Sierra Leone (deutsch [siˈɛʁa leˈoːnə], englisch [sɪˈɛəɹə lɪˈoʊn]), offiziell Republik Sierra Leone (englisch Republic of Sierra Leone), ist ein Staat in Westafrika, der im Norden und Osten an Guinea, im Südosten an Liberia und im Westen an den Zentralatlantik grenzt.Die Hauptstadt und größte Stadt des Landes ist Freetown.. Nach einem Jahrzehnt blutigen Bürgerkrieges von ...

The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002), or the Sierra Leonean Civil War, was a civil war in Sierra Leone that began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), intervened in Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government.

The economy of Sierra Leone is $4.082 billion by gross domestic product as of 2018. Since the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War in 2002, the economy is gradually recovering with a gross domestic product growth rate between 4 and 7%. In 2008 it in PPP ranked between 147th by World Bank, and 153rd by CIA, largest in the world.. Sierra Leone's economic development …

"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (originally "Diamonds") is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his second studio album, Late Registration (2005). The song was produced by West, ... She also alluded to a lack of contact "from his record company, which wasn't very nice".

The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) are the armed forces of Sierra Leone, responsible for the territorial security of Sierra Leone's borders and defending the national interests of Sierra Leone, within the framework of the 1991 Sierra Leone Constitution and International laws.The armed forces were formed after independence in 1961, on the basis of …

The mining industry of Sierra Leone accounted for 4.5 percent of the country's GDP in 2007 and minerals made up 79 percent of total export revenue with diamonds accounting for 46 percent of export revenue in 2008. The main minerals mined in Sierra Leone are diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold, iron and limonite.. Mining in Sierra Leone has been seen as one of the key factors for …

Sierra Leone, a country located on the coast of West Africa; Asia. Sierra Bullones, Bohol, Philippines; Europe. Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain), Andalusia, Spain; ... Ford Sierra, a car produced by the Ford Motor Company; GMC Sierra, various trucks and SUVs produced by General Motors;

Sierra Leone dysponowała niegdyś rozwiniętą siecią kolejową przebiegającym przez większość terytorium kraju. Była to kolej wąskotorowa ta o szerokości toru 762 mm, która następnie została w 1930 znacjonalizowana pod postacią spółki Sierra Leone Development Company. W roku 1975 kolej została w całości zlikwidowana.

La Sierra Leone, ufficialmente Repubblica della Sierra Leone (in inglese Republic of Sierra Leone) e informalmente Salone, è uno Stato dell'Africa occidentale, sulla costa dell'oceano Atlantico.Confina con la Guinea a nord e a est, e con la Liberia a sud-est. La vicenda della liberazione degli schiavi rimasti nei territori della Sierra Leone è stata ricordata nel nome della …

Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, close to the equator, with an area of 71,740 square kilometres (27,700 square miles) —similar in size to South Carolina or Scotland. It shares land borders with Guinea and Liberia and is bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The country became a British colony in 1808, though British influence began in the late 18th century when …