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SIERRA LEONE - FACTS & FIGURES 
FACTS & FIGURES



POPULATION 6 million GDP GROWTH 5.5 percent (2005)
AREA 772,202 sq. miles (slightly smaller than South Carolina) NATURAL RESOURCES diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold
CURRENCY Leone EXPORTS diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish

CAPITAL Freetown

GDP PER CAPITA purchasing power parity US$800 (2005 est.)