Sierra Leone

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Capital: Freetown

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 27,699

Land Covered by Water: 1%

Time Zone: GMT (UTC+0)

Climate: tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)

Approximate Population: 5,900,001

Official Language: English

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Indigenous Religions, Hinduism, Judaism, Bahá'í

Currency: Leone

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Chikungunya Fever

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