Population6,294,774 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 44.6% (male 1,377,981/female 1,429,993) Median agetotal: 17.5 years Population growth rate2.282% (2008 est.) Birth rate45.08 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate22.26 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate1 migrant(s)/1,000 population Sex ratioat birth: 1.03 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 156.48 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 40.93 years Total fertility rate5.95 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate7% (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS170,000 (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths11,000 (2001 est.) Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: very high Nationalitynoun: Sierra Leonean(s) Ethnic groups20 African ethnic groups 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century), refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians ReligionsMuslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30% LanguagesEnglish (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%) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |