1, Sierra Leone is a small country in West Africa, also known as the Lion Rock Republic, but Sierra Leone is actually no lion, the national treasure of the country is the endangered pygmy hippopotamus, also known as the pygmy hippopotamus. It is called the Lion Rock Republic because in Sierra Leone during the rainy season, the thunder is like a roaring lion.
2. In the fourteenth century, Sierra Leone was invaded by Portugal, the Netherlands, France and Britain, making Sierra Leone a major source of slaves in Western countries.
3. In the eighteenth century, Sierra Leone became a British colony, so the People of Sierra Leone spoke English well. Most of the countries colonized by the West are Christian, but Unlike Sierra Leone, the largest denomination here is Islam.
4. After the founding of the Country, Sierra Leone had a bad fate, because of the problem of diamond mining rights, there was an eleven-year civil war in the country, so that Sierra Leone, which had a good economy, became a poor country, and it has not eased up to this day.
5, the population of nearly eight million Sierra Leone, agricultural population accounted for 60% of the country's population, although Sierra Leone's natural conditions are very superior, but because the productivity is too backward, so there is not enough food to eat, the people have been relying on international aid relief to survive.
6. According to statistics, about 60% of the population in Sierra Leone lives below the subsistence line, and most families only eat dinner because of poverty. Because of hunger, the child mortality rate once ranked first in the world.
7, Sierra Leone's terrain is dominated by plains and hills, although the scenery here is beautiful, the beach is pleasant, and the country is also actively developing tourism, but because the sanitary conditions here are really backward, it has been rated by the United Nations as the most uninhabitable country. So if you want to come here, please get a few vaccines to prevent infectious diseases.
As one of the poorest countries in the world, Sierra Leone has a per capita GDP of only $512, and the gap between rich and poor is huge. Although the national economy is mainly based on minerals, although it is the world's second largest diamond producer, the most profitable is iron ore.
9, the capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown, is the largest natural port city in West Africa, is also the largest city in Sierra Leone, one-fifth of the country lives here, diamond cutting and food industry is Freetown's main industry, once also known as "West Africa Paris".
10. Sierra Leone is home to more than twenty ethnic groups. Among them, the Mandi ethnic group has the largest population, followed by the Tamnai ethnic group, and the combined population of the two ethnic groups is equivalent to about 60% of the total population of Sierra Leone.
11. On February 14, 1972, the Sierra Leone Star was discovered in the Sierra Leone diamond mine, weighing 968.80 carats, and because it is Valentine's Day, it adds a little more romantic color.
12, Sierra Leone girls are more enthusiastic, and the sense of music is very strong, and most of them can sing and dance. In 2011, Yang Yan, a famous mainland painter, married Aida, a 24-year-old Sierra Leonean girl.
13, according to the British "Daily Mail" reported that in Sierra Leone, there are many teenage girls, in order to make up for tuition fees and do not hesitate to take to the streets, 3 dollars at a time.
14, Sierra Leone's national currency is called Leon, 1 yuan can be exchanged for 1600 leons, but the most common currency in Sierra Leone is the US dollar, british pound and euro.