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Republic of Sierra Leone is a nation that lies in the
West Africa. On the southeastern side if the country
there is Liberia and on the north of the country, there
is Guinea. Sierra Leone has a tropical climate. The
largest city, the seat of the government and the capital
city of the country is Freetown. The second largest city
in this nation is called Bo. There are also other major
cities in the country and they are Makeni, Koidu Town
and Kenema. Sierra Leone has West Africa’s oldest
university called the Fourah Bay College.
The language that most people in Sierra Leone speak is
the Krio language. About 97% of the total population
communicates in this language. The nation is now
steadily surfacing from an extended civil war and it is
also displaying signs of successful change. Its economy
has also been recovering and the consumers as well as
the investors are now gradually gaining confidence.
Sierra Leone is rated as one of the world’s top diamond
producing countries. The product that earns maximum
amount of foreign exchange for the country is minerals.
The currency of Sierra Leone is known as Leone and the
bank of Sierra Leone is its central banking institution.
The people from Sierra Leone are called Sierra
Leoneans.
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