Today's Translation Prices 22 May 2012: German to English sfr. 1.90 per line; German to French sfr. 1.90 per line; German to Italian sfr. 1.90 per line; English to German sfr. 1.90 per line; German to English sfr. 1.90 per line; German to French sfr. 1.90 per line; German to Italian sfr. 1.90 per line; English to German sfr. 1.90 per line;
The government is slowly reestablishing its authority after the civil war from 1991 to 2002 that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about one-third of the population). The last UN peacekeepers withdrew in December 2005 leaving full responsibility for security with domestic forces. A new civilian UN mission - the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) - was established to support the government's efforts to consolidate peace. The most pressing long-term threat to stability in Sierra Leone is the potential for political insecurity surrounding elections in July 2007.
Language(s): English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingue franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)
