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Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
Quick facts
- Capital
- Freetown
- Population
- 6.2 m
- Area
- 71,740 km²
- Region
- Western Africa
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Sierra Leonean leone (Le)
- Demonym
- Sierra Leonean
- UN member
- Yes
How Sierra Leone compares
Economy size$7.0 B
156th of 179 worldwide · 12th of 16 in Western Africa
Income per person$807
168th of 179 worldwide · 15th of 16 in Western Africa
Life expectancy62.0 yrs
168th of 179 worldwide · 10th of 16 in Western Africa
Internet access25.1%
159th of 179 worldwide · 15th of 16 in Western Africa
Military spending$36 M
148th of 163 worldwide · 12th of 16 in Western Africa
Highlights
GDP
$7.0 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$807
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
62.0 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
Internet users
25.1%
ITU / World Bank2024
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Resource rents
9.0%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the Mende, Temne, and Sherbro of the Rice Coast through Bunce Island and the Atlantic slave trade to Freetown's 'Province of Freedom', the Krio, the Hut Tax War, independence, and a brutal civil war survived.
Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.