The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sierra Leone:
Sierra Leone –
sovereign country located in
West Africa.[1] Sierra Leone is bordered by
Guinea in the northeast,
Liberia in the southeast, and the
Atlantic Ocean in the southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi)[2] and has a population of 5,900,000. The country has a
tropical climate, with a diverse environment ranging from
savannah to
rainforests.[3]Freetown is the capital, seat of government, and largest city.[2] Other major cities in the country with a population over 100,000 are
Bo,
Kenema,
Koidu Town and
Makeni. Although English is the official language spoken at
schools and government administration,
Krio (language derived from English and several West African languages and is native to the
Sierra Leone Krio people) is the
lingua franca spoken throughout the country. The Krio language unites all the different ethnic groups, especially in their trade and interaction with each other.