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Country Profile: Sierra Leone

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Region: Africa

Capital: Freetown

Population: 6,624,933

Area Total: 71,740

Area Land: 71,620

Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy
season (May to December); winter
dry season (December to April).
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Bo 174,354 2020
Freetown 802,639 2020
Kenema 143,137 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Africa
Population: 6,624,933
Area Total: 71,740km2
Area Land: 71,620km2
Coast Line: 402km
Capital: Freetown
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy
season (May to December); winter
dry season (December to April).
Languages: English (official, regular use limited to literate minority)
Mende (principal vernacular in the south)
Temne (principal vernacular in the north)
Krio
Currency: 1 leone (Le$) = 100 cents
Holiday: Republic Day is 19 April (1961), National Day is 9 August


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 77.40°F
July: °C / 77.20°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 107.1"


Boundaries
Guinea 652 km
Liberia 306 km


Ethnic Divisions
Temne 30.00%
Mende 30.00%
Other African (approx.17) 10.00%
Lebanese and Asian 10.00%
Krio 10.00%
Yimba 8.00%
Maninka 2.00%


Religions
indigenous beliefs 60.00%
Muslim 30.00%
Christian 10.00%

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