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
Found 27 language names
English: Africa (Sierra Leone) - Language Group [eng] - Official language volume_up
Gbereshe Mandingo (Sierra Leone) - Language Variety [emk] volume_up
Gola (Liberia) - ISO Language [gol] - Indigenous language volume_up
Gola: Deng (Liberia) - Language Variety [gol] - Indigenous language volume_up
Gola: Senje (Liberia) - Language Variety [gol] - Indigenous language volume_up
Kebu Fula (Sierra Leone) - Language Variety [fuf] - Indigenous language volume_up
Kissi: Sierra Leone (Eastern) - Language Variety [kqs] volume_up
Klao (Western Area) - ISO Language [klu] volume_up
Kono (Eastern) - ISO Language [kno] volume_up
Koranko (Northern) - ISO Language [knk] volume_up
Krim (Southern) - Language Variety [bmf] volume_up
Krio (Sierra Leone) - ISO Language [kri] - Significant language volume_up
Kroo (Liberia) - Language Variety [klu] - Indigenous language volume_up
Kuranko: Sengbeh (Northern) - Language Variety [knk] volume_up
Landorgoh Loko (Northern) - Language Variety [lok] volume_up
Limba, West-Central (Northern) - ISO Language [lia] - Indigenous language volume_up
Limba, West-Central: Western (Northern) - Language Variety [lia] volume_up
Loko (Northern) - ISO Language [lok] volume_up
Mende (Sierra Leone) - ISO Language [men] - Significant language volume_up
Mende: Ko (Eastern) - Language Variety [men] volume_up
Mende: Kpa (Eastern) - Language Variety [men] - Indigenous language volume_up
Pular (Guinea) - ISO Language [fuf] - Trade language volume_up
Sherbro (Southern) - ISO Language [bun] volume_up
Sherbro: Shenge (Southern) - Language Variety [bun] volume_up
Sousou: Sierra Leone (Northern) - Language Variety [sus] volume_up
Temne (Sierra Leone) - ISO Language [tem] - Significant language volume_up
Yoruba (Benin) - ISO Language [yor] - Trade language volume_up
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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