🚩 Flag of Sierra Leone • live waving render
Africa — Western Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
9.1M
Population
World #101
71,740 km²
Land Area
World #121
$8.4 billion
GDP (USD)
World #149
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Did You Know?
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Sierra Leone is the world's #101 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #121 globally by land area — covering about 0.05% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #149 worldwide with a GDP of $8.4 billion USD.
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Population density is 126.5 people per km² — world rank #96.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Freetown
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Phone Code
+232
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Internet TLD
.sl
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Nationality
Sierra Leonean
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
SL / SLE / 694
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Coordinates
8.50°, -11.50°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$8.4 billion USD
World rank #149 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$924
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
126.5 /km²
World density rank #96
Le
Sierra Leonean leone
SLE • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
9,077,691
World rank #101 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
English
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Demonym
Sierra Leonean
What its people are called
🗣️ English
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
71,740 km²
0.05% of Earth's landmass • World #121
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Land Borders
2 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC±00
Africa/Freetown
GMT — Greenwich Mean Time
“Sierra Leone” Around the World
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سيراليون
جمهورية سيراليون
bre
Sierra Leone
Republik Sierra Leone
ces
Sierra Leone
Republika Sierra Leone
deu
Sierra Leone
Republik Sierra Leone
est
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Vabariik
fin
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonen tasavalta
fra
Sierra Leone
République de Sierra Leone
hrv
Sijera Leone
Republika Sijera Leone
hun
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Köztársaság
ita
Sierra Leone
Repubblica della Sierra Leone
jpn
シエラレオネ
シエラレオネ共和国
kor
시에라리온
시에라리온 공화국
nld
Sierra Leone
Republiek Sierra Leone
per
سیرالئون
جمهوری سیرالئون
pol
Sierra Leone
por
Serra Leoa
República da Serra Leoa
rus
Сьерра-Леоне
Республика Сьерра-Леоне
slk
Sierra Leone
Sierraleonská republika
spa
Sierra Leone
República de Sierra Leona
srp
Sijera Leone
Republika Sijera Leone
swe
Sierra Leone
Republiken Sierra Leone
tur
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Cumhuriyeti
urd
سیرالیون
جمہوریہ سیرالیون
zho
塞拉利昂
塞拉利昂共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
SL
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ISO Alpha-3
SLE
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
694
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q1044
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Also Spelled As
SL • Republic of Sierra Leone