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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Its land area is 73,252 km². It has a tropical climate and environments ranging from savannas to rainforests. As of the 2023 census, Sierra Leone has a population of 8,908,040. Freetown i…
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Its land area is 73,252 km². It has a tropical climate and environments ranging from savannas to rainforests. As of the 2023 census, Sierra Leone has a population of 8,908,040. Freetown is both its capital and its largest city. The country is divided into five administrative regions, which are further subdivided into 16 districts.
  • Official languages: English
  • Government: Unitary presidential republic
  • Legislature: Parliament
  • Currency: Leone (SLE)
  • Capital and largest city: Freetown
  • Ethnic groups (2015): 35.5% Temne · 33.2% Mende · 6.4% Limba · 4.4% Kono · 3.4% Fula · 2.9% Susu · 2.9% Loko · 2.8% Koranko · 2.6% Sherbro · 2.4% Mandingo · 1.3% Krio
  • Calling code: +232

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org