Sierra Leone
Information about Sierra Leone
Region: Africa
Capital: Freetown
Population: 8,791,000
Area (sq km): 71,740
FIPS Country Code: SL
ISO Country Code: sl
GRN Office: Gospel Recordings Sierra Leone
About Sierra Leone
Freetown, the capital, is a port city and the commercial hub. Settled by freed and rescued slaves in 18th century, it was made the seat of government for the British territories in West Africa in 1821 and became the capital in 1961.
People groups: West Atlantic (45.3%), Mande (43.8%), Kwa (1.3%), Krio (8.6%), Other (1%).
Religions: Muslim (70%), Traditional ethnic (18%), Christian (11%), Hindu (0.04%).
Sierra Leone was founded as a home for freed slaves in 1797. It was the first West African country to be evangelised. The first Protestant Church was started among freed slaves in Freetown, yet after over 200 years of effort, under 12% of the country claims to be Christian. (From 'Operation World')
Language varieties spoken in Sierra Leone
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English: Africa (Sierra Leone) - Language Variety [eng] - Official language
Gbereshe Mandingo (Northern) - Language Variety [emk]
Gola (Liberia) - ISO Language [gol] - Indigenous language
Gola: Deng (Liberia) - Language Variety [gol] - Indigenous language
Gola: Senje (Liberia) - Language Variety [gol] - Indigenous language
Kebu Fula (Sierra Leone) - Language Variety [fuf] - Indigenous language
Kissi: Sierra Leone (Eastern) - Language Variety [kqs]
Klao (Western Area) - ISO Language [klu]
Kono (Eastern) - ISO Language [kno]
Koranko (Northern) - ISO Language [knk]
Krim (Southern) - Language Variety [bmf]
Krio (Sierra Leone) - ISO Language [kri] - Significant language
Kroo (Liberia) - Language Variety [klu] - Indigenous language
Kuranko: Sengbeh (Northern, Koinadugu) - Language Variety [knk]
Landorgoh Loko (Northern) - Language Variety [lok]
Limba, East: Northern (Sierra Leone) - Language Variety [lma] - Indigenous language
Limba, West-Central (Northern) - ISO Language [lia] - Indigenous language
Limba, West-Central: Western (Northern) - Language Variety [lia]
Loko (Northern, Gbendembu) - ISO Language [lok]
Mende (Sierra Leone) - ISO Language [men] - Significant language
Mende: Ko (Eastern) - Language Variety [men]
Mende: Kpa (Eastern) - Language Variety [men] - Indigenous language
Pular (Guinea) - ISO Language [fuf] - Trade language
Sherbro (Southern) - ISO Language [bun]
Sherbro: Shenge (Southern) - Language Variety [bun]
Sousou: Sierra Leone (Northern) - Language Variety [sus]
Temne (Sierra Leone) - ISO Language [tem] - Significant language
Yoruba (Benin) - ISO Language [yor] - Trade language
People Groups in Sierra Leone
Arab, Lebanese ▪ Bassa ▪ Bom, Bum ▪ British ▪ Bullom ▪ Deaf ▪ French ▪ Fula Jalon ▪ Fulani, Krio ▪ Gola ▪ Greek ▪ Kissi ▪ Kissi, Southern ▪ Kono, Konnoh ▪ Krim ▪ Krio ▪ Kru ▪ Kuranko ▪ Limba, East ▪ Limba, West ▪ Loko ▪ Maninka, Eastern ▪ Mende ▪ Sherbro ▪ South Asian, general ▪ Susu ▪ Temne ▪ Temne-Banta ▪ Vai ▪ Yalunka ▪ Yoruba
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