| Official
Name : |
REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE |
| Total Area: |
71,740 square kilometres. |
| Population: |
5.363,000 (2011 estimate). |
| Languages: |
English (official), Krio (an Anglo-African hybrid), Mende, Temne. |
| Religions: |
Traditional 65%, Sunni Muslim 25%, Christian 10%. |
| Capital: |
Freetown. Population 875,000 (2009 census) |
| Currency: |
Leone, divided into 100 cents. |
| Independant: |
27 April 1961, from United Kingdom. |
| Geography: |
The swampy coastal plain, dominated by mangrove forests, is interupped by the Freetown Peninsular backed by a wooded upland region rising to 900m. The interior plateau exhibits a diverse topography, from savannah grasslands to undulating forest. |
| Flag: |
The Flag has 3 equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and blue; green is for agriculture, mountains, and natural resources, white represents unity and justice, and blue the sea and the natural harbour in Freetown.
To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. Ratio of the Flag is 2:3. |
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