Sierra Leone - Introduction

Sierra Leone (officially: Republic of Sierra Leone) is a country in Africa, precisely in Western Africa, with a population of about 9.0 Millions inhabitants today (2024-09-16). The capital city of Republic of Sierra Leone is Freetown, and the official country TLD code is .sl. Sierra Leone has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as SL, SLE, SLE, 694 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Sierra Leone , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Sierra Leone
Official Republic of Sierra Leone
Common (Native) Sierra Leone
Official (Native) Republic of Sierra Leone
Alternative spellings SL, Republic of Sierra Leone
Translations ⬇️
Languages
eng English
Geography
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Sierra Leone is located in Western Africa and has a total land area of 71740 km². It is bounded by Guinea, Liberia and the capital city is Freetown

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Western Africa
TimeZone UTC
Capital city Freetown
Area 71740 km²
Population 2024-09-16 9.0 Millions
Bordered Countreies Guinea, Liberia
Demonym
eng Male: Sierra Leonean / Female: Sierra Leonean
fra Male: Sierra-leonais / Female: Sierra-leonaise
Lat/Lng 8.5, -11.5
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Sierra Leone

The flag of Sierra Leone is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and blue.

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Currency
Name Sierra Leonean leone
Code SLL
Symbol Le
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 SL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 SLE
ISO 3166-1 numeric 694
International calling code +232
FIFA 3 Letter Code SLE
All Important Facts about Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone is found in Western Africa