Where is Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone is a country in Western Africa, bordered by Guinea and Liberia.
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Crazy but True
One of the largest diamonds ever found was picked up by hand in Sierra Leone. The Star of Sierra Leone, over 900 carats, was unearthed in 1972 in an alluvial field. More recently a village pastor found a 709 carat stone and handed it to the government to be auctioned publicly.
Sierra Leone facts
- Capital
- Freetown
- Population
- 8,819,794 (2025)
- Area
- 71,740 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Western Africa
- Currency
- Sierra Leonean leone (SLE)
- Languages
- English
- Coordinates
- 8.5°, -11.5°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- SL · SLE
How Sierra Leone compares
- Sierra Leone is the 118th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Panama and larger than Ireland.
- It is the 100th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 40th largest of 49 countries by area.