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Republic of Sierra Leone |
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| Capital: |
Freetown |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Western Africa |
| Area: |
71740 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:33) |
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| Auto code: |
SLE |
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+232 |
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| International organizations: |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African Countries |
| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
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 A country, state, region... (201) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 5 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 16 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 177 | | Fourth-order administrative division (ADM4)
(A subdivision of a third-order administrative division) | 2 | |
 Stream, lake... (2065) |
| Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 55 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 1869 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 4 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 12 | | Tidal creek(s) (CRKT)
(A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents) | 67 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 5 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 14 | | Estuary (ESTY)
(A funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences) | 2 | | Strait (STRT)
(A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water) | 1 | | Distributary(-ies) (STMD)
(A branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal) | 2 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 3 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 1 | | Anabranch (STMA)
(A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream) | 1 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 1 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 2 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 22 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 1 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 2 | | Sound (SD)
(A long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (37) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 15 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 2 | | Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 9 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 3 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 2 | | Reserve (RES)
(A tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use) | 4 | | Agricultural reserve (RESA)
(A tract of land reserved for agricultural reclamation and/or development) | 2 | |
 City, village... (14083) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 14026 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 15 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 35 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 4 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 1 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Destroyed populated place (PPLW)
(A village, town or city destroyed by a natural disaster, or by war) | 1 | |
 Road, railroad (29) |
| Street (ST)
(A paved urban thoroughfare) | 5 | | Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 24 | |
 Spot, building, farm (82) |
| Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 8 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 4 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 1 | | Railroad stop (RSTP)
(A place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight) | 3 | | Railroad station (RSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 15 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 2 | | Barracks (BRKS)
(A building for lodging military personnel) | 4 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 1 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 9 | | Office building (BLDO)
(Commercial building where business and/or services are conducted) | 4 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 1 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 2 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 3 | | Bank (BANK)
(A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. ) | 1 | | Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 1 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 1 | | Courthouse (CTHSE)
(A building in which courts of law are held) | 1 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 1 | | Logging camp (CMPL)
(A camp used by loggers) | 1 | | Wharf(-ves) (WHRF)
(A structure of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides berthing for ships and cargo-handling facilities) | 3 | | Oil palm plantation (ESTO)
(An estate specializing in the cultivation of oil palm trees) | 1 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 1 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 2 | | Leper colony (LEPC)
(A settled area inhabited by lepers in relative isolation) | 1 | | Oil refinery (OILR)
(A facility for converting crude oil into refined petroleum products) | 1 | | Clinic (HSPC)
(A medical facility associated with a hospital for outpatients) | 1 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 3 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 2 | | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 1 | | Intersection (RDIN)
(A junction of two or more highways by a system of separate levels that permit traffic to pass from one to another without the crossing of traffic streams) | 1 | | Pier (PIER)
(A structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (730) |
| Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 12 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 308 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 77 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 214 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 2 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 6 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 3 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 3 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 28 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 23 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 4 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 5 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 8 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 28 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 2 | | Gap (GAP)
(A low place in a ridge, not used for transportation) | 1 | | Saddle (SDL)
(A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains) | 4 | | Polder (PLDR)
(An area reclaimed from the sea by diking and draining) | 1 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 1 | |
