Interesting Facts:

• Sierre Leone in 2007 had the Worlds youngest democracies. These young people are working very hard on improving humanity.
• Sierra Leone is a beautiful nation in West Africa, whose territory is covered by tropical rainforests, mountains, and savannahs, as well as beaches and mangrove swamps. With an area of 27,699 square miles
• During the 2009 Miss World, Sierra Leone's delegate Mariatu Kargbo, who speaks Chinese, Creole and English, caused great sensation when she won two special awards, where participated over 110 countries and dependencies.
• On February 14, 1972, the country made the world headlines when the world's third-largest gem-quality diamond -called the "Star of Sierra Leone" -- was discovered in Koidu, SL. The "Star of Sierra Leone" -now its value is about $ 3 million-- is 968.8 carats.
• This land is very rich in natural resources (such as minerals, freshwater, and rainforests). Despite being one of the Continent's smallest republics, it is one of Africa's major diamond producers ( which account for nearly 55% of total exports)