The Republic of Sierra Leone, abbreviated as Sierra Leone, has its capital city Freetown and is located in West Africa. It borders Guinea to the north and northeast, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. The total area is 71740 square kilometers and the coastline is 485 kilometers long. It belongs to tropical monsoon climate. As of September 2024, the total population of Sierra Leone is 7.5487 million, with over 20 ethnic groups. The official language is English, and the majority of residents believe in Islam. [1]
The Mandi people entered the region in the 13th century. In 1462, Portuguese colonizers invaded the area. In 1808, the coastal areas of Sierra Leone became a British colony, and in 1896, Sierra Leone became a British “protectorate”. On April 27, 1961, Sierra Leone declared independence but remained within the Commonwealth. On April 19, 1971, Sierra Leone was established as a republic, with Stevens serving as its president. In 1978, a referendum passed the constitution of a one party republic. In 1991, the Revolutionary United Front led by Foday Sankoh launched an armed rebellion, triggering a 10-year civil war. In 2001, with the direct intervention of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, the civil war in Sierra Leone was quelled. [1]
Sierra Leone is one of the least developed countries. The economy is mainly based on agriculture and mining, and food cannot be self-sufficient. The political situation is basically stable, social security is good, and natural resources are abundant. Sierra Leone is a member of international and regional organizations such as the United Nations, UNESCO, the Group of 77, the World Trade Organization, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Commonwealth, and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States. In 2023, Sierra Leone’s gross domestic product will be 3.81 billion US dollars, with a per capita gross domestic product of 433.4 US dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chinese name According to official statistics, the total population of Sierra Leone in 2023 is approximately 8.79 million, with a population growth rate of 2.1% and an average age of around 19 years old. Urban residents account for 45.1%. From a regional perspective, Northern Province has the largest population, followed by Eastern Province, Western Province, and Southern Province. From an urban perspective, the population is mostly concentrated in the major cities and transportation hubs of Serbia, with the capital city of Freetown having the largest population, with over a million permanent residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Republic of Sierra Leone, abbreviated as Sierra Leone, has its capital city Freetown and is located in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-islam-country"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14972,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14971\/revisions\/14972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Republic of Sierra Leone [1]
Foreign Name
The Republic of Sierra Leone [1]
abbreviation
Sierra Leone
Belonging continent
Africa
Capital City
Freetown
major city
Bocheng, Kenema, Makeni, etc
National Day
April 27, 1961 [1]
National Anthem
We praise you, a free country
Country code
SLE
official language
English [1]
Currency
Leon [1]
Time Zone
UTC+0
political system
presidential republic
National leaders
Julius Motor Bio 2<\/a>
population size
7.5487 million [1]
population density
105.1 people per square kilometer 1<\/a>
Main ethnic groups
Mandi, Temna, Limba, Creole
Main religions
Islam, Christianity
land area
71740 km\u00b2 [1]
Water area ratio
1.1%
Total GDP
3.81 billion US dollars 1<\/a>
Per Capita GDP
433.4 USD 1<\/a>
International telephone area code
two hundred and thirty-two
International Domain Abbreviations
.sl
Road traffic
Drive on the right side
Climate
Tropical monsoon climate [1]
inflation rate
27.2% (2022)
foreign exchange reserve
680 million US dollars (2022)
Main universities
University of Sierra Leone, University of Ngara<\/p>\n\n\n\n