Africa · Western Africa
Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
CapitalFreetown
Population8,819,794World Bank 2025
Area71,740 km²
CurrencySLL — Sierra Leonean leone
LanguagesEnglish
Calling code+232
Time zones
GDPUSD 7.46B
GDP per capitaUSD 846
Life expectancy62.0 years
Internet users25.1%
What this means
Sierra Leone is in Africa (Western Africa). About 8.82M people live there, or roughly 122.9 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 846, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.
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