Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone (Above: The Sierra Leone flag)
(Howard, James L. Flag of Sierra Leone. Digital image. Flagpedia.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2013)
Sierra Leone. A small country, smaller than South Carolina in the U.S, it’s located along the Western side of Africa between Guinea and Liberia and besides the North Atlantic Ocean. Sierra Leone is ran by a president, who is both chief of state and of the government. Whoever is elected president; will serve to a maximum of “5-year terms” () The current president is Ernest Bai Karma, who’s been in office since 2007. Besides there being a president, there are also District Councilor’s for each of the 12 districts in this country;
To the Right: The 12 districts of Sierra Leone
(Hernadez, Christopher P. Sierra Leone Districs. Digital image. JobsPapa. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2013) Although Sierra Leone is almost the same size of South Carolina, Sierra Leone is home to 5,612,685 people! The general population of Sierra Leone practices the religions of “Muslimism, which is 60% of the population and 10% Christianity” (“Central Intelligence Agency." The World Factbook. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.). The majority of Sierra Leones population speaks English, the official language of the country, but there are other languages are also used in Sierra Leone;
· Mende - a language that is used mostly in the South area of Sierra Leone
· Temne – A language mostly used in the North area of Sierra Leone
· Krio- A language that is usually spoken only by descendants of Jamaican’s in certain areas of the country The land of Sierra is known for being rich with diamonds. They were given the nickname “Blood Diamonds”, because of all the bloodshed they have caused in the past. These diamonds have caused much tension with neighboring countries because of their high value. These diamonds also lead to Civil wars among the people of Sierra Leone, which lasted from 1991 – 2001. Sadly most
(Howard, James L. Flag of Sierra Leone. Digital image. Flagpedia.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2013)
Sierra Leone. A small country, smaller than South Carolina in the U.S, it’s located along the Western side of Africa between Guinea and Liberia and besides the North Atlantic Ocean. Sierra Leone is ran by a president, who is both chief of state and of the government. Whoever is elected president; will serve to a maximum of “5-year terms” () The current president is Ernest Bai Karma, who’s been in office since 2007. Besides there being a president, there are also District Councilor’s for each of the 12 districts in this country;
To the Right: The 12 districts of Sierra Leone
(Hernadez, Christopher P. Sierra Leone Districs. Digital image. JobsPapa. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2013) Although Sierra Leone is almost the same size of South Carolina, Sierra Leone is home to 5,612,685 people! The general population of Sierra Leone practices the religions of “Muslimism, which is 60% of the population and 10% Christianity” (“Central Intelligence Agency." The World Factbook. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.). The majority of Sierra Leones population speaks English, the official language of the country, but there are other languages are also used in Sierra Leone;
· Mende - a language that is used mostly in the South area of Sierra Leone
· Temne – A language mostly used in the North area of Sierra Leone
· Krio- A language that is usually spoken only by descendants of Jamaican’s in certain areas of the country The land of Sierra is known for being rich with diamonds. They were given the nickname “Blood Diamonds”, because of all the bloodshed they have caused in the past. These diamonds have caused much tension with neighboring countries because of their high value. These diamonds also lead to Civil wars among the people of Sierra Leone, which lasted from 1991 – 2001. Sadly most