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Sierra Leonean flag |
| Country |
Sierra Leone |
| Capital |
Freetown |
| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia |
| Size |
71,740 sq km |
| Terrain |
coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east |
| 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 (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Free |
| Nationality |
noun: Sierra Leonean(s)
adjective: Sierra Leonean |
| Religion |
Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10% |
| Currency |
leone (SLL) |
| Exports |
diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish (1999) |
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