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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

Bo

Sierra Leone

Freetown

Sierra Leone

Kenema

Sierra Leone

Makeni

Sierra Leone
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)
In the Other Atlases

Has Member

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Nationals Include

Monty Jones

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Monty Jones
Sama Sahr Mondeh

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Abdul G. Koroma

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Abdul G. Koroma
Miatta Maria Samba

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Osman Keh Kamara

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

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.
Julius Maada Bio

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

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.
Rodney Strasser

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

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

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

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

Origin Of

Groundnut Soup

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Groundnut Soup (Wikipedia)tier 3
Palaver Sauce

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Palaver Sauce
Poro Society

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

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).
Sande Society

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

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

Bank of Sierra Leone

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Hylotrupes bajulus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Jentink's Duiker

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Jentink's duiker (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Jentink's duiker (Cephalophus jentinki), also known as gidi-gidi in Krio and kaikulowulei in Mende, is a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Liberia, southwestern Côte d'Ivoire, and scattered enclaves in Sierra Leone.
John Dory

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Johnston's genet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Johnston's genet is found in the Upper Guinean forests along the north west coast of Africa, across the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Jones's roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros jonesi (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Nigeria · Sierra Leone · Benin?
Kapok

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kemp's gerbil

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Kemp's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
was found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Liberia.
King colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source King colobus (Wikipedia)Lead, Sierra Leone
Quote, Lead, Sierra Leone
in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
Kudzu

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lesser spot-nosed monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser spot-nosed monkey (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Guinea-Bissau, and possibly Senegal.
Little collared fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Little collared fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Distribution, Sierra Leone
The little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris torquata) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Lophira alata

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mauritian tomb bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous mauritianus - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Botswana · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mozambique · Namibia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Réunion · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Burundi? · Cote d'Ivoire? · Guinea? · Liberia? · Mali? · Mauritania? · Rwanda?
Maxwell's Duiker

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Maxwell's duiker (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
It inhabits the warm, moist lowland forests prevalent in western African countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Miller's striped mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Miller's striped mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Nile Perch

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Noack's roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros ruber (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Senegal · Sierra Leone · South Sudan
Ogilby's Duiker

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Ogilby's duiker (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Ogilby's duiker (Cephalophorus ogilbyi) is a small antelope found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, southeastern Nigeria, Bioko Island and possibly Gabon.
Old World Climbing Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Olive colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Olive colobus (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct
Quote, Lead, living or extinct
It is found in the rain forests of West Africa, ranging from southern Sierra Leone to Nigeria.
Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Distribution, Sierra Leone
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Peters's mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.
Prince Demidoff's bushbaby

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Prince Demidoff's bushbaby (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Red Mangrove

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Regalecus Glesne

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Royal Antelope

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Royal antelope (Wikipedia)Lead, system
Quote, Lead, system
It inhabits the warm, moist lowland forests prevalent in western African countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Royal Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range (sierra-leone)
Quote, Lead, range (sierra-leone)
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda
Sierra Leone collared fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Sierra Leone collared fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Distribution, Sierra Leone
The Sierra Leone collared fruit bat is found throughout West Africa, including: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Sooty mangabey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)Habitat and ecology
Quote, Habitat and ecology
The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
Sooty roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros fuliginosus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Nigeria · Sierra Leone · Uganda
Staghorn Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Striped leaf-nosed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris vittatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Sierra Leone
Nigeria · Sierra Leone · Somalia
Triplochiton scleroxylon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tullberg's soft-furred mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Tullberg's soft-furred mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, possibly Burkina Faso, and possibly Guinea-Bissau.
Typical striped grass mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Distribution, Sierra Leone
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Villiers's long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Villiers's long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
Liberia · Sierra Leone
West African shaggy rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source West African shaggy rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Western chimpanzee

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Western chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
specifically Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau
Western red colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Western red colobus (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Its range includes various fragmentary populations in Sierra Leone, and contiguous populations in Liberia, Guinea and western Ivory Coast.
Woermann's bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Woermann's bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Distribution, Sierra Leone
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.
Zebra Duiker

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Zebra duiker (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The zebra duiker (Cephalophula zebra) is a small antelope found primarily in Liberia, as well as the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and occasionally Guinea.
Operation Barras

Also in War and Military Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Operation BarrasLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 4
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Operation Barras was a British Army operation that took place in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000, during the late stages of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Operation Palliser

Also in War and Military Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Operation PalliserLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 4
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The United Kingdom began a military intervention in Sierra Leone on 7 May 2000 under the codename Operation Palliser.

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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.
View the Source
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.
View the Source
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.
View the Source
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
View the Source

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