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System of government | presidential republic |
Country code | SL, SLE |
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Capital city | Freetown |
Currency | Sierra Leonean leone (SLL) |
Predominant religion | Sunni Islam |
Former colonizer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) |
Membership | UN WTO MMF African Union |
Population | 6 255 000 people (105. place in the world) |
Area | 71 740 km2 (118. place in the world) |
Density | 87 people per km2 (94. place in the world) |
GDP per capita | 1 530 USD per capita (178. place in the world) |
Peacefulness | GPI Global Peace Index 1,822 (51. place in the world) |
Corruption | CPI Corruption Perceptions Index 33 (116. place in the world) |
Human development | HDI Human Development Index 0,419 (183. place in the world) |
Economy freedom | EFI Economy Freedom Index 47,5 (163. place in the world) |
Life expectancy | 52,2 years (190. place in the world) |
Income iequality | Gini coefficient 34,0 (53. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions | 1,309 Mt CO2/year (152. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per km2 | 18 t CO2/km2/year (152. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per capita | 0,2 t CO2/per capita/year (170. place in the world) |