The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sierra Leone:
Sierra Leone – sovereign country located in West Africa.[1] Sierra Leone is bordered by Guinea in the northeast, Liberia in the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi)[2] and has a population of 5,900,000. The country has a tropical climate, with a diverse environment ranging from savannah to rainforests.[3] Freetown is the capital, seat of government, and largest city.[2] Other major cities in the country with a population over 100,000 are Bo, Kenema, Koidu Town and Makeni. Although English is the official language spoken at schools and government administration, Krio (language derived from English and several West African languages and is native to the Sierra Leone Krio people) is the lingua franca spoken throughout the country. The Krio language unites all the different ethnic groups, especially in their trade and interaction with each other.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /siˌɛrə liˈoʊn(i)/
- Common English country name: Sierra Leone
- Official English country name: The Republic of Sierra Leone
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Sierra Leonean
- Demonym(s):
- ISO country codes: SL, SLE, 694
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SL
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sl
Geography of Sierra Leone
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- Sierra Leone is: a country
- Population of Sierra Leone: 6,294,774 (July 2008 est.)
- Area of Sierra Leone:71,740 km2
- land: 71,620 km2
- water: 120 km2
- Atlas of Sierra Leone
Location
edit- Sierra Leone is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC 00
- Extreme points of Sierra Leone
- High: Mount Bintumani 1,948 m (6,391 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 958 km
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- Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 402 km
Environment of Sierra Leone
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- Climate of Sierra Leone
- Upper Guinean Rainforest Ecoregions
- Protected areas of Sierra Leone
- Wildlife of Sierra Leone
- Fauna of Sierra Leone
Natural geographic features of Sierra Leone
edit- Glaciers in Sierra Leone: none [4]
- Rivers of Sierra Leone
- World Heritage Sites in Sierra Leone: None
Regions of Sierra Leone
editRegions of Sierra Leone
Ecoregions of Sierra Leone
editList of ecoregions in Sierra Leone
Administrative divisions of Sierra Leone
editAdministrative divisions of Sierra Leone
Provinces of Sierra Leone
editDistricts of Sierra Leone
editChiefdoms of Sierra Leone
editDemography of Sierra Leone
editGovernment and politics of Sierra Leone
edit- Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Sierra Leone: Freetown
- Elections in Sierra Leone
- Political parties in Sierra Leone
Branches of the government of Sierra Leone
editExecutive branch of the government of Sierra Leone
edit- Head of state and Head of government: President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma
- Cabinet of Sierra Leone
Legislative branch of the government of Sierra Leone
edit- Parliament of Sierra Leone (unicameral, also known as the House of Representatives)
Judicial branch of the government of Sierra Leone
editCourt system of Sierra Leone
Foreign relations of Sierra Leone
editForeign relations of Sierra Leone
International organization membership
editThe Republic of Sierra Leone is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Sierra Leone
editLaw of Sierra Leone
Military of Sierra Leone
edit- Command
- Forces
Local government in Sierra Leone
editLocal government in Sierra Leone
History of Sierra Leone
editPeriod-coverage
editCulture of Sierra Leone
edit- Cuisine of Sierra Leone
- Languages of Sierra Leone
- Media in Sierra Leone
- National symbols of Sierra Leone
- People of Sierra Leone
- Prostitution in Sierra Leone
- Public holidays in Sierra Leone
- Religion in Sierra Leone
- Christianity in Sierra Leone
- Islam in Sierra Leone
- Judaism in Sierra Leone
- World Heritage Sites in Sierra Leone: None
Art in Sierra Leone
editSports in Sierra Leone
editEconomy and infrastructure of Sierra Leone
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 158th (one hundred and fifty eighth)
- Agriculture in Sierra Leone
- Banking in Sierra Leone
- Communications in Sierra Leone
- Companies of Sierra Leone
- Currency of Sierra Leone: Leone
- Health care in Sierra Leone
- Mining in Sierra Leone
- Tourism in Sierra Leone
- Transport in Sierra Leone
- Water supply and sanitation in Sierra Leone
Education in Sierra Leone
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Sierra Leone". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ a b Encarta Encyclopedia. "Sierra Leone". Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ The World Guide. "Sierra Leone Geography". Archived from the original on 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, Septembre 1978: IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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Wikimedia Atlas of Sierra Leone
- Government and Diplomacy
- The Republic of Sierra Leone official government site
- Sierra Leone High Commission in London
- Diplomatic Representations of Sierra Leone
- British High Commission in Sierra Leone
- US Embassy in Sierra Leone
- Tourism and Travel
Sierra Leone travel guide from Wikivoyage- Aisha's Eye on Sierra Leone a photo documentary
- National Tourist Board of Sierra Leone official site
- Visit Sierra Leone Travel and Tourism information
- US Department of State travel information
- Economy and Business
- Index of Economic Freedom - Sierra Leone is 48.4% free
- Sierra Leone Business Directory
- Fadugu Sending Money to Sierra Leone
- (pdf) Doing Business in Sierra Leone - A Commercial Guide for US Companies
- World Bank Data & Statistics on Sierra Leone
- News Media and Discussion
- allAfrica.com - Sierra Leone News Aggregator
- Awareness Times Newspaper
- The New People The New People Newspaper
- IRIN Sierra Leone humanitarian news and analysis
- ENCISS civil society and governance
- Sierra Eye Sierra Leone News Portal
- Other Resources
- CIA World Factbook - Sierra Leone
- "Country profile: Sierra Leone". BBC News. 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- Sierra Leone Web
- Sweet Salone, 2008
- War Crimes Trials in Sierra Leone
