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Sierra Leone

SLE · Africa

Julius Maada Bio

Identity

Regime

presidential system

Capital

Freetown

Population

9,077,691

Area

71,740 km²

Currency

SLE

Executive

Head of State

Julius Maada Bio
2018

Head of Government

David Sengeh
2023

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

124 seats
1 chamber(s)

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.47
#91

Freedom House

61/100
Partly Free

CPI corruption

34/100
#109

Press RSF

57/100
#79

Economy

GDP (B$)

7 Md$
2025

GDP / capita

846 $
2025

Growth %

4.6 %
2025

Inflation %

7.5 %
2025

Unemployment %

3.1 %
2025

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

0.0 Md$
0.4 %PIB · #142

Nuclear posture

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Listed military units

International posture

Sanctions

—

Chokepoints

—

Alliances

UN · WTO · Commonwealth · OIC · African Union · ECOWAS

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

33% · 50% · 62%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

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