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Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone

Africa|Sierra Leone

Capital

Freetown

Population

8,460,512

Name

Le SLL

Calling Code

+232

Languages

English
English
en

Geography

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Subregion

Western Africa

Continent

Africa

Area

71,740 km²

Landlocked

No

TLD

.sl

Neighboring Countries

Airports (9)

BTE
Sherbro International Airport
Southern-Province
KBS
Bo Airport
Southern-Province
GBK
Gbangbatok Airport
Southern-Province
HGS
Hastings Airport
Western-Area
KBA
Kabala Airport
Northern-Province
KEN
Kenema Airport
Eastern-Province
FNA
Lungi International Airport
Northern-Province
GFTO
Tongo Airport
Eastern-Province
WYE
Yengema Airport
Eastern-Province

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

Code

SLL

Name

Leone

Symbol

Le

Symbol Position

before

Decimal Separator

.

Thousands Separator

,

Example

SLL 123,457

Date & Time Formats

Date Formats

Full

Saturday, 4 April 2026

EEEE, MMMM d, y

Long

4 April 2026

MMMM d, y

Medium

4 Apr 2026

MMM d, y

Short

04/04/2026

M/d/yy

Time Formats

Full

3:39:13 pm Coordinated Universal Time

h:mm:ss a zzzz

Long

3:39:13 pm UTC

h:mm:ss a z

Medium

3:39:13 pm

h:mm:ss a

Short

3:39 pm

h:mm a

Additional Info

First Day of Week

Monday

Clock Format

12h

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

Phone Formatting

Calling Code

+232

Trunk Prefix

0

International Prefix

00

Subscriber Number Lengths

8

Example Format

+232 25 123456

Format Patterns

PatternFormatLeading DigitsNational Prefix
(\d{2})(\d{6})$1 $2[236-9]($NP$FG)

Phone Number Types

Fixed Line
Example22221234
Lengths8
Mobile
Example25123456
Lengths8

Format Patterns

(?:[237-9]\d|66)\d{6}

Locale Settings

Writing Direction

LTR

Measurement System

metric

Temperature Scale

celsius

Paper Size

A4

Driving Side

right

Week Numbering

ISO

Raw JSON Data

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    "WorldBank",
    "mledoze",
    "SimpleLocalize"
  ],
  "basics": {
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    "officialName": "Republic of Sierra Leone",
    "nativeName": "Sierra Leone",
    "officialNativeName": "Republic of Sierra Leone",
    "capital": "Freetown",
    "capitalCoordinates": [
      8.484,
      -13.22994
    ],
    "coordinates": [
      8.5,
      -11.5
    ],
    "continent": "Africa",
    "region": "Sub-Saharan Africa",
    "subregion": "Western Africa",
    "population": 8460512,
    "area": 71740,
    "flagEmoji": "🇸🇱",
    "tld": [
      ".sl"
    ],
    "landlocked": false,
    "borders": [
      "GIN",
      "LBR"
    ],
    "languages": [
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        "code": "en",
        "iso639_2": "eng",
        "iso639_3": "eng",
        "name": "English",
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        "countries": []
      }
    ],
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  },
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    "iso3166Alpha3": "SLE",
    "iso3166Numeric": "694",
    "bcp47": [
      "en-SL"
    ],
    "internetTld": ".sl",
    "ioc": "SLE",
    "fifa": "SLE",
    "vehicleCode": "WAL",
    "fips10": "SL",
    "unLocode": "SL",
    "stanag1059": "SLE",
    "itu": "SRL",
    "uic": "",
    "maritime": 667,
    "mmc": 619
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    "decimalDigits": 2,
    "subunitValue": 100,
    "subunitName": "Cents",
    "pattern": "¤#,##0.00",
    "example": "SLL 123,457",
    "accountingExample": "(SLL 1,235)"
  },
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    "dateFormats": {
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      "long": "MMMM d, y",
      "medium": "MMM d, y",
      "short": "M/d/yy"
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    "timeFormats": {
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      "medium": "h:mm:ss a",
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    },
    "datePatterns": {
      "full": "yMMMMEEEEd",
      "long": "yMMMMd",
      "medium": "yMMMd",
      "short": "yyMd"
    },
    "timePatterns": {
      "full": "ahmmsszzzz",
      "long": "ahmmssz",
      "medium": "ahmmss",
      "short": "ahmm"
    },
    "monthNames": {
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        "February",
        "March",
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        "July",
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        "September",
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        "Wed",
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      "PM"
    ],
    "timezones": [
      "UTC"
    ],
    "primaryTimezone": "UTC",
    "utcOffset": "+00:00"
  },
  "numberFormat": {
    "decimalSeparator": ".",
    "thousandsSeparator": ",",
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    "pattern": "#,##0.###",
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        ],
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      }
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        ]
      }
    },
    "exampleFormat": "+232 25 123456",
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  },
  "addressFormat": {
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    "lineOrder": [
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    ],
    "postalCodeFormat": "",
    "postalCodeRegex": "",
    "postalCodeExample": "",
    "administrativeDivisionName": "Province",
    "administrativeDivisionType": "Province"
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      "longitude": -13.1290998459,
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      "longitude": -11.0670003891,
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      "source": "mwgg_json"
    },
    {
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    }
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}