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SIERRA LEONE |
Ecobank Sierra Leone
7, Lightfoot Boston Street, Freetown
P.O. box:1007 14
Phone:(232) 22 230348
Fax:(232) 050 510165
Email:info@ecobanksl.com
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Area : |
71,740 sq km |
| Population : |
6,005,250 (July 2006 est. CIA World Factbook |
| Capital : |
Freetown |
| Principal cities : |
Freetown, Koidu (Sefadu), Bo, Kenema and Makeni |
| Official language : |
English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), |
| Currency : |
Leone (SLL) |
| Independence Day: |
Independence Day, 27 April (1961) |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Demographic growth : |
3.5% (World Bank,2005) |
| Life expectancy: |
40.58 years (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Literacy rate : |
29,6% |
| Religion(s) : |
Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10% |
| Human development Index (2002) : |
176 out of 177 countries (UNDP 2006) |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : |
1.236 billion dollars (2006 est.) |
| GDP per capita : |
900 dollars (2006 est.) |
| Growth rate : |
7.1% (2006 est.) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
N/A |
| Rate of inflation : |
13,1% |
| Net budgetary position : |
$ - 245 million |
| Balance of payment: |
$ - 175.8 million in 2005 (central bank) |
| Export partners : |
Belgium 65.9%, Germany 13.4%, US 4.6% (2005) |
| Import partners : |
Germany 19%, Cote d'Ivoire 11.2%, UK 8.6%, US 6.9%, China 5.6%, Netherlands 5.4%, South Africa 4.2% (2005) |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: |
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