Where is Sierra Leone? 🇸🇱

Sierra Leone is located in the Northern Africa region at latitude 8.460555 and longitude -11.779889 and is part of the African continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

8° 27' 38.00'' N
11° 46' 47.60'' W

You can see the location of Sierra Leone on the world map below:

Sierra Leone on the World Map

The neighboring countries of Sierra Leone (SL) are:

Sierra Leone borders the Atlantic Ocean.

Country	Sierra Leone
Coordinates	Latitude: 8.460555 Longitude: -11.779889
Country Codes	Alpha 2: SL Alpha 3: SLE
Country Flag Emoji	🇸🇱
Int. Phone Prefix	+232
Capital city	Freetown
Continent / Subcontinent	Africa Northern Africa
Country Area	71,740 sq km
Population 2021	8,141,343 World Rank: 101
Median Age	18.8
Life expectancy	60.1
Major languages	English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC±00:00
Internet TLD	.sl
Biggest Airport	Lungi International Airport (FNA)
Average temperature	26.05 °C 78.89 °F
Administrative Divisions	1 area 4 provinces
Political system	Presidential representative democratic republic

World Bank Income Group	Low income
World Bank Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Currency	Leone (SLL)
GDP in 2020	$4.1 (billions of USD) World Rank: 159
GDP per capita in 2020	$509 World Rank: 189
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Agriculture, manufacturing, energy, services
Top 5 Import Countries	China, United States, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom
Top 5 Export Countries	China, United States, Belgium, United Kingdom, France