Passport card
Republic of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
- Capital
- Freetown
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Leone
- Languages
- English and Krio
- People
- About 85 lakh
- Size
- About 71,740 km²
- Leader
- President Julius Maada Bio
- Free since
- 27 April 1961
- Time
- 5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Freetown
⭐ Its name comes from the Portuguese Serra Leoa, meaning Lion Mountains.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Sierra Leone
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Sierra Leone
Turn the globe with your finger. Sierra Leone has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Sierra Leone and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 46 times the size of Sierra Leone.
- PeopleIndia has about 170 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 85 lakh in Sierra Leone.
- DistanceFreetown is about 9,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeSierra Leone is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Freetown.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Sierra Leone, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Sierra Leone
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Sierra Leone's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Sierra Leone back on the map
Sierra Leone and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Sierra Leone worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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