Industry and Development
Population - 6,344,000
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$) - $1,750
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners - NA
Women as % of Parliament - 13%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons) - 190,000
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases - 18%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%) - 42%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating - 3/5
Economy: Big Mac Index - NA
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP)
Economy: Human Development Index - 0.298
Economy: Technology Index - NA
Education: Average Years of School for Adults - 2.4
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP) - 3.7%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) - 32.99
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force - NA
Health: Expenditure Per Capita - 6.6$
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000 - 1.21 per 1,000 people
Health: Physicians Per 1000 - 0.03 per 1,000 people
Media: Televisions (total number) - 53,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions - 0.0083543505674653
% of GDP as Industry - 18.6%
Total Labor Force - 2.207 million
% of Labor Force in Industry - NA%
Unemployment Rate - NA%
Public Debt % of GDP - 31.1%
Inflation Rate - 11.1%
Industries - diamond mining; iron ore, rutile and bauxite mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair
Value of Exports - $1.563 billion
Export Commodities - diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish
Export Partners and % - China 51.1%, Belgium 18.2%, Japan 7.7%, Turkey 4.8%
Value of Imports - $1.637 billion
Import Commodities - foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants, chemicals
Import Partners and % - China 16.5%, India 10.2%, South Africa 7.6%, US 6.7%, UK 6.7%, Belgium 4.6%Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00 -
Electricity Production - 145 million kWh
Electricity Consumption -134.9 million kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels - 47.1% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels - 0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants - 52.9% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Renewable Sources - 0% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production - 0 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption - 8,768 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production - 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption - 0 cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones - 18,000
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones - 2.21 million
# of Internet Hosts - 282
# of Internet Users - 14,900
# of Airports (total) - 8
# of Airports with Paved Runways - 1
# of km of Roadways (total) - 11,300 km
# of km of Roadways Paved - 904 km
# km of Waterways - 800 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals -
major seaport(s): Freetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$) - $1,750
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners - NA
Women as % of Parliament - 13%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons) - 190,000
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases - 18%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%) - 42%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating - 3/5
Economy: Big Mac Index - NA
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP)
Economy: Human Development Index - 0.298
Economy: Technology Index - NA
Education: Average Years of School for Adults - 2.4
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP) - 3.7%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) - 32.99
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force - NA
Health: Expenditure Per Capita - 6.6$
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000 - 1.21 per 1,000 people
Health: Physicians Per 1000 - 0.03 per 1,000 people
Media: Televisions (total number) - 53,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions - 0.0083543505674653
% of GDP as Industry - 18.6%
Total Labor Force - 2.207 million
% of Labor Force in Industry - NA%
Unemployment Rate - NA%
Public Debt % of GDP - 31.1%
Inflation Rate - 11.1%
Industries - diamond mining; iron ore, rutile and bauxite mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair
Value of Exports - $1.563 billion
Export Commodities - diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish
Export Partners and % - China 51.1%, Belgium 18.2%, Japan 7.7%, Turkey 4.8%
Value of Imports - $1.637 billion
Import Commodities - foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants, chemicals
Import Partners and % - China 16.5%, India 10.2%, South Africa 7.6%, US 6.7%, UK 6.7%, Belgium 4.6%Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00 -
Electricity Production - 145 million kWh
Electricity Consumption -134.9 million kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels - 47.1% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels - 0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants - 52.9% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Renewable Sources - 0% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production - 0 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption - 8,768 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production - 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption - 0 cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones - 18,000
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones - 2.21 million
# of Internet Hosts - 282
# of Internet Users - 14,900
# of Airports (total) - 8
# of Airports with Paved Runways - 1
# of km of Roadways (total) - 11,300 km
# of km of Roadways Paved - 904 km
# km of Waterways - 800 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals -
major seaport(s): Freetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands