Sierra Leone

Africa · Western Africa

Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone
Africa · Western Africa · Capital: Freetown

Quick facts about Sierra Leone

Official name	Republic of Sierra Leone
Capital	Freetown
Continent & subregion	Africa · Western Africa
Population	8,460,512 people (world rank 100)
Area	71,740 km²
Density	118 people/km²
Share of world population	0.11% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$6.4 billion
Urbanisation	44.8% urban population
Life expectancy	61.8 years
Currency	Sierra Leonean leone (Le) — SLL
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.sl`
Calling code	+232
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$758 · see world ranking
Internet Users	23.7% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	3.8 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	56.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	34.3% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Sierra Leone did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Guinea Liberia

The geographic position is roughly 8.5°, -11.5°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.