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1
Q

Location

A

West coast of Africa

2
Q

What hindered development?

A

political influences

3
Q

How is Sierra Leone described physically?

A
  • thriving
  • tropical
  • heavily vegetated
4
Q

What is Sierra Leone’s HDI?

A

0.374

5
Q

What was the ‘blood diamonds’?

A

diamonds to finance the 11 civil war

6
Q

When did they get independence from the UK?

A

1961

7
Q

How long did the civil war last?

A

11 years, 1991 to 2002

8
Q

How many were amputated by the machete?

A

1500

9
Q

How many were killed in the civil war?

A

50,000

10
Q

How many child soldiers were there?

A

15,000

11
Q

What is the capital of Sierra Leone?

A

Freetown

12
Q

What is the slum called?

A

Kroo Bay

13
Q

How are the locals there trying to break the cycle of poverty?

A

paying council tax to change into a cycle of prosperity

14
Q

What is Sierra Leone’s literacy rate?

A

38%

15
Q

What is the UK’s literacy rate?

A

99%

16
Q

What is Sierra Leone’s GNP?

A

$4.2 billion

17
Q

What is UK’s GNP?

A

$2.68 trillion

18
Q

What is Sierra Leone’s GNP per Capita?

A

$660

19
Q

What is UK’s GNP per Capita?

A

$41,680

20
Q

What is Sierra Leone’s life expectancy?

A

45

21
Q

What is UK’s life expectancy?

A

82