Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
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About Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has a coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau and mountains in east. It is one of the wettest places along coastal, western Africa. The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown which is located on a peninsula.
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General information
- Capital: Freetown
- Language: English (official), Mende, Temne, Krio
- Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
- Timezone: UTC+0
- Currency: 1 Leone (SLL) = 100 cents
- Electricity plugs: d g (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 6,017,643 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +232
- Toplevel domain .sl
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
Good to know
With the end of the civil war in 2002, Sierra Leone is emerging out of a decade of wartime brutalities with as a trademark the hacking of hands of victims.
Religion: Muslim, Indigenous beliefs, Christian minority
National holiday: Independence Day, 27 April (1961)
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