Sierra Leone

Official Name:	The Republic of Sierra Leone
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republic of Sierra Leone
ISO Country Codes:	SL : SLE
Internet Domain:	.sl
Government Web Site:	https://statehouse.gov.sl/

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Capital:	Freetown	Main Airports:	Freetown International Airport
Language(s):	English;Krio	Population:	8,692,606
Currency:	Sierra Leone Leone	ISO Currency Code:	SLL
Telephone Dial In:	+232	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Newspaper

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Awoko;

Calabash Newspaper, The;

CEN;

Sierra Leone Telegraph, The;

Sierra Leone Times;

Standard Times;

The Sierra Leone Daily Telegraph;

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Capital Radio;

Radio Democracy;

Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC);

Sierra Leone

Government Website:	https://statehouse.gov.sl/
Central Bank:	Bank of Sierra Leone
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	7,396.3 leones (SLL) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	15% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	56.8% (2018 est.)
Inflation Rate:	14.8% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	23% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$13.597 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$1,600 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Sierra Leone Leone
Currency Code:	SLL
World Bank Classification:	Low-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	71.1%	rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts, cashews; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Industry:	7.9%	diamond mining; iron ore, rutile and bauxite mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, footwear)
Services:	21%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: The Sierra Leone Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Statistics Sierra Leone;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Sierra Leone

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	National Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: None	Corruption Perceptions Index: 110/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 128/136 (2016)
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