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Inside Story · Season 10 · Episode 11
With vast reserves of diamonds and valuable minerals, seas heavy with fish, the West African country of Sierra Leone should be rich. But this year, the United Nations declared it the least developed country in the world. Inside Story examines how the infrastructure and natural wealth of this tiny nation have been devastated by foreign exploitation, corruption, economic mismanagement and a crippling debt.

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10
Episode
11
Air Date
02/Oct/1991
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With vast reserves of diamonds and valuable minerals, seas heavy with fish, the West African country of Sierra Leone should be rich. But this year, the United Nations declared it the least developed country in the world. Inside Story examines how the infrastructure and natural wealth of this tiny nation have been devastated by foreign exploitation, corruption, economic mismanagement and a crippling debt.

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