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Sierra Leone (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 08 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 8.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -11.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: First inhabitants were Bulom on coast; Krim and Gola came ca. 1400; Mende and Temne invaded in 15th century; Portuguese arrived in 1462, then English slave traders; was 18th-century haven for runaway slaves; English and French dispute over hinterland late 19th century; official language is English. |
Names: |
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| Sierra Leone (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Sierra Leone (French-P,U,N)
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| Republic of Sierra Leone (C,V,O,English,U,N)
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| République de Sierra Leone (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Serra Leoa (C,O)
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| Sierra Leona (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| República de Sierra Leona (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Сьерра-Леоне (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Республика Сьерра-Леоне (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 塞拉利昂 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 塞拉利昂共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| سيرا وًَن (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً سيرا وًَن (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| SLE (C,O,ISO3L)
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| SL (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO694 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| SL00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Sierra Leonean (C,O,English,U,A)
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| Sierra Leonian (C,V,English,U,A)
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| סיירה לאון (C,U,Hebrew )
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence in 1961 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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established 1971 |
| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| controlled region (H) |
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British, 1787-1961 |
| protectorate (H) |
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British, proclaimed 1896 |
| colony (H) |
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British, coastal area, 1808-1896 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Freetown .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Sierra Leone, Western Area) [7000380] |
| historical connection .... |
Kquoja Kingdom .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa) [8711682] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1961 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1961 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| République de Sierra Leone.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 784 |
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