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Back to Top Key Indicators Population 6,440,053 Capital Type of Government Life Expectancy at Birth Literacy Rate Freetown Constitutional Democracy Male: 38.92 years Female: 43.64 years Male: 46.9% Female: 24.4% Religious Groups Muslims: 60%; Christian: 10%; indigenous beliefs: 30% Ethnic Groups 20 African ethnic groups: 90% (Temne: 30%, Mende: 30%, other: 30%); Creole: 10% (descendants of freed slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late 18th century); refugees from Liberia's recent civil war; small number of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians GDP per capita $900 Source: The World Factbook. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2009. Back to Top International Rankings Ranking Body Rank Ranking Scale (best – worst possible) UN Human Development Index 180 1 – 182 World Bank Rule of Law Index 14.8 100 – 0 World Bank Voice & Accountability Index 38.5 100 – 0 Transparency International 146 1 – 180 Freedom House: Freedom in the World Status: Partly Free Political Rights: 3 Civil Liberties: 3 Free/Partly Free/Not Free 1 – 7 1 – 7 Foreign Policy: Failed States Index 32 177 – 1 Back to Top Legal Snapshot International and Regional Human Rights Agreements Key International Agreements Ratification* Year International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Yes 1996 Optional Protocol to ICCPR (ICCPR-OP1) Yes 1996 International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) Yes 1996 Optional Protocol to ICESCR (OP-ICESCR) No --
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) Yes 1967 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Yes 1988 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women No -- Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Yes 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICRMW) No -- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) No -- Regional Treaties African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Yes 1983 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Yes 2002 Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Yes 2001 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights on Women in Africa No -- Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights No -- * Category includes ratification, accession, or succession to the treaty Constitutional Framework The current Constitution of Sierra Leone was approved by Parliament in 1991 and is significant in that it re-established a multi-party system. Relevant constitutional provisions include the following: Article 25 Protection of freedom of expression and the press: Except with his own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of expression, and for the purpose of this section the said freedom includes the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference, freedom from interference with his correspondence, freedom to own, establish and operate any medium for the dissemination of information, ideas and opinions, and academic freedom in institutions of learning: Provided that no person other than the Government or any person or body authorised by the President shall own, establish or operate a television or wireless broadcasting station for any purpose whatsoever. Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in the contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes provision— a. which is reasonably required— i. in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health; or ii. for the purpose of protecting the reputations, rights and freedoms of other persons, preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, maintaining the authority and independence of the courts, or regulating the telephony, telegraphy, telecommunications, posts, wireless broadcasting, television, public exhibitions or public entertainment; or b. which imposes restrictions on public officers or members of a defence force;
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