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| − | '''Sierra Leone''' is a nation of west [[Africa]], bounded by [[Guinea]] to its north and east, [[Liberia]] to its south-east, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to its west. Freetown, now the capital city, was founded in 1787 as a home for former slaves who had fought for the British during the [[American War of Independence]], and became a formal British colony in 1808. The interior of what became Sierra Leone became a British protectorate in 1896. Sierra Leone achieved independence from Britain in 1961. Bertween 1991 and 2002 the country and its | + | '''Sierra Leone''' is a nation of west [[Africa]], bounded by [[Guinea]] to its north and east, [[Liberia]] to its south-east, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to its west. [[Freetown]], now the capital city, was founded in 1787 as a home for former slaves who had fought for the British during the [[American War of Independence]], and became a formal British colony in 1808. The interior of what became Sierra Leone became a British protectorate in 1896. Sierra Leone achieved independence from Britain in 1961. Bertween 1991 and 2002 the country and its people suffered huge damage in a civil war, finally ended by the intervention of British troops. |
| − | Sierra Leone has an area of 27,699 square miles (71,740 sq km) and a population (2007 est) of 6.1 million | + | Sierra Leone has an area of 27,699 square miles (71,740 sq km) and a population (2007 est.) of 6.1 million. |
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Revision as of 16:10, December 18, 2007
Sierra Leone is a nation of west Africa, bounded by Guinea to its north and east, Liberia to its south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its west. Freetown, now the capital city, was founded in 1787 as a home for former slaves who had fought for the British during the American War of Independence, and became a formal British colony in 1808. The interior of what became Sierra Leone became a British protectorate in 1896. Sierra Leone achieved independence from Britain in 1961. Bertween 1991 and 2002 the country and its people suffered huge damage in a civil war, finally ended by the intervention of British troops.
Sierra Leone has an area of 27,699 square miles (71,740 sq km) and a population (2007 est.) of 6.1 million.