Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia
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Africa
Geographic
8 30 N, 11 30 W
Timezone
GMT * DST Time
Capital
Freetown
Population
5,732,681
Area (Km2)
71,74
Currency
leone (SLL)
Language(s)
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 Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)