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Est. Population:
6,018,888
Demonym:
Sierra Leonean
Religions:
Muslim (61.0%)
Indigenous (24.4%)
Christian (13.1%)
Atheist (1.0%)
Hindu (0.1%)
Largest City:
Freetown (1,050,301)
Other Cities:
Kenema (200,534)
Bo (173,905)
Koidu (128,074)
Makeni (126,059)
Kaffu Bullom (119,902)
Region:
Western Africa
Bodies of Water:
Atlantic Ocean (Southwest)
Total Area:
71,740 km2 (99.8% land, 0.2% water)
Total Land:
958 km
Total Coastline:
402 km
Climate
Tropical
Terrain:
Coastal belt of mangrove swamps
Wooded hill country
Upland plateau
Eastern mountains
Highest Point
Loma Mansa (1,948 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Sandstorms
Harmattan winds
Dust storms
Type:
Constitutional democracy
Head of State:
President Julius Maada Bio
Head of Government:
Chief Minister David J. Francis
Admin. Divisions
3 Provinces
1 Area
Independence:
27 April 1961 (from the United Kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
Lion
Nat'l Anthem:
High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free
GDP Per Capita
$1,600 (USD)
Currency
Le (Leone)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = Le (Leone)8,700.00
Internet Code
.sl
Telephone Code
+232
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/SL (Ethnic and religious data)
https://www.statistics.sl/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2015-Census-Provisional-Result.pdf (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 29 November 2016
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