Country · 1938 – today

Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the west coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and to the north by Guinea. Sierra Leone's land area is 73,252 km2 (28,283 sq mi). It has a tropical climate and environments ranging from savannahs to rainforests. As of the 2023 census, Sierra Leone had a population of 8,460,512. Freetown is its capital and largest city.

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Key people

Idris Elbab. 1972British actor (born 1972)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Ernest Bai Koromab. 1953Sierra Leonean President Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Nabih Berrib. 1938Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Source: Wikidata (country of birthplace)

Everything that happened

2013 – 2016Western African Ebola epidemicWest AfricaThe 2013–2016 epidemic of Ebola virus disease, centered in West Africa, was the most widespread outbreak of the disease in history. It caused major loss of life and socioeconomic disruption in the region, mainly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The first cases were recorded in Guinea in December 2013; the disease spread to neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone, with minor outbreaks occurring in Nigeria and Mali.Source: Wikidata (country)
2021Freetown fuel tanker explosionFreetownOn 5 November 2021 a collision between a petrol fuel tanker and a lorry at a busy junction of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, resulted in an explosion and a fire that caused 154 deaths and 304 injuries, overwhelming the city's medical services.Source: Wikidata (country)