Africa · West Africa · Atlantic coast
Sierra Leone
Capital · Freetown
The lion mountains and River No. 2's white-sand beach.
The essentials
Sierra Leone at a glance
- Capital
- Freetown
- Region
- West Africa · Atlantic coast
- Currency
- Leone (SLE)
- Languages
- English · Krio · Mende · Temne
- Dialling code
- +232
- Status
- Sovereign African nation
Plan around it
National days & key dates in Sierra Leone
The dates the diaspora marks abroad — independence, liberation and the festivals that fill a rented hall in Bangkok or Guangzhou every year.
Apr 27Independence DayFrom Britain, 1961
Across the ocean
Where Sierra Leone people gather in Asia
These are the Asian hubs with the largest and longest-established African communities. Every one has a free country group and a live channel in the Hub.
🇹🇭ThailandBangkok — Sukhumvit Soi 3, the original Little Africa
🇨🇳ChinaGuangzhou & Yiwu — the trade corridor
🇯🇵JapanTokyo & Yokohama — students, athletes and engineers
🇮🇳IndiaDelhi, Bangalore & Pune — university towns
🇲🇾MalaysiaKuala Lumpur — study and business visas
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesDubai — the aviation and re-export hub
Before you fly
Travelling on a Sierra Leone passport
Asian entry rules are not uniform across Africa. Some destinations are visa-free or visa-on-arrival for this passport; others need an e-visa or a full embassy application with proof of funds and a return ticket.
Open the Passport Index →Never land alone
Find your people first
Post in the Sierra Leone channel before you book. Someone from home is already in the city you are moving to — and they will tell you what the agent will not.
Open the Sierra Leone channel →Keep exploring