  2011 Report on International Religious Freedom - Sierra Leone
Publisher United States Department of State Publication Date 30
July 2012 Cite as United States Department of State, 2011 Report
on International Religious Freedom - Sierra Leone, 30 July
2012, available at: [accessed 26 December 2014]  Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor July 30, 2012   Executive
Summary    The U.S. government supported the country's efforts
to foster economic growth and rebuild democracy, particularly as
it prepared for the November 2012 presidential and parliamentary
elections. U.S. government representatives regularly engaged the
government and prominent societal leaders on human rights
issues, including religious freedom.  Section I. Religious
Demography  The most prominent religious civil society
organization, the Inter-Religious Council (IRC), which is
composed of Christian and Muslim leaders, estimated that 77
percent of the population is Muslim and 21 percent Christian.
Groups that constitute less than 2 percen