# Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

republic, sovereign state, country| Inception | 19 April 1971  |
| Official name | Repubblica della Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, République de Sierra Leone, República de Sierra Leone  |
| Native label | Republic of Sierra Leone  |
| IPA transcription | ˈsɪæɾɑ lɛˈoːnə  |
| Named after | Lion Mountains  |
| Official language | English langwej, Krio  |
| Anthem | High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free  |
| Culture | Sierra Leonean culture  |
| Motto text | Unity, Freedom, Justice, The freedom to explore, Undeb, Rhyddid, Cyfiawnder  |
| Continent | Afrika  |
| Kontri | Sierra Leone  |
| Capital | Freetown  |
| Located in time zone | UTC±00:00, Africa/Freetown  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean  |
| Located in/on physical feature | West Africa  |
| Coordinate location | 8°30′0″N 12°6′0″W  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 10°0′0″N 11°30′0″W  |
| Highest point | Mount Bintumani  |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean  |
| Basic form of government | presidential system  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Sierra Leone  |
| Head of state | Julius Maada Bio  |
| Office held by head of government | Chief Minister of Sierra Leone  |
| Head of government | David Sengeh  |
| Legislative body | Parliament of Sierra Leone  |
| Central bank | Bank of Sierra Leone  |
| Contains the administrative territorial entity | Northern Province, Southern Province, Eastern Province, Western Area, North West Province  |
| Moni | leone  |
| Shares border with | Guinea, Laiberia  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Electrical plug type | AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, BS 1363  |
| Bifor am | Commonwealth realm of Sierra Leone  |
| Replaces | Commonwealth realm of Sierra Leone  |
| Studied by | Sierra Leone studies  |
| Discoverer or inventor | Pedro de Sintra  |
| Official website |   |
| Hashtag | SierraLeone  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .sl  |
| Flag | flag of Sierra Leone  |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Sierra Leone  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Sierra Leone  |
| Has characteristic | partly free country  |
| History of topic | history of Sierra Leone  |
| Open data portal | Sierra Leone Open data portal  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Sierra Leone  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Sierra Leone  |
| Commonwealth Sport country code | SLE  |
| Mobile country code | 619  |
| Telephone country code | +232  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 999, 019  |
| Licence plate code | WAL  |
| Maritime identification digits | 667  |
| Unicode character | 🇸🇱  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Sierra Leone  |

**Sierra Leone**, offishially di **Republik of Sierra Leone**, bi kontri for di southwest koast of West Africa. E dé shia southeastan borda with Laiberia, and di northan haf of di nation dé surraunded by Guinea. Koverin a total area of 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi), Sierra Leone get tropikal klaimeit, with daivaz envaironments wey rainj from savanna to rainforests. Di kontri get populayshion of 7,092,113 as of di 2015 census. Freetown bi di kapital and larjest city. Di kontri dé divaided into faiv administrativ rejions, wey further de subdivaided into 16 distrikts.

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