| Sierra Loene |
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| Republic of Sierra Leone |
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Head of State |
President Ernest Bai KOROMA |
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Independance Date |
Apr 27 1961 |
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Capital |
Freetown |
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Languages |
English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) |
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Population |
6,144,562.00 |
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Population Growth |
2.292 % |
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Currency |
leone (SLL) |
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GDP |
$ 8.882 billions |
GDP per Capita |
$ 800 |
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GDP Growth |
6.8 % |
Unemployment |
0 % |
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Imports |
$ 560 millions
Foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants |
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Exports |
$ 216 millions
Diamonds, rutile, cocoa |
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Agriculture |
Rice, coffee, cocoa |
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Industries |
Diamond mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining |
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Trade
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H.E. Ibrahim M’baba KAMARA, High CommissionerHigh Commission for the Republic of Sierra Leone1701 - 19th Street N.W.
Washington, DC
20009
oduko@procept.comVISA : Required (plus immunisation for yellow fever) |
| Canadian Embassy Accredited to Sierra Loene |
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Description |
Sectors |
| Procurement of LAN, IT and PABX equipment for a new UNDP office in Freetown | Communications
Manufacture | | Assist the Government of Sierra Leone to elaborate and implement its tourism policy, strategy and development plan | Finance
Consulting | | Supply of computers and accessories for office equipment | Communications
Manufacture | | Supply of motorcycles and bicycles | Manufacture | | Project coordinator for the Removing Administrative Barriers to Investment project | Legal
Finance
Health | | Implement a new integrated development assistance program | Consulting | | Strengthening the district health services project | Engineering
Finance | | Construction of four coastal landing sites, two inland fisheries development sites and ancillary facilities | Agrifood
Engineering | | Request for architectural and engineering consultant services | Engineering | | Supervision of the Freetown to Conakry Highway phase II | Engineering |
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