English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)
Monetary Unit:
leones (SLL)
GDP Per Capita:
USD 1,600
Major Exports:
iron ore, diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish
Major Imports:
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants, chemicals
ASYCUDA Project 
