FACTS ABOUT SIERRA LEONE
AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SIERRA LEONE
1.
Sierra Leone is officially known as the “Republic
of Sierra Leone”
2.
Freetown is the capital city of Sierra
Leone.
3.
The total population of Sierra Leone is 7,075,641.
4.
The natives of Sierra Leone are called Sierra
Leoneans.
5.
The Leone (SLL) is official currency of Sierra
Leone.
6.
Sierra Leone shares a border with Guinea
and Liberia.
7.
The official language is English.
8.
Sierra Leone became independent from the
United Kingdom on 27th April 1961
9.
It is the 117th largest
country in the world in terms of land area.
10.
It is the 103rd largest
country in the world in terms of population.
11.
Sierra Leone’s terrain consists of
coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, and
mountains in east.
12.
Mount Bintumani also known as Loma Mansa
is the highest peak in Sierra Leone and the Loma Mountains, at 1,945 meters
(6,381 feet) above sea level.
13.
Sierra Leone has 402 kilometers (250
miles) of coastline with many beautiful beaches.
14.
From 1991 to 2002, the Sierra Leone
civil war was fought and devastated the country.
15.
Sierra Leone has experienced substantial
economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war
continue to be felt.
16.
Sierra Leone is rich in minerals.
17.
The country is among the top ten diamond
producing nations.
18.
Two-thirds of the population of Sierra
Leone is directly involved in subsistence agriculture.
19.
Sierra Leone is a Muslim majority
country, with the overall Muslim population at 78% of the population, though
there is an influential Christian minority at about 21℅ of the population.
20.
Rice is the staple food of Sierra Leone
and is consumed at virtually every meal daily.
21.
Stews are a fundamental part of Sierra
Leone’s cuisine, with groundnut stew having been called the country’s national
dish.
22.
Football is by far the most popular
sport in Sierra Leone.
23.
Sierra Leone is a home to around 16
ethnic groups.
24.
River Rokel is the longest river in
Sierra Leone.
25.
Sierra Leone is one of the world’s
youngest democracies since 2007.
26.
The Sierra Leone Police, established by
the British in 1894, is one of the oldest police forces in West Africa.
27.
The people of Sierra Leone have over 20
different words to describe rice in its variant forms, such as separate words
for “sweet rice,” “pounded rice,” and “the rice that sticks to the bottom of a
pot upon cooking.”
28.
Sierra Leone Exports: diamonds,
rutile, cocoa, coffee and fish.
29.
Sierra Leone Imports: machinery,
fuel, lubricants, chemicals and foods.
30.
The
internet country code for Sierra Leone is .sl
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