Sierra Leone
Capital: Freetown · Coastal
Bunce Island. A former British slave-trading fort on the Sierra Leone River, now a solemn historic site.
- Capital
- Freetown
- Languages
- English (official)
- Currency
- Leone (SLE)
Freetown was founded in 1792 as a settlement for freed and formerly enslaved people, giving the country its name.
Diamonds, agriculture and a rebuilding tourism sector along its Atlantic beaches shape its economy today.