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About Sierra Leone
To Pedro da Cintra, the Portuguese explorer who visited the coast in 1460, the coastal mountains looked like lion's teeth - so he named the country Lion Mountains; Sierra Leone, in Portuguese.
Mapping Sierra Leone (Lion
Mountains)
Map of Sierra Leone
Countries neighbouring Sierra Leone:
Guinea
and Liberia.
Sierra Leone, a former British colony, gained independence on April 27th, 1961.
Sierra Leone Maps and Travel Guides
Sierra Leone Guides - Sierra Leone Maps.
Weather in Africa:
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Travel in Sierra Leone
Rail
There are no longer railways in Sierra Leone, except for a line between Marampa and the port of Pepel; for the transportation of minerals.
Airlines and Airports:
Sierra Leone Airlines is the national carrier, and several foreign airlines also fly into
Lungi International Airport; to the north of Freetown.
Language
The official language of Sierra Leone is English, while Mende and Temne are the most widely spoken of the African languages.
Krio, is the English patois spoken in and around the capital.
Freetown
The capital of Sierra Leone is situated on the Cape Sierra Leone peninsula.
The settlement of Freetown was founded in 1787, to accommodate slaves in transit across the Atlantic, who were freed by the British navy.
The Anglican St George's Cathedral dates from 1828.
There are some long sandy beaches near Freetown, and it's a long way from being a drastic tourist destination.
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