Talk:Sierra Leone

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Dossier about Sierra Leone from Freedomhouse.org seems to be a spam. Isn't it? Dr Bug (Volodymyr V. Medeiko) 16:14, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I don't think so. It looks legit to me. What makes you think it is spam? --Ben 16:38, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)

The phrase "Although there has been a significant amount of news coverage of the war in Sierra Leone" to me seems a little strange. I personally don't remember what I would consider a "significant amount of news coverage" regarding the civil war in Sierra Leone. There were reporters there but western media did not really pick up the stories. Maybe I just wasn't looking hard enough though. --Ben 16:34, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I have a made a page with the Districts of Sierra Leone and explained how the final 12 parliamentary seats are filled. Admittedly, I just obtained this information and am a bit confused on whether the Western Area is considered an administrative district or not. Most sites say Sierra Leone has 12 districts, but the Western Area would be 13. Can anyone clarify? - Gantry 03:53, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The administration of the Western Area (which is essentially the city of Freetown) is seperate from that of the 3 provinces. Government systems for the Western Area are different and I think some property laws are different.Nick.annejohn 21:59, 4 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology of the name

The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Spanish version: Sierra León, and in turn, from the Portuguese Serra-Leão, which stands for "lioness mountains."

"Leão" means lion, and not lioness, in Portuguese. Lioness is "leoa" and, in fact, the modern name of the country in Portuguese is "Serra Leoa". The article History of Sierra Leone states that

Portuguese explorer Pedro da Cintra mapped the hills surrounding what is now Freetown Harbour, naming the oddly shaped formation Serra Lyoa (Lion Mountains)

"Lyoa" could well be an archaic version of "leoa", but probably not of "leão". So, it seems to me that one article contradicts the other (on the original name in Portuguese -- if they are both in fact referring to the original name; maybe Lyoa was the original name and then later it changed to Leão) and are both contradictory within themselves, as one translates Lyoa as lion, and the other Leão as lioness.

Does anyone have information to clarify this? --Cotoco 10:22, 28 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This article must be reviewed. In Portuguese it is "Serra Leoa" and in Spanish it is "Sierra Leona", both meaning "Lioness Mountains" and not "Lion Mountains". The name was originally in Portuguese, and not in Spanish, as the text suggests. Could we correct it as soon as possible? Tonyjeff 17:19, 14 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is arguable. It could be that the word leoa was used as an adjective, and thus needed to agree with serra, which is feminine. The basic idea seems to have been that the mountain range was shaped like a lion, which I suppose works just as well for a male as it does for a female. FilipeS 21:54, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

External links

Suggest that the external link to Vanessa Without Borders be removed. Wikipedia is generally known for its objectivity in its articles. This link to a personal blog appears to have been inserted by one of the article's earlier editors and, quite frankly, comes across as self-indulgence. The link could be included in a biographical article on the individual herself or possibly an article on the particular NGO she is working with, but not an article on an entire country. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.73.96.170 (talk • contribs) 22:54, 13 November 2006.

Why is there poverty? Because the wage system is a slave system, & USA forces it on the world! Once we can see the wage causes world poverty, we should end it! Millions of people are suffering so much, & every year 11 million children die of starvation related illnesses. We must end the wage to create a vortex that would "force" all nations to end their wage systems & say all people must OWN all things to end world poverty! Ending the wage will make the world almost perfect immediately. Let's just do it. Sundiiiaaa 03:58, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How could anyone do that to another human being! That's just so horrible! **about the Blood Diamond conflict(s)** (Is the U.S. a big consumer of *blood* diamonds??

164.116.126.140 18:49, 8 March 2007 (UTC)Researcher007[reply]

Has anyone validated the information presented by the author of the Sierra Leone article? I suspect not. I sincerely hope nobody relies upon the information as fact.

introduction should be re-evaluated and possibly re-written

The current introduction gives the impression that the country is known only for being a colony. There should be a more comprehensive introduction, like in some other country articles. Congolese 04:19, 28 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"It was recently nominated by the United Nations to be the worst country to live in ever."

Even though the statement is sourced, it is a long stretch to call it the worst country to live in EVER, don't you think?! I don't want to edit it as I am not a registrered member, I just thought I should point it out. 130.226.7.3 (talk) 20:21, 27 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It now says the worst country to live in in history which is simply wrong. The HDI indicates how Humand Development was ranked in all those countries in the year 2005. It's not a historic kind of measurement. I removed the words 'in history' from the article. 213.132.129.27 (talk) 22:48, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]