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Sierra Leone Culture, Geography and History
Geography and Environment of Sierra Leone
Save for the moderate mountainous peaks of the Freetown peninsula - a rare instance of mountains existing along the West African coastline - the coastal zone of Sierra Leone is a flat amalgam of mangrove swamps, beaches and islands. The country’s lushly forested and undulating interior is primarily dedicated to subsistence agriculture, though elephants, chimpanzees, lions, leopards and birds call the 21 established national parks home. Migrating humpbacks whales can be spotted drifting off the coast during October and November.
History and Government of Sierra Leone
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Recommended Reading
- Someone Knows My Name -
- A Long Way Gone: Memories of a Boy Soldier -
- The Heart of the Matter -
- White Man's Grave -
- The Bite of the Mango -
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Sierra Leone at a glance
- 6
- Freetown (population 1.2 million)
- 6 million
- English (official), Temne, Mende and Krio
- (GMT) Casablanca
- Type D (Old British 3-pin), Type G (Irish/British 3-pin)
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