Sierra Leone

Country in Western Africa

Sierra Leone is a country in Western Africa, with its capital in Freetown. About 8.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 100th most populous of the 195 countries. At 71,740 km², it is the 117th largest country by area. It borders Guinea and Liberia.

Sierra Leone at a glance

Capital: Freetown
Population (2025): 8.8 million
Area: 71,740 km²
Density: 123 per km²
Official language: English
Currency: Sierra Leonean leone
People: Sierra Leonean
Calling code: +232
Internet domain: .sl
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Sierra Leone?

How Sierra Leone compares

Population rank

100th of 195

33rd of 54 in Africa

Size rank

117th of 195

40th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

123 per km²

More crowded than 62% of countries

Similar in size: Ireland (70,273 km²).
Similar population: Togo (8.6 million).
Sierra Leone is the only place that uses the Sierra Leonean leone.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.

The flag of Sierra Leone

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How players do with Sierra Leone

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Sierra Leone so far, from 72 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

32% right

10th hardest of 176 · 72 answers

Players find Sierra Leone on the map in 32% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Nigeria.

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Countries that border Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone borders 2 countries: Guinea and Liberia.

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1. Which is the flag of Sierra Leone?
2. What is the capital of Sierra Leone?
3. Which of these borders Sierra Leone?

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Questions about Sierra Leone

Is Sierra Leone a country?

Yes. Sierra Leone is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Sierra Leone?

The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown.

Which countries border Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone borders 2 countries: Guinea and Liberia.

How many countries border Sierra Leone?

2. Sierra Leone shares a land border with 2 countries.

How big is Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km², about the same size as Ireland (70,273 km²).

Is Sierra Leone hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Sierra Leone in 32% of 72 tries, 10th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Nigeria.

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