1. Sierra Leone By: Siena Cornacchini, Emily Nour, and Drew Bowling

2. Location West side of Africa, next to the Atlantic Ocean Between 7 and 10 degrees N, and 10.5 and 13 degrees W Capital-Freetown, located in western Sierra Leone

3. Religion 60% Muslim, 30% Indigenous African Religion, 10% Christian The government allows freedom of religion, and does not tolerate the abuse of that right Mosques and churches are spread out over the country People of the Indigenous African Religion often pray under trees or in forests

4. Money The currency is the Leone, and one US dollar is equal to 3093.94 Leones. The value of the Leone has gone down over the past year. The value is not very stable because of the 10-year civil war. Front Back

5. Government It is a democracy The president is Ernest Bai Koroma, and the vice president is Samuel Sam- Sumana In 1990, a ten-year civil war broke out due to government corruption and arguments of possession of diamond resources

6. Languages The official language is Krio, the native language of the Creole Other languages include English, Themne, Susu, and Vai. English WordKrio Word