Sierra Leone
Africa · Western Africa
- Capital
- Freetown
Famous for
- Animal Pygmy hippopotamus
- Food Cassava leaves
- Festival Lantern Festival
- Landmark Bunce Island
- Sport Football
Three facts
Country
Sierra Leone's name comes from Portuguese for "Lioness Mountains".
Capital: Freetown
Freetown's Fourah Bay College, founded in 1827, was sub-Saharan Africa's first Western-style university.
Flag
Sierra Leone's flag has green for farming and mountains, white for unity and justice, and blue for the sea and Freetown's harbour.
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