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Sierra Leone

FreetownSLE
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Midnight-blue layered relief of Bunce Island, with pale ice-blue contours defining the surrounding landscape.
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A sense of placeBunce Island

The essentials

At a glance

Capital
FreetownCountry directory
Population2025
8.82MPeople calling it home
Surface area2023
72.3K km²Land and inland waters
GDP2025
$7.46BTotal output · current US dollars
GDP per capita2025
$846.3Current US dollars per person
Life expectancy2024
62 yearsAt birth · years
Latest available observations. Reporting years vary by measure.
Sources & reading notes

World Bank — World Development Indicators. GDP is measured in current US dollars; exchange rates affect comparisons. Open Full profile for each indicator’s source and reporting period.

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