Republic of Sierra Leone |
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| Motto: "Unity, Freedom, Justice" |
Anthem: "High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free"
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 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 |
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| Official languages | English |
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| Recognised national languages | Krio |
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| Religion | Islam (78%)
Christianity (21%)[1] |
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| Demonym(s) | Sierra Leonean |
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| Government | Unitarypresidentialconstitutional republic |
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| Julius Maada Bio |
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| Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh |
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| Jacob Jusu Saffa[2] |
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| Abass Chernor Bundu |
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• Chief Justice | Desmond Babatunde Edwards[3] |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
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| 27 April 1961 |
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• Republic declared | 19 April 1971 |
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• Total | 71,740 km2 (27,700 sq mi) (117th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.1 |
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• 2015 census | 8,059,155[4] (102nd) |
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• Density | 112/km2 (290.1/sq mi) (114tha) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $12.177 billion[5] |
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• Per capita | $1,608[5] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $3.824 billion[5] (155th) |
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• Per capita | $505[5] |
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| Gini (2018) | 35.7[6]
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.452[7]
low · 182nd |
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| Currency | Leone (SLL) |
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| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +232 |
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| ISO 3166 code | SL |
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| Internet TLD | .sl |
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- Rank based on 2007 figure
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