Vice President Abu Bakar
KAMARA (since 4 April 1987); Second Vice President Salia JUSU-SHERIFF
(since 4 April 1987)

_#_Political parties and leaders: only party--All People's Congress
(APC), Gen. Joseph Saidu MOMOH; note--constitutional referendum to
adopt a multiparty system is scheduled for June 1991

_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18

_#_Elections:

President--last held 1 October 1985 (next to be held October 1992);
results--Gen. Joseph Saidu MOMOH was elected without opposition;

House of Representatives--last held 30 May 1986 (next to be
held February 1992);
results--APC is the only party;
seats--(127 total, 105 elected) APC 105

_#_Communists: no party, although there are a few Communists and a
slightly larger number of sympathizers

_#_Member of: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC,
ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WTO

_#_Diplomatic representation: Ambassador George CAREW; Chancery at
1701 19th Street NW, Washington DC 20009; telephone (202) 939-9261;

US--Ambassador Johnny YOUNG; Embassy at the corner of Walpole and
Siaka Stevens Street, Freetown; telephone [232] (22) 26481

_#_Flag: three equal horizontal bands of light green (top), white, and
light blue

_*_Economy
_#_Overview: The economic and social infrastructure is not well
developed. Subsistence agriculture dominates the economy, generating
about one-third of GDP and employing about two-thirds of the working
population. Manufacturing accounts for less than 10% of GDP, consisting
mainly of the processing of raw materials and of light manufacturing for
the domestic market. Diamond mining provides an important source of hard
currency. The economy suffers from high unemployment, rising inflation,
large trade deficits, and a growing dependency on foreign assistance.
The government in 1990 was attempting to get the budget deficit under
control and, in general, to bring economic policy in line with the
recommendations of the IMF and the World Bank.

_#_GDP: $1,302 million, per capita $325; real growth rate 1.8% (FY89)

_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): over 100% (1990)

_#_Unemployment rate: NA%

_#_Budget: revenues $134 million; expenditures $187 million,
including capital expenditures of $32 million (FY91 est.)

_#_Exports: $138 million (f.o.b., 1989);

commodities--rutile 5