Africa · Western AfricaSL · +232
Country profile / SL
Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
Capital
Freetown
Region
Africa
ISO
SL
Local time in Sierra Leone
live · IANAAbidjan
Africa/Abidjan
Reference ledger
CapitalFreetownAdministrative seat
LanguagesEnglish1 listed
CurrenciesSierra Leonean leone1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Abidjan1 IANA identifier
Area71,740 km²Ranked 120 of 241 by area
Dialing+232International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 50% of places in this atlas.
At 71,740 km², Sierra Leone ranks 120 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#120by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
2Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code SL is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +232 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Abidjan should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOSL
Borders2
Time zones1