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Republic of Sierra Leone
Motto: "Unity, Freedom, Justice"
Anthem: "High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free"


Location of Sierra Leone (dark green)
Location of Sierra Leone (dark green)
Capital
and largest city
Freetown
08°30′00″N12°06′00″W / 8.50000°N 12.10000°W / 8.50000; -12.10000Coordinates: 08°30′00″N12°06′00″W / 8.50000°N 12.10000°W / 8.50000; -12.10000
Official languagesEnglish
Recognised national languagesKrio
Religion
Islam (78%)
Christianity (21%)[1]
Demonym(s)Sierra Leonean
GovernmentUnitarypresidentialconstitutional republic
Julius Maada Bio
Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh
Jacob Jusu Saffa[2]
Abass Chernor Bundu
• Chief Justice
Desmond Babatunde Edwards[3]
LegislatureParliament
Establishment
27 April 1961
• Republic declared
19 April 1971
Area
• Total
71,740 km2 (27,700 sq mi) (117th)
• Water (%)
1.1
Population
• 2015 census
8,059,155[4] (102nd)
• Density
112/km2 (290.1/sq mi) (114tha)
GDP (PPP)2018 estimate
• Total
$12.177 billion[5]
• Per capita
$1,608[5]
GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$3.824 billion[5] (155th)
• Per capita
$505[5]
Gini (2018)35.7[6]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.452[7]
low · 182nd
CurrencyLeone (SLL)
Time zoneUTC (GMT)
Driving sideright
Calling code+232
ISO 3166 codeSL
Internet TLD.sl
  1. Rank based on 2007 figure

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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