Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone / is a small country in western Africa, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, bordered by Guinea to the north and Liberia to the southeast

Sierra Leone has an area of ​​about 71,740 km2, and its land consists of a coastal plain that is full of swamps and coastal ochs, and the forests have been cut and drained of swamps to be replaced by rice cultivation

The climate in Sierra Leone is tropical and wet, tending to the semi-tropical style. Its temperature rises in the dry season, and abundant rain falls in two consecutive seasons between rain and drought. Tropical forests grow over a wide area in the south of the country and are covered with savannahs in the north

The Republic of Sierra Leone is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the continent of Africa, bordered to the north by Guinea, and bordered by Liberia on the southeastern side. That is, the lion, so that its overall meaning is the top of the lion. In this, there is an analogy to the roaring lion on the mountain tops, and the connotation it carries includes strength. The first person to call this name is the Portuguese traveler "Pedrosentra

As for its people, they call it "Romadong", which means mountain. Sierra Leone is a small republic, with a total area of ​​71.740 km², the mainland constitutes the largest part of it, where it constitutes 71,620 km², and water constitutes only 120 km², and it was occupied by Britain for a short time, but it gained independence in the year 1961 AD

Muslims constitute 62% of the total population, while Christians constitute about 28%, while 10% of the population embraces different religions and beliefs, such as Hindus, atheists, and Jews

Most of the coastal strip of Sierra Leone covers swamps extending about thirty two kilometers inside land, adjacent to the swamps a coastal plain that extends within the northern part by about 160 km, and this plain gradually rises until it adheres to a group of hills and mountains scattered in the northeastern part of Sierra Leone, and the average height of mountains increases to 1800 m, Especially in the areas bordering Guinea, the prevailing climate in Sierra Leone is the humid tropical climate, which tends to be subtropical

Most of the people of Sierra Leone work in agriculture, fishing and cutting of wood, the main crops of which are rice, corn, coffee, cocoa, ginger and rare wood, in addition to diamonds, gold, pearls, bauxite, iron, and the most advanced regions of the western region of the country; Colonialism activated it because of the gathering of Christian furniture, and its animal wealth consisted of cows, sheep and goats