Sierra Leone

Africa · Western Africa

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Sierra Leone is a sovereign state in Western Africa, Africa. It covers 71,740 km² and has a population of approximately 9,077,691. Its official language is English and its currency is the Leone (Le).

Quick facts

Capital: Freetown
Population: 9,077,691
Area: 71,740 km²
Currency: Leone (Le)
Languages: English
Calling code: +232
TLD: .sl
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC
Native name: Sierra Leone

Bordering countries

Appears in 36 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#13	2,526years
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#49	21.95
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#51	54.71
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#89	1,584,000
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#92	34.30
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#94	1536756.31
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#98	24756.9km²
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#100	105.75
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#108	104.72
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#146	1469.7

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#20	71.40
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#45	2943660.02
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#63	841757608.3
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#73	5.07
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#81	13.99
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#83	463,025,000
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#89	31.13
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#98	2329744049.4

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by GDP growth rate	#43	0.04
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#136	32.63
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#152	8.64in billions
Countries by GDP per capita	#165	979.51

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#116	55
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#124	68.65
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#126	70
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#126	64.37
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#134	59.94
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#146	41.69

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by lowest elevation	#48	0m
Countries by highest elevation	#91	1,945m
Countries by Coastline Length	#113	402kilometers
Countries by land area	#116	71,740km²

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#46	0.02
Countries by population	#101	8.82
Countries by population density	#103	115.37
Countries by median age	#201	19.27

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