Facts

Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia

Area (only Total) total: 71,740 sq km

Climate: tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)

Terrain: coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east

Population: 6,294,774

Main Language (only first): English

Government type: constitutional democracy

Capital (Name): Freetown

Capital (Time Difference): UTC 0

Independence: 27 April 1961

National holiday: Independence Day, 27 April