Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone sits in Western Africa and uses SLE - Leone (Le). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Freetown
Population
8.5M
Area
71.7K km2
Population
8.5M
8,460,512 people
Area
71.7K km2
71,740 square kilometers
Density
118/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Freetown
8.48, -13.23
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Sierra Leone, officially listed here as Republic of Sierra Leone, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Sierra Leone, SL, SLE, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Sierra Leone is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 8,460,512 people and a land area of 71,740 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 118 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 8.5, -11.5, while the capital coordinate reference is 8.48, -13.23. Sierra Leone shares listed land borders with GIN, LBR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Freetown (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Freetown, Bo, Kenema, Koidu and Makeni. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Sierra Leone, capital of Sierra Leone, and major urban areas in Sierra Leone. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Sierra Leone uses calling code +232, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists SLE - Leone (Le), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as WAL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 35.7 for 2018.
How to use this profile
This Sierra Leone profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SL / SLE
Top-level domains
.sl
Continents
Africa
Border countries
GIN, LBR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
WAL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Sierra Leone is represented by the SL country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Freetown
Western Area
951,000
primary
#2
Bo
Southern
233,684
admin
#3
Kenema
Eastern
188,463
admin
#4
Koidu
Eastern
128,030
City
#5
Makeni
Northern
125,970
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+232
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
35.7
2018