Sierra Leone
Position: Guinean Africa
Position: Guinean Africa
| International name: | Sierra Leone |
| Local name: | Sierra Leone |
| AREA ................................................ | 71.740 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 5.883.889 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 82,0 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Freetown |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | 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 Free |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Leone (SLL) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 561 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,233 (174th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1948 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 27 April 1961 (from UK) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .sl |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +232 |
Guinean Africa country
| Freetown | 25/11/2024 | 16:29 | ( GMT ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook