Sierra Leone

Summary Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia Population: 6,144,562 (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: Freetown geographic coordinates: 8 30 N, 13 15 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $900 (2006 est.)

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