SIERRA LEONE
Official Name:
REPUBLIC OF
SIERRA LEONE
Country Profile Area: 71,740 sq km. Capital: Freetown Population: 6,440,053 (CIA 2009 estimates) Language: English (official), Mende, Temme, Krio Date of independence: 27 April, 1961 Currency: Leones (SLL) Religion: Muslim, Christian, indigenous beliefs National Day: Independence Day; 27 April |
Ernest Bai Koroma
President of Sierra Leone
Administrative Divisions:
1 area; Western
3 provinces; Eastern, Northern, Southern
1 area; Western
3 provinces; Eastern, Northern, Southern