Sierra Leone
Informazioni su Sierra Leone
| Region: | Africa |
| Capital: | Freetown |
| Population: | 5,836,000 |
| Area (sq km): | 71,740 |
| FIPS Country Code: | SL |
| ISO Country Code: | SL |
| GRN Office: | Gospel Recordings Sierra Leone |
About Sierra Leone
People groups:
- West Atlantic - 45.3%
- Mande - 43.8%
- Kwa - 1.3%
- Krio 8.6%
- Other 1%
Religions: (Freedom of religion.)
- Muslim - 70%
- Traditional ethnic - 18.24%
- Christian - 11%
- Hindu - 0.04%
History
Sierra Leone was founded as a home for freed slaves in 1797. It was the first West African country to be evangelised. The first Protestant Church was started among freed slaves in Freetown, yet after over 200 years of effort, under 12% of the country claims to be Christian. (From 'Operation World')
The country emerged from a decade of civil war in 2002 with the help of Britain and a large United Nations peace keeping mission. It now faces the huge challenge of reconstruction.
Map of Sierra Leone
Lingue e dialetti parlati in Sierra Leone
Trovati 27 nomi di lingua
English: Africa [Sierra Leone] [eng]
Gbereshe Mandingo [Sierra Leone] [emk]
Gola [Liberia] - ISO Language [gol]
Gola: Deng [Liberia] [gol]
Gola: Senje [Liberia] [gol]
Kebu Fula [Sierra Leone] [fuf]
Kissi: Sierra Leone [Eastern] [kqs]
Klao [Western Area] - ISO Language [klu]
Kono [Eastern] - ISO Language [kno]
Koranko [Northern] - ISO Language [knk]
Krim [Southern] [bmf]
Krio [Western Area] - ISO Language [kri]
Kroo [Liberia] [klu]
Kuranko: Sengbeh [Northern] [knk]
Landorgoh Loko [Northern] [lok]
Limba, West-Central [Northern] - ISO Language [lia]
Limba, West-Central: Western [Northern] [lia]
Loko [Northern] - ISO Language [lok]
Mende [Eastern] - ISO Language [men]
Mende: Ko [Eastern] [men]
Mende: Kpa [Eastern] [men]
Pular [Guinea] - ISO Language [fuf]
Sherbro [Southern] - ISO Language [bun]
Sherbro: Shenge [Southern] [bun]
Sousou: Sierra Leone [Northern] [sus]
Temne [Northern] - ISO Language [tem]
Yoruba [Benin] - ISO Language [yor]
Gruppi di Persone in Sierra Leone
Arab, Lebanese ▪ Bassa ▪ Bom, Bum ▪ British ▪ Bullom ▪ Deaf ▪ French ▪ Fula Jalon ▪ Fulani, Krio ▪ Gola ▪ Greek ▪ Kissi ▪ Kissi, Southern ▪ Kono, Konnoh ▪ Krim ▪ Krio ▪ Kru ▪ Kuranko ▪ Limba, East ▪ Limba, West ▪ Loko ▪ Maninka, Eastern ▪ Mende ▪ Sherbro ▪ South Asian, general ▪ Susu ▪ Temne ▪ Temne-Banta ▪ Vai ▪ Yalunka ▪ Yoruba