Sierra Leone (historically)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area 71,740 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Liberia
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Freetown
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:France
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency Leone
gptkbp:establishedAsColony 1808
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Krio
Limba
Mende
Temne
gptkbp:firstGovernor gptkb:Thomas_Ludlam
gptkbp:firstPresident gptkb:Siaka_Stevens
gptkbp:flag green, white, and blue horizontal stripes
gptkbp:founded resettlement of freed slaves
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:British_abolitionists
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
gptkb:Transatlantic_slave_trade
Abolition of slavery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sierra Leone (historically)
gptkbp:independenceDate 1961
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkb:ECOWAS
gptkbp:motto Unity, Freedom, Justice
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Sewa_River
Rokel River
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Koidu
gptkb:Kenema
gptkb:Bo
gptkb:Makeni
gptkbp:notablePeak gptkb:Loma_Mountains
gptkbp:notablePeninsula gptkb:Freetown_Peninsula
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:gold
gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:iron_ore
bauxite
rutile
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:populationEstimate 7 million (modern estimate)
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Milton_Margai
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:UNMemberSince 1961
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_King's_Counsel
gptkb:Defaced_Blue_Ensign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7