Sierra Leone, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is a West African country rich in mineral resources, promoting sustainable agriculture, marine resources management, and infrastructure improvements.
Sierra Leone in one word would be “Diamonds,” meaning alluvial gems.
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone armorial
Sierra Leone is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Sierra Leone |
The capital city of Sierra Leone is Freetown.
| Sierra Leone is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent |
| Sierra Leone has a population of | 8,460,512 inhabitants within a total area of 71,740 Km2 (44,577 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Sierra Leone’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 66 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.99 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Sierra Leone HDI ranks in position nº 185 worldwide HDI of 0.467 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Sierra Leone’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 66 countries Sierra Leone passport ranks 73rd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Sierra Leone GDP per capita is | $915 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Sierra Leone ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 8° 30' N, 11° 30' W Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Liberia, Guinea. |
| Sierra Leone Climate | tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April) |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Second most predominant religion | Christian |
| Currency name & code | Leone (SLL) |
| Internet ccTLD | .sl |
| Sierra Leone calling code | +232 |
Sierra Leone administrative divisions
4 provinces and 1 area*- Eastern
- Northern
- North Western
- Southern
- Western*
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