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Sierra Leone

After successfully ending its devastating 11-year war in March 2002, Sierra Leone has long re-established security and gone far in restoring public services and setting the country on strong footing for economic growth, good governance and poverty reduction. The World Bank continues to work closely with other development partners to support Sierra Leone in fighting poverty, promoting economic development and improving living standards.

Population
5.696 Million
GDP per capita
$341
GDP growth
4.0%
Life Expectancy
48
Income Level
Low
Poverty Ratio
70.2 %
Country Portfolio
Active Bank projects 13
Proposed Bank projects 1
Start of Bank partnership Sept 1962
Total Bank Investment 992 ($ millions)

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Country Data
year 2004
3.4%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)
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Listen: Interview with Minister of Finance and Economic Development Samura Kamara, World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 17, 2011

Listen: Interview with Minister of Finance and Economic Development Samura Kamara

World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 17, 2011

Sign Language Center Improves Communication

A sign language school in Bo District is helping meet the needs of hearing impaired children.

Interview with Bockari Kortu Stevens

The Sierra Leone Ambassador to the U.S., discusses his government’s perspective on diaspora.
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Vijay
Pillai

Country Manager, Sierra Leone
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