Sierra Leone: map, capital and facts
Sierra Leone is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Freetown. Its official language is English.
Sierra Leone covers about 71,740 km², making it the 117th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 8.8 million people live there, the 100th-most populous.
Sierra Leone shares land borders with 2 countries: Guinea and Liberia.
Where is Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone is in Western Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 8.5°N, 11.5°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Sierra Leone is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Sierra Leone facts
| Capital | Freetown |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Western Africa |
| Area | 71,740 km² (117th largest) |
| Population | 8,819,794 (100th most populous) |
| Language | English |
| Currency | Sierra Leonean leone (Le) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 2 |
| Centre point | 8.5°N, 11.5°W |
Countries that border Sierra Leone
Other countries near Sierra Leone
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Guinea-Bissau, about 550 km
- Senegal, about 670 km
- Ivory Coast, about 720 km
- Gambia, about 780 km
- Ghana, about 1,050 km
Guess Sierra Leone in Warmer
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- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 71,740 km²
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More countries in Western Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.