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Sierra Leone

"Sierra Leone is a small, beautiful tropical country in West Africa between Guinea and Liberia.  It is on the Atlantic coast in the southwest corner of the left or west "hump" of the continent." from SLPP. org 

Background on Sierra Leone:

• U.S. Central Intelligence Agency: The World Factbook – Sierra Leone

• U.S. State Department Background Note: Sierra Leone

• World Bank: Sierra Leone
  World Bank: Sierra Leone - Country Briefs

• African Studies Center/ Sierra Leone - general information on news and links to documents, speeches, photographs and organizations working in Sierra Leone from the University of Pennsylvania

• Encyclopedia Britannica Online: Sierra Leone

• Library of Congress: Children and war --Sierra Leone

• Sierra Leone Encyclopedia 2007 Sierra Leone Travel & Tourism

• Encyclopedia 2008 for Sierra Leone is developed by the Sierra Leone Information System (SLIS). SLIS is managed by DACO and funded by UNDP

Sierra Leone Resources:

• SIERRA LEONE RESOURCES: This "Web Sites, Books, Films" section has an extensive list of webs, books, and films on or about Sierra Leone and related subjects.from home of SLPP.org!"  "SLPP" means "Sierra Leone-Plymouth Partnership.

• University of Minnesota: Sierra Leone Resources

• Wikipedia: Sierra Leone Contains some good overview information and links, but be sure to verify Wikipedia entries with other, more authoritative sources.

• YouTube videos about Sierra Leone

Sierra's Leone's politics:

• "State We're In" -Radio Netherlands link- Information on Sierra Leone and war crimes --chas taylor, rape/war victim speaking out about experience and importance of verdict in trial at Hague.

• Sierra Leone A Vote for Better Governance by Christopher Ward - Copyright © 2008 National Endowment for Democracy and the Johns Hopkins University Press.

• Background on the country of Sierra Leone from the Advocates for Human Life.