Things You Need to Know about Sierra Leone

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March 29, 2024
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Have you landed on this blog for the first time?
If the answer is yes, chances are youll be
curious to learn more about Sierra Leone. Maybe
youve heard about our beautiful country but
dont know much about it, where it is and what to
find if you were to visit.
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Thats why weve decided to put together this
post with important information about Sierra
Leone, with newbies and first-time travellers in
mind. One thing is certain your first visit
will be one of many!
Sierra Leone is located in West Africa, about 900
km north of the Equator, on the Atlantic Coast.
It borders two countries Guinea to the north,
and Liberia to the southeast.
Locals call the country Salone! Thats why our
Instagram account is Tourism Salone.
The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown in the
northern part of the country, on the Atlantic
Ocean. Freetown is located on the Peninsula of
the same name, where youll also find some of the
best beaches in Sierra Leone.
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Sierra Leone is home to 7,8 million people
according to the last census in 2019. The largest
city is capital Freetown, home to 850,000 people
(over 10 of the entire population) after
Freetown, the largest cities are Bo in the
southern part of the country (150,000
inhabitants), and Kenema in the east (130,000
inhabitants).
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Sierra Leone is a secular country and has no
official state religion. The two most common
religions are Islam (77 of people ) and
Christianity (22). The remaining 1 of the
population practices traditional beliefs, still
common in rural areas. Sierra Leone promotes
pluralism and religious tolerance, and its not
uncommon for people in the same family to
practice different religions.
Sierra Leone is home to 16 ethnicities, each with
their own language. The most common ethnicities
are Temne and Mende, each encompassing
approximately one third of the population. Temne
are mainly found in northern Sierra Leone,
whereas Mende are more common in the south. The
Krio, descendants of freed African slaves, only
make up 1,3 of Sierra Leones population, but
the Krio language is the countrys official
language alongside English.
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Ah, the cuisine of Sierra Leone is delicious,
with lots of seafood dishes and other interesting
food and drink specialties. Its interesting to
know that youll also find lots of Lebanese food
around Sierra Leone, because the country is home
to a sizeable Lebanese community.
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