| Africa > Western Africa > Sierra Leone | |
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| Official Name Republic of Sierra Leone | |
| Motto Unity, Freedom, Justice | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Western Africa | |
| Capital Freetown | |
| Currency Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL) | |
| Independence Day 27 Apr 1961: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1961. | |
| Population 6,190,280 | |
| Nationality Sierra Leonean | |
| Ethnic Group 35% Temne, 31% Mende, 8% Limba, 5% Kono, 2% Krio (Creole), 2% Mandingo, 2% Loko, 15% others | |
| Area 71,740 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Guinea, Liberia | |
| Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 8.50, Longitude -11.50 | |
| Dialing Code +232 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code SL | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code SLE | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 694 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee SLE | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .sl | |