Sierra Leone     [78]
(Independent in 1961 from United Kingdom)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: SL
LAND AREA: 72325 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 4297000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 59 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 67%
  URBAN POP: 35% (1994), versus 13% (1960), Annual Growth: 4.6%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 33.6 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 30.3%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 200 per/1000 (1994), versus 219 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.176

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$0.7 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 0.6%
  GDP/Capita: $145  GDP/Capita PPP: $643
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $119, 1970 $164, 1980 $159, 1990 $147
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $205 million  ODA%GNP: 27.7%
  ODA/Capita: $45

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 1309,000 ha, 18.3% of land area, 0.3 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 1303,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 6.8% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 54 kw-hr/capita, versus 73 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 83% (1993), versus 64% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 35.5,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 13 kg/cap/year
  CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 35%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: