A nation on the southwest coast of West Africa, Sierra Leone is officially known as the Republic of Sierra Leone. Guinea surrounds the country's northern half, and it shares its southeastern border with Liberia. Sierra Leone has a tropical climate, with a total area of 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi) and a variety of environments, including savannas and rainforests.[12] As of the 2015 census, 7,092,113 people live in the nation. The largest and capital city is Freetown. The nation is broken up into five administrative regions, each of which is broken up into 16 districts.

Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic with a unicameral legislature and a president who is directly elected and serves a five-year term with the ability to serve two terms. Julius Maada Bio is the president at the moment. The constitution of Sierra Leone guarantees freedom of conscience (which includes freedom of thought and religion) and the separation of state and religion.[16] Muslims make up about three quarters of the population, with a significant Christian minority. Sierra Leone is a West African nation with a high level of religious tolerance, which is generally regarded as the norm and a component of the country's cultural identity.

Sierra Leone, as the country and its borders are known today, was founded by the British Crown in two phases, despite the fact that the area has been inhabited for millennia. first, in 1808, the coastal Sierra Leone Colony (for Africans returning from slavery) Second, the inland Protectorate in 1896 because the Crown needed more dominion inland after the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885. As a result, the country came to be known as British Sierra Leone or the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate. On April 27, 1961, Sierra Leone declared independence from the United Kingdom and became a Commonwealth nation; The Dominion of Sierra Leone was given to the nation. The first prime minister of Sierra Leone was Sir Milton Margai.