Fast Facts About Sierra Leone

•  Sierra Leone,in West Africa, is a country flanked by Guinea in the North,Liberia in the Southeast and the Atlantic Ocean in the Southwest.
• It covers a total area of 71,740 km. and has an estimated population of 5.2 to 6 million.
•  Sierra Leone, a former British Colony, is now a Constitutional republic comprising of the provinces, with its western area divided further into 14 districts.
• Sierra Leone is blessed with tropical climate and diverse environment ranging from the savannah to the rainforest.
• The largest city and economic center of the country , Freetown is also its capital.
• Sierra Leone is rich in mineral resources, has since long relied on mining,especially of diamonds, for its economic sustenance.
• Sierra Leone, also known as “the little jewel” in West Africa is blessed with a fusion of different cultures, religions and races.
• Sierra Leone is a home to to around 16 ethnic groups.
• River Rokel is the longest river in Sierra Leone.
• Mangrove swamps lie along the coast, with wooded hills and a plateau in the interior. The eastern region is mountainous.