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SIERRA LEONE FACTS

Population: 5 million (UN, 2003)

Capital: Freetown

Major languages: English, Krio (a Creole language derived from English) and a range of African languages

Major religions: Islam, indigenous beliefs, Christianity

Life expectancy: 33 years (men), 35 years (women) (UN)

Monetary unit: 1 Leone = 100 cents

Main exports: Diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish

Average annual income: US $140 (World Bank, 2001)

Internet domain: .sl

International dialling code: +232

Sierra Leone Telecommunication*

Telephones - main lines in use:	25,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular:	30,000 (2001)
Telephone system:	general assessment: marginal telephone and telegraph service domestic: the national microwave radio relay trunk system connects Freetown to Bo and Kenema international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:	AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 (1999)
Television broadcast stations:	2 (1999)
Internet country code:	.sl
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):	1 (2001)
Internet users:	20,000 (2001)

*Sierra Leone telecommunications data is from CIA World Factbook.