by the Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook (1982) — Sierra Leone (1982 |noyear)
“ English official, but regular use limited to literate minority; principal vernaculars are Mende in south and Temne in north; "Krio," the language of the resettled ex-slave population of the Freetown area, is used as a lingua franca Literacy: about 10% Labor force: about 1.5 million; most of population engages in subsistence agriculture ”
by the Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook (1982) — Sierra Leone (1982 |noyear)
“ Government leader: President Siaka P. STEVENS heads government composed of members of his APC political party Suffrage: universal over age 21 Elections: the Constitution of Sierra Leone Act, 1971, has been replaced by the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978, which provides for one-party rule; Dr. Siaka Stevens was named as the first Executive President under the one-party constitution; the President's tenure has been extended from five to seven years ”
by the Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook (1982) — Sierra Leone (1982 |noyear)
“ Communists: no party, although there are a few Communists and a slightly larger number of sympathizers Member of: AFDB, AIOEC, Commonwealth, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBA, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMCO, IMF, 1PU, ISCON, ITU, NAM, OAU, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO ECONOMY GDP: $900 million (1980) , $265 per capita Agriculture: main crops—palm kernels, coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, millet, ginger, cassava; much of cultivated land devoted to subsistence farming; food crops insufficient for domestic consumption Fishing: catch 50,080 metric tons (1978) ”
