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Sierra Leone National Name : Republic of Sierra Leone National Capital : Freetown Sierra Leone Area : Approx. 71,740n Sq Km (27,700 Sq. Mi), 0.05% of total Sierra Leone Population : 5,836,000 in 2010 (0.09% in total) Ethnicity in Sierra Leone : 20 native African tribes 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%); Creole (Krio) 10%; refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians Sierra Leone Languages : English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%). Religions in Sierra Leone: Islam 60%, indigenous 30%, Christian 10% Currency : Leone ,SLL Time Zone : UTC (GMT)
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