AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone


  • Capital: Freetown
  • Population: 4,793,121
  • Population Density: 173 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other tribes 39%
  • Official Language(s): English
  • Religious Beliefs: Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%
  • Area: 27,699 square miles
  • Topography: Mangrove swamps on the coast with wooded hills rising to a plateau and mountains in the east.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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