Sierra Leone

Exact population: 6,005,250 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 29.6%; male: 39.8%; female: 20.5%
Ethnicities: 20 native African tribes 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century), refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians
Land boundaries: Total: 958 km; border countries: Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km
Terrain: Coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east
Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m
Imports: Germany 14%, Cote d''Ivoire 10.7%, UK 9.1%, US 8.4%, China 5.6%, Netherlands 5%, South Africa 4.1% (2004)
Exports: Belgium 61.6%, Germany 11.8%, US 5.4% (2004)
Industries: Diamonds mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair

Source: CIA World Factbook