closed for eight months, resulting in a lost year of learning. With the closure of schools and banning of public gatherings, Sierra ...
Dec 1, 2023 · ++ Sierra Leone has been a source of and destination for refugees. Sierra Leone's civil war internally displaced as many as 2 million people, or almost half the population, and forced almost another half million to seek refuge in neighboring countries (370,000 Sierra Leoneans fled to Guinea and 120,000 to Liberia).
