Capital:
Freetown
Area:
71,740 sq km / 27,710 sq ml
Language:
English, Krio
Currency:
Leone
Population:
5,732,681
Life expectancy:
41 (men), 45 (women), the lowest in the world
Literacy rate:
30%
Religions:
52% animist, 39% Muslim, 6% Protestant, 2% Roman Catholic
Physical features:
Mountains in the east, mainly hills and forests, coastal mangrove swamps
Ethnic distribution:
18 ethnic groups the main 3 Mende, Tenne and Limbe comprise 70% of the population
Exports:
Cocoa, coffee, diamonds, bauxite, rutile, cassava, gold
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