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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of sierra leone conventional short form: sierra leone |
| Government type | constitutional democracy |
| Capital | Freetown |
| Administrative divisions | 3 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western* |
| Independence | 27 April 1961 (from UK) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 27 April (1961) |
| Constitution | 1 October 1991; subsequently amended several times |
| Legal system | based on English law and customary laws indigenous to local tribes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president ahmad tejan kabbah (since 29 march 1996, reinstated 10 march 1998); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: president ahmad tejan kabbah (since 29 march 1996, reinstated 10 march 1998); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: ministers of state appointed by the president with the approval of the house of representatives; the cabinet is responsible to the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 14 may 2002 (next to be held na may 2007); note - president's tenure of office is limited to two five-year terms election results: ahmad tejan kabbah reelected president; percent of vote - ahmad tejan kabbah (slpp) 70.6%, ernest koroma (apc) 22.4% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Parliament (124 seats - 112 elected by popular vote, 12 filled by paramount chiefs elected in separate elections; members serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 14 may 2002 (next to be held na may 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - slpp 70.06%, apc 22.35%, plp 3%, others 4.59%; seats by party - slpp 83, apc 27, plp 2 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Appeals Court; High Court |
| Political parties and leaders | All People's Congress or APC [Ben KANU]; Peace and Liberation Party or PLP [Darlington MORRISON, interim chairman]; Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP [Sama BANYA]; numerous others |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Trade Unions and Student Unions |
| International organization participation | ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador ibrahim m. kamara FAX: [1] (202) 483-1793 telephone: [1] (202) 939-9261 through 9263 chancery: 1701 19th street nw, washington, dc 20009 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador peter russell chaveas embassy: corner of walpole and siaka stevens streets, freetown mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [232] (22) 226481 through 226485 FAX: [232] (22) 225471 |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of light green (top), white, and light blue |
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