Sierra Leone Info
| GDP (PPP) | 2009 estimate | |
| - | Total | $4.585 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $759[3] |
| HDI (2007) |  0.365 ( low) (180th) |
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As you can see according to the information above, Sierra Leone is not off to a good start.
Yet in addition to one of the lowest HDIs in the world and a pitiable GDP per capita, being poor is only one of the problems in the country. Just recently emerging from a civil war, the country is slowly improving, yet corruption (one of the central causes of the civil war) is still an issue.
Infrastructure is weak, and although Sierra Leone is rich in mineral resources (its main export), it has a history of not mustering the infrastructure and legal system necessary to legally export and tax the goods. Foreign investment is still a large issue as Sierra Leone is largely perceived as unstable.
Education is Sierra Leone is quite poor, with laws requiring education although there are not enough schools and teachers to actually serve the population required to attend.
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