1. By: Siena Cornacchini, Emily Nour, and Drew Bowling
Sierra Leone
By: Siena Cornacchini, Emily Nour, and Drew Bowling

2. Location West side of Africa, next to the Atlantic Ocean
Between 7 and 10 degrees N, and 10.5 and 13 degrees W
Capital-Freetown, located in western Sierra Leone

3. Religion
60% Muslim, 30% Indigenous African Religion, and 10% Christian
The government allows freedom of religion and does not tolerate the abuse of that right.
Mosques and churches are spread out all over Sierra Leone. Members of the Indigenous African Religion often pray under a tree or in a forest.

4. Money
The currency is the Leone, and one US dollar is equal to Leones.
The value of the Leone has gone down over the past year.
The value is not very stable because of the 10-year civil war.
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5. Government It is a democracy
The president is Ernest Bai Koroma, and the vice president is Samuel Sam- Sumana
In 1990, a ten-year civil war broke out due to government corruption and arguments of possession of diamond resources

6. Languages
English Word
Krio Word
hello
Kusheh
friend
Pady
goodbye
A de go
Girl
Titi
Boy
Bobo
Child
Pickin
Mother
Mama
Father
Papa
Walk
wakka
Many, very much
bohku
The official language is Krio, the native language of the Creole
Other languages include English, Themne, Susu, and Vai.

7. Traditions/Customs
There are no dowries in Sierra Leone-the groom must always pay brideprice.
Every evening, after the children finish their chores, it is a common habit to sit down and listen to someone tell a story.
A common way to celebrate New Year’s is to climb up a mountain, and then kill one of your livestock to eat.
Sierra Leone celebrates Islamic, Christian, and National Holidays, including Christmas, New Year’s, Independence Day (April 27), Eid-Ul-Fitri, Moulid Ul Nabi, and Eid-Ul-Adah

8. Food
The basic diet of Sierra Leone is rice. It is eaten at every meal.
Western foods are almost unheard of in rural areas but they are becoming increasingly more popular in areas like Freetown.
Most of the food is sold in stalls
Whatever is bought must be eaten quickly because there is no electricity to preserve the food in many parts of Sierra Leone.

9. Clothing Most Sierra Leoneans wear garas, a traditional tie-dye cloth.
There are a lot of shorts and other cotton clothing.
Some is similar to clothing we have here.

10. The Arts
The main styles of music in Sierra Leone are Palm Wine, Gumbe, and Afropop.
The war has caused a decrease in traditional Sierra Leonean artists.
Sierra Leone is well known for its dance groups and ivory carvings.