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Sierra Leone

Also Known As Republic of Sierra Leone
Western Africa

Sierra Leone is a West African nation bordered by Liberia and Guinea, with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and environments ranging from savannah to rainforest. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 27 April 1961 and adopted a republican constitution on 19 April 1971. Its capital is Freetown. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Freetown 2
Population
8,460,512 2
2023 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
Area (sq km)
73,252 2
Independence or Founding Year
1961 2
Sierra Leone gained independence from the United Kingdom on 27 April 1961 as a dominion under Queen Elizabeth II, adopting a republican constitution on 19 April 1971.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Low 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Sierra Leone

Cities

FAQs

When did Sierra Leone become independent, and was it a republic from the start?

Sierra Leone became independent on 27 April 1961, but did not become a republic until it adopted a new constitution on 19 April 1971.

Sierra Leone gained independence from the United Kingdom on 27 April 1961. It remained a dominion under the British monarch for a decade afterward, becoming a republic only when it adopted a new constitution on 19 April 1971.
Connections

Associated With

Freetown, Cities
Source Freetown (Wikipedia)
West Africa, Regions

Bordered By Water

Guinea, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea

Borders

Liberia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Sierra Leone

Has Capital

Freetown, Cities

Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone.

Source Freetown (Wikipedia)
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Has Member

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Nationals Include

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Source Wikidata: Monty Jones

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Source Wikidata: Abdul G. Koroma

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Source Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh - WikipediaLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh GCOR (born April 16, 1949 ) is a Sierra Leonean lawyer who was the first female Chief Justice of Sierra Leone from 2008 to 2015.

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Source Julius Maada Bio (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Julius Maada Wonie Bio (born 12 May 1964) is a Sierra Leonean politician and former military officer who has served as the 5th president of Sierra Leone since 4 April 2018.

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Source Rodney Strasser (source article)Lead paragraph [nationality]
Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality]
is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer

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Source Steven Caulker (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [nationality]
Quote, Lead sentence [nationality]
he represented and captained the Sierra Leone national team

Origin Of

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Source Groundnut Soup (Wikipedia)tier 3

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Source Wikidata: Palaver Sauce

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Source Poro (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Poro, or Purrah or Purroh, is a men's secret society in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast, introduced by the Mane people (the Mande Elites leading large-scale migrations from the Mali Empire into the southern coastal areas).

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Source Sande society (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
is a women's initiation society in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast.

Site Of

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Found There

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Source EPPO Global Database: Cucumovirus CMV (CMV000) - DistributionDistribution
Quote, Distribution
Sierra Leone Present, widespread

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Sierra Leone

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Source Wikidata: Special Court for Sierra Leone

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Source Sierra Leone 2022 constitution as published by ConstituteCountry
Quote, Country
Regulation of political parties An association aggrieved by a decision of the Political Parties Regulation Commission under this section may appeal to the Supreme Court and the decision of the Supreme Court shall be final.

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Source West African Court of Appeal (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a court which served as the appellate court for the British colonies of Gold Coast, Nigeria, Gambia, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros abae (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Nigeria · Sierra Leone · South Sudan

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros marisae (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Liberia · Sierra Leone

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Source Azagnyi fruit bat (Wikipedia)Range and status, where it lives
Quote, Range and status, where it lives
Its range includes several countries in West Africa, including Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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Source Baer's wood mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros beatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Republic of the Congo · Sierra Leone · Uganda

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Source Black duiker (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The black duiker (Cephalophorus niger), also known as tuba in Dyula, is a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria.

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Source Bourlon's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The Bourlon's genet is restricted to the Upper Guinean forests of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Ivory Coast.

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Source Brooke's duiker (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is distributed throughout Liberia, Sierra Leone and Côte d'Ivoire.

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Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Distribution, Sierra Leone
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Bunting's thicket rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Campbell's mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
native to Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

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Source Common kusimanse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The common kusimanse is found in the west African countries of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina cyclops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Senegal · Sierra Leone · South Sudan

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source Defua rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Diana monkey (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is an Old World monkey found in the high canopy forests in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and western

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Epixerus ebii (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
in coastal forests from Sierra Leone east to Ghana, also from central Cameroon south

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Source Edward's swamp rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Forest giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Distribution, Sierra Leone
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Ghana rufous-nosed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Senegal · Sierra Leone · Tanzania

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Source Green bush squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

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Source Guinean gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone

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Source Hammer-headed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Distribution, Sierra Leone
It has a wide range in West and Central Africa, including the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Hausa genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The Hausa genet is native to Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Cameroon, where it inhabits moist and dry savannas with open woodlands.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Sierra Leone (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Sierra Leone
  • Infobox, capital
    Freetown
  • Infobox, area
    73,252 km2 (28,283 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2023
    8,460,512 (100th)
  • Article text
    Sierra Leone attained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 under the leadership of Prime Minister Sir Milton Margai of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). In 1971, under Prime Minister Siaka Stevens of the All People's Congress (APC), the country adopted a new constitution, transforming Sierra Leone into a presidential republic, with Stevens as the inaugural president.
  • Lead section
    Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the west coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Sierra Leone
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    402 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Borders: Liberia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Liberia 299 km
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record SLE, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record SLE, incomeLevel
"name": "Sierra Leone", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Sierra Leone
Wikidata Q1044, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Freetown (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Freetown, Infobox, Country
    Sierra Leone
  • Has Capital: Freetown, Lead section, capital fact
    Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone.
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Kenema (source article)
Encompasses: Kenema, Lead sentence
Quote, Encompasses: Kenema, Lead sentence
Kenema is a city in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone and the administrative capital of Kenema District.
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Sierra Leone 794 km
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