Here is some info on Sierra Leone A socio-cultural line divides Sierra Leone between urban areas, which are Kriodominant and influenced by Western culture, and rural areas where traditional practices predominate. Sierra Leone has the fourth-largest gap in the world between its wealthiest and poorest citizens (Foreign Policy, 10/12/2014). Sierra Leonean households consist of an average of 5.9 people, with a slight higher average in the Northern province. There is no difference in average household size between rural and urban households. 43% of households have orphans, or children under age 18 living in households with neither their mother nor their father present. Almost half of household members are children under 15 Ethnic or tribal groups: There are over 20 ethnic groups, speaking more than 24 languages. 35% of the population are Temne, 31% Mende, 8% Limba, 5% Kono, 2% Kriole/Krio, 2% Mandingo and 2% Loko . There is some fluidity in regard to tribal identity as over time smaller tribes have merged, or partly merged, with larger ones. For many Sierra Leoneans, primary political identification does not lie with ethnic group or chiefdom, but with social networks tied to particular settlements and neighbourhoods English is the official language, although its regular use is limited to the literate minority. Mende is the principal vernacular languages in the south, Temne is the most used in the north. Krio is an English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who settled in the Freetown area. It is the first language for 10% of the population, mostly in Western Area, but is understood by 95% of the population
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