Country facts

Sierra Leone

SL

Location

Africa · Western Africa

The circle marks the location.Map: Natural Earth 110m

Size & world rank

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Population

#101 of 243Top 42%

≈8.5 million(8,460,512)

Smallest: Pitcairn Islands 35Largest: India ≈1.43B

Area

#120 of 243Top 50%

71,740 km²

Smallest: Vatican City 0.44 km²Largest: Russia ≈17.1M km²

Key facts

Capital: Freetown
Languages: English
Language Family: Indo-European (Germanic)
Currencies: Sierra Leonean leone
Flag Colors: GreenWhiteBlue

Neighbors

2 countries