CIA - The World Factbook: Sierra Leone - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. US Department of State - Sierra Leone - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports. Sierra Leone Web - News and information about Sierra Leone, including daily news and news archives, Sierra Leone government news releases, documents, Sierra Leone e-mail directory, photographs, and links. US-Africa.org - Sierra Leone - Provides general information and links. Wikipedia - Sierra Leone - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture of the West African country. University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Sierra Leone - Annotated directory of links to resources. Columbia University Libraries - African Studies: Sierra Leone - Directory of categorized and annotated links. NationMaster - Sierra Leone - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings. BBC News - Country Profile: Sierra Leone - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news. Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Sierra Leone - Annotated directory of links to web resources.