World Countries

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone coat of arms
The flag of Sierra Leone is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and blue.

Common Name: Sierra Leone

Official Name: Republic of Sierra Leone

Geographic Details

CapitalFreetown
Continent(s)Africa
RegionAfrica
SubregionWestern Africa
Landlocked❌
Area71,740 km²
Coordinates(8° 30' N, 11° 30' W)

Demographic and Political Information

Population7,976,985
CurrencySierra Leonean leone (Le)
TimezonesUTC
LanguagesEnglish
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.sl
Calling Code+2
Independent✅
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeSL
alpha3CodeSLE