Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone · Western Africa
Sierra Leone is a country in Western Africa, with Freetown as its capital, home to about 8,819,794 people. Sierra Leone shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Freetown |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Africa |
| Currency | Sierra Leonean leone (SLL Le) |
| Calling code | +232 |
| ISO codes | SL / SLE / 694 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇸🇱 |
| Population | 8,819,794 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 71,740 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .sl |
| Demonym | Sierra Leonean |
Bordering countries
About Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially Republic of Sierra Leone, is a United Nations member state in Western Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Freetown. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the Sierra Leonean leone (Le), using the code SLL.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Sierra Leone for Freetown’s own facts and history.
To call Sierra Leone from abroad, dial the country code +232. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes SL (alpha-2) and SLE (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 8,819,794.
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How Sierra Leone compares
- Area: 71,740 km², ranking 117 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 8,819,794, ranking 100 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 123 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Sierra Leone
3 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (green, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.