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Sierra Leone Data Sheet
Size: 71,740 square kilometers, slightly smaller than South Carolina
Population: 5.5 million
Median Age: 17.7
UN Human Development Index: 176 out of 177 (second to last)
Under 5 Mortality Rate: 28 percent of children die by age 5 (highest in the world)
Life Expectancy Male: 39.6 Years
Life Expectancy Female: 42.5 Years
Chance of Getting Tuberculosis: 88 percent
HIV Prevalence Rate: 1.6 percent
Population Living Under $2/day: 74.5 percent
Population Living below National Poverty Line ($0.75 per day): 70.2 percent
Adult Illiteracy Rate: 65 percent
Sierra Leone 2004 Macro Data ($ Million)
Total Exports: $185, of which $127 (68 percent) were diamonds.
Economic Aid: $360
Total Imports: $531
Source: Statistics provided by the UN, World Bank and Central Intelligence Agency.