Sierra+Leone+By+Will



=Sierra Leoné is a small country in West-Africa that __loves__ rice!!!!= = =  For almost every Sierra Leonean, rice, the world’s most popular food, is consumed at nearly every meal. Other foods are served of course, including a wide variety of tropical fruits and vegetables such as lemons, limes, watermelons, mangos, yams, papayas, and a large green fruit called guavas. But these foods are considered just snacks and not real food like rice, which is mostly served with meat and fish in the third-world country of Sierra Leone. Rice is a crucial ingredient in western Africa and Sierra Leone. [|Learn Recipies from Sierra Leone]

[|Learn more about Sierra Leone]

 Facts about Sierra Leon e

Democracy is slowly being reestablished after the civil war from 1991 to 2002 that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about one-third of the population). Sierra Leone is located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia

//lowest point:// Atlantic Ocean 0 m //highest point:// Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m

The Population of Sierra Leone 6,440,053 (July 2009)

Sierra Leone produces rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs and fish

Sierra Leone is 60% Muslim, 10% Christian and 30 %


 * The national soccer team is the Leone Star


 * The Rebels invaded Sierra Leone to take money from the people of Sierra Leone


 * Tens of thousands of people where killed during the rebel's ocupation

[|Learn about the food shortage in Sierra Leone]

[|Look at pictures of the capitol]

A Map Of Sierra Leone



\