Where is Sierra Leone?

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What is the capital of Sierra Leone?

Located in the continent of Africa, Sierra Leone covers 71,620 square kilometers of land and 120 square kilometers of water, making it the 120th largest nation in the world with a total area of 71,740 square kilometers.

Sierra Leone became an independent state in 1961, after gaining its sovereignty from The United Kingdom. The population of Sierra Leone is 5,485,998 (2012) and the nation has a density of 77 people per square kilometer.

The currency of Sierra Leone is the Leone (SLL). As well, the people of Sierra Leone are refered to as Sierra Leonean.

The dialing code for the country is 232 and the top level internet domain for Sierra Leonean sites is .sl.

Sierra Leone shares land borders with 2 countries: Guinea, Liberia.

To learn more, visit our detailed Sierra Leone section.

Quick facts

Population	5,485,998
Density	76.6 / km² ( 198.4 / mi² )
Language	English
Independence Year	1961
Capital	Freetown (Western Area)
Currency	Leone
GDP	4,892,363,979 (2014 data)
GDP per Capita	892 (2014 data)
Land Area	71,620 km² (27,653 mi²)
Water Area	120 km² (46 mi²)
Neighbouring Countries	Guinea, Liberia
Minimum Longitude	-13.300
Maximum Longitude	-10.280
Mininum Latitude	6.940
Maximum Latitude	9.990