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Capital:	Freetown
Population:	8.059.155
Current Currency:	Sierra Leonean leone (SLL)
Continent:	Africa
Demonym:	Sierra Leonean
Official Languages:	English, Krio
Ethnic Groups:	Temne, Mende, Limba, Kono, Fula, Susu, Loko, Koranko, Sherbro, Mandingo
Religions:	Islam, Christianity
Borders:	Guinea, Liberia
Country Calling Code:	+232
Top Level Domain:	.sl
ISO Alpha-2 Country Code:	SL
ISO Alpha-3 Country Code:	SLE

Current weather in
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Local time is 09:12, 19 January 2026
Few Clouds
25.63 °C Feels like 26.34 °C
Sunrise at 08:12
Sunset at 19:54
1011 hpa
Temperature is from 25.63 °C to 25.63 °C
Wind is 2.3 m/s
Clouds: 14 %

Exchange Rates on January 19, 2026 at 03:00
USD/SLL
1 USD = 20.969,5000 SLL
1 SLL = 0,0000 USD
EUR/SLL
1 EUR = 24.372,3703 SLL
1 SLL = 0,0000 EUR
rates are updated every 12h
these rates are for information purposes only

Reverse side 100 leones Sierra Leone 1996

100 leones 1996
King Naimbanna II