🇸🇱
Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone · Africa
Capital
Freetown
Population
0
Currency
Le SLL
Calling Code
+232
Languages
English
English
en
Geography
Region
Western Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
71,740 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.sl
Borders
GNLR
Airports (8)
KENGFKE
Kenema Airport
Eastern
WYEGFYE
Yengema Airport
Eastern
KBAGFKB
Kabala Airport
Northern
BTEGFBN
Sherbro International Airport
Southern
GBKGFGK
Gbangbatok Airport
Southern
KBSGFBO
Bo Airport
Southern
FNAGFLL
Lungi International Airport
Western Area
HGSGFHA
Hastings Airport
Western Area
Country Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
SL
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
SLE
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
694
BCP 47
en-SL
IOC
SLE
FIFA
SLE
Currency Format
Name
Leone
Native Name
Sierra Leonean leone
Code
SLL
Symbol
Le
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
SLL 123,457
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, MMMM d, y
Long
MMMM d, y
Medium
MMM d, y
Short
M/d/yy
Time Formats
Full
h:mm:ss a zzzz
Long
h:mm:ss a z
Medium
h:mm:ss a
Short
h:mm a
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
UTC
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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