Motto: "Unity - Freedom - Justice"

Anthem: High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free

Capital
(and largest city)

Freetown (1,070,200)
8°31′N, 13°15′W

Official languages

English

Demonym

Sierra Leonean

Government

Constitutional republic

President

Ernest Bai Koroma

Vice President

Samuel Sam-Sumana

Independence

from the United Kingdom

April 27, 1961 

Republic declared

April 17, 1971 

Area

Total

71,740 km² (119thhnv)
27,699 sq mi 

Water (%)

1.0

Population

 estimate

6,294,774 (103rd¹)

Density

83/km² (114th)
199/sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2005 estimate

Total

$4.921 billion (151st)

Per capita

$903 (172nd)

Gini (2003)

62.9 (high) 

HDI (2007)

▲ 0.336 (low) (177th)

Currency

Leone (SLL)

Time zone

GMT (UTC+0)

Internet TLD

.sl

Calling code

+232

¹ Rank based on 2007 figures.