REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE
Sierra Leone, today |
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| Official Name : | REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE |
| Land Area: | 71,740 square kilometres / 27,962 square miles. |
| Population: | 6,018,000 (est 2005). Density, 83.6 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: | English (official), Krio (an Anglo-African hybrid), Mende, Temne. |
| Religions: | Traditional 65%, Sunni Muslim 25%, Christian 10%. |
| Capital: | Freetown. Population 540,000 |
| 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 hising to 900m. The interior plateau exhibits a diverse topography, from savannah grasslands to undulating forest. |
National
Flag - Ratio 2:3 | Position
in Africa |
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Climate
in Freetown - elevation 11m / 37ft | |
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