Sierra Leone country profile
Published: June 4, 2008, 4:33 pm
Updated: June 4, 2008, 4:33 pm
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Lakhdar Boukerrou
A homeless young orphan of the Sierra Leone war sits on a pile of rubbish at the ferry port in Lungi, Sierra Leone, as the last Nigerian contingent of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), in the background awaits the ferry to the airport at the end of the Contingent's tour of duty. (Source: UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein)
- General overview
- Water in Sierra Leone
- Energy in Sierra Leone
- Human Development Index
- Ecoregion:
- Guinean montane forests
- Regional biodiversity hotspot (Guinean forests of West Africa)
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Maggie Surface (Lead Author);Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor) "Sierra Leone country profile". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 4, 2008; Last revised Date June 4, 2008; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Sierra_Leone_country_profile>
The Author
Maggie Surface, originally from Nashville, TN, graduated in May of 2007 from Allegheny College with a double B.S. in physics and environmental studies. Her senior thesis at Allegheny focused on bringing solar energy to campus. She interned with American Rivers in the summer of 2006, helping plan River Lobby Day, and with the Meadville Area Local Growers and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority in the summer of 2005. Maggie served as the Earth Portal Program Coordinator for the National Counc ... (Full Bio)
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