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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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|
City
|
Population
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Estimated
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|
Bo
|
174,354
|
2020
|
|
Freetown
|
802,639
|
2020
|
|
Kenema
|
143,137
|
2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
6,624,933 |
| Area Total: |
71,740km2 |
| Area Land: |
71,620km2 |
| Coast Line: |
402km |
| Capital: |
Freetown |
| Climate: |
Tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy
season (May to December); winter
dry season (December to April). |
| Languages: |
English (official, regular use limited to literate minority)
Mende (principal vernacular in the south)
Temne (principal vernacular in the north)
Krio |
| Currency: |
1 leone (Le$) = 100 cents |
| Holiday: |
Republic Day is 19 April (1961), National Day is 9 August |
Average Daily Temperature
|
| January: |
°C / 77.40°F |
| July: |
°C / 77.20°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 107.1" |
Boundaries
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Guinea
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652 km
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Liberia
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306 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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|
Temne
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30.00%
|
|
Mende
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30.00%
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|
Other African (approx.17)
|
10.00%
|
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Lebanese and Asian
|
10.00%
|
|
Krio
|
10.00%
|
|
Yimba
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8.00%
|
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Maninka
|
2.00%
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Religions
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|
indigenous beliefs
|
60.00%
|
|
Muslim
|
30.00%
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|
Christian
|
10.00%
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CountryWire
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