Sierra Leone
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National motto: Unity - Freedom - Justice | |||||
Official language | English | ||||
Capital | Freetown | ||||
President | Ahmad Tejan Kabbah | ||||
Area - Total - % water |
Ranked 116th 71,740 km² 0.2% |
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Population - Total (2000) - Density |
Ranked 102nd 5,426,618 76/km² |
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Independence | April 27, 1961 | ||||
Currency | Leone | ||||
Time zone | UTC | ||||
National anthem | High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free | ||||
Internet TLD | .sl | ||||
Calling Code | 232 |
Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa. Its capital is Freetown. The official language is English.
The country was first made as a place where freed slaves could live. From 1991 until 2000, there was a civil war in Sierra Leone between rebels and the government. The war is now over.
There are 71,740 square kilometres of land in Sierra Leone.[1] In this courty there are 14 districts. Districts are big areas of land. .
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