Sierra Leone

Democracy is slowly being reestablished after the civil war from 1991 to 2002 that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about one-third of the population). The military, which took over full responsibility for security following the departure of UN peacekeepers at the end of 2005, is increasingly developing as a guarantor of the country's stability. The armed forces remained on the sideline during the 2007 presidential election, but still look to the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) - a civilian UN mission - to support efforts to consolidate peace. The new government's priorities include furthering development, creating jobs, and stamping out endemic corruption.
==Economical characteristics==
* Currency: Leone (ISO code: SLL)
* Central bank discount rate: NA%
* Commercial banks lending rate: NA% (31 December 2009 )
* Stock of money (M1): $219.1 million (31 December 2008)
* Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $215.2 million (31 December 2008)
===Statistics===
Statistic / Year 	1999 	2000 	2001 	2002 	2003 	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008
GDP (million USD)World Bank. "Sierra Leone: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-04. 	669 	636 	806 	936 	991 	1 096 	1 239	1 422	1 664	1 954
Govt. debt (% of GDP)World Bank. "Sierra Leone: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-04. 	247.379	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Govt. revenue (% of GDP)World Bank. "Sierra Leone: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-04. 	7.106 	11.439	12.978	12.151	12.362	12.057	 	 	 	
Govt. expenses (% of GDP)World Bank. "Sierra Leone: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-04.	21.992 	28.741	27.583	28.624	25.698	23.241	 	 	 	
Debt to revenue (years) 	34.814 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
==External links==
* Sierra Leone on Wikipedia
* Central bank of Sierra Leone
* Country profile (pdf) from the Enterprise Studies page (part of the The World Bank Group)
* BBC country profile
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