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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea on the north and Liberia on the south, with the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Portuguese name for the country: Serra Leoa. The literal meaning is "Lioness Mountain." During the 1700s Sierra Leone was an important centre of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The capital Freetown was founded in 1792 by the Sierra Leone Company as a home for Black Britons who had fought for the British in the American Revolutionary War.

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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, right, and his defence lawyer Courtenay Griffits, left, are seen at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, July 13, 2009. Charles Taylor has begun his defense against charges he led rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered, raped and mutilated villagers. Taylor's lawyer has urged judges at the Special Court for Sierra Leone not to let the horrors inflicted by rebels during the country's civil war cloud their judgment about Taylor's involvement in the crimes. Taylor is charged with 11 crimes including murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery, using child soldiers and spreading terror. Charles Taylor
(FromL) Qatar's Samuel Francis, US Trell Kimmons and Liberia's Abraham Morlu compete in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010. Liberia
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Sierra Leone's minister for presidential and public affairs Joseph Koroma, representing President Ernest Bai Koroma, delivers a speech during a session of a World Summit on Food Security organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on November 17, 2009 at its headquarters in Rome. Some 60 heads of state and government are attending the World Summit on Food Security, but leaders of the world's wealthiest countries are conspicuous by their absence. Ernest Bai Koroma
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CORRECTION CREDIT AND BYLINE (FromL) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong-Kong's Chun Ho Lai compete in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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CORRECTION CREDIT AND BYLINE (FromL) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong-Kong's Chun Ho Lai compete in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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CORRECTION CREDIT AND BYLINE Great Britain's Dwain Chambers (L) competes followed by Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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CORRECTION CREDIT AND BYLINE Great Britain's Dwain Chambers (L) competes followed by Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(FromL) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong-Kong's Chun Ho Lai compete in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(FromL) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong-Kong's Chun Ho Lai compete in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Great Britain's Dwain Chambers (L) competes followed by Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Great Britain's Dwain Chambers (L) competes followed by Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(L-R) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong Kong's Lai Chun Ho compete in the men's heat 2 first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(L-R) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong Kong's Lai Chun Ho compete in the men's heat 2 first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia, right, and Britain's Dwain Chambers compete in a Men's 60m heat at the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Friday, March 12, 2010 in Doha, Qatar.

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Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia, right, and Britain's Dwain Chambers compete in a Men's 60m heat at the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Friday, March 12, 2010 in Doha, Qatar.

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair gestures as he leaves Rokupa Government Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Blair met with Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma Wednesday to discuss progress on an initiative to provide free healthcare to pregnant women and children under five in the West African nation.

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair gestures as he leaves Rokupa Government Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Blair met with Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma Wednesday to discuss progress on an initiative to provide free healthcare to pregnant women and children under five in the West African nation.

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, greets a Sierra Leonean woman at Rokupa Government Hospital, in Freetown, Sierra Leone Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Blair met with Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma Wednesday to discuss progress on an initiative to provide free healthcare to pregnant women and children under five in the West African nation.

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, greets a Sierra Leonean woman at Rokupa Government Hospital, in Freetown, Sierra Leone Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Blair met with Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma Wednesday to discuss progress on an initiative to provide free healthcare to pregnant women and children under five in the West African nation.

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair forground, talks with health workers at Rokupa Government Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Blair met with Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma Wednesday to discuss progress on an initiative to provide free healthcare to pregnant women and children under five in the West African nation.

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair forground, talks with health workers at Rokupa Government Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Blair met with Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma Wednesday to discuss progress on an initiative to provide free healthcare to pregnant women and children under five in the West African nation.

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CORRECTION CREDIT AND BYLINE (FromL) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong-Kong's Chun Ho Lai compete in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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CORRECTION CREDIT AND BYLINE (FromL) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong-Kong's Chun Ho Lai compete in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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CORRECTION CREDIT AND BYLINE Great Britain's Dwain Chambers (L) competes followed by Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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CORRECTION CREDIT AND BYLINE Great Britain's Dwain Chambers (L) competes followed by Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(FromL) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong-Kong's Chun Ho Lai compete in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(FromL) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong-Kong's Chun Ho Lai compete in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Great Britain's Dwain Chambers (L) competes followed by Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Great Britain's Dwain Chambers (L) competes followed by Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia in the men's first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(L-R) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong Kong's Lai Chun Ho compete in the men's heat 2 first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(L-R) Great Britain's Dwain Chambers, Sierra Leone's Ibrahim Kabia and Hong Kong's Lai Chun Ho compete in the men's heat 2 first round 60m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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