About Sierra Leone

Visit Sierra Leone, Africa's hidden gemHotel Barmoi is the right place to stay because we will help you discover this hidden gem.Sierra Leone is located on the West Coast of Africa; it is bordered by The Republic of Guinea and Liberia, the Atlantic Ocean on the west and south creating 300miles of coastline with dozens of beautiful beaches. This beautiful country has enormous tourism potential.

You are welcome to the beautiful beaches in Sierra Leone

The terrain is eye-catching, it is made up of mangrove swamps and beaches and mostly shallow bays along the coast, wooded hills along the immediate interior, and a mountainous plateau in the interior.

The nation is rich in natural resources: diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromites, there are deposits of zircon. With improved security and investments conditions, the country is ripe for investment.
After a decade of rebel war, the democratically elected government and the people of Sierra Leone are focusing on rebuilding the country. It is currently one of the most peaceful countries in West Africa full of friendly citizens.

Sierra Leone is a republic with an executive president and a multi-party system of government with a 124-seat parliament (112 elected members and 12 paramount chiefs). Sierra Leone gained independence from Britain in April 27, 1961. The main Parties are Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), All People's Congress (APC), and People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC).

The indigenous population is made up of 18 ethnic groups. The Temne in the north and the Mende in the South are the largest. The Krio population is about 60,000, they are descendants of freed slaves who returned to Sierra Leone from Great Britain and North America and from slave ships captured on the high seas. There are small number Lebanese, Indians, and Europeans.
European contacts with Sierra Leone were among the first in West Africa. In 1652, the first slaves in North America were brought from Sierra Leone.

Visit places such as Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Outamba Kilimi National Park or you can arrange for a mountain walk tour.


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For more information on Sierra Leone, please visit these sites:
Visit Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Web
All Affrica News
BBC Profile on S/ Leone

 
 
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