How to identify Sierra Leone in GeoGuessr?

- Country domain: .sl - Official language: English

Sierra Leone

Not in official mapsNo official coverage, so it never appears in GeoGuessr's official maps.

clues 4Updated 2023-07-01

LanguageEnglish

Driving sideDrives on the right

Domain.sl

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Whole area3

Clues that work anywhere in this area

Language & Script★★★

The official language is English.

Landscape★★★

Outside the capital, mangrove forests and farmland reportedly stretch across the land.

Photo coming soonLandscape

Other★★★

Rice is the staple food, but production doesn't meet demand, so it's also imported.

SourcesWFP - Women farmers of Sierra Leone (ja)

Beneficiaries participating in an integrated rice-agriculture training in Sierra Leone.

Narrowing down the city1

Once you know the region: which city or town

Landscape★★★

The capital, Freetown, is on the Freetown Peninsula. The Sierra Leone mountain range runs along the peninsula, so houses lining the hillside are visible from town.

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Basics

General facts about this place

The country's name means "Lion Mountains" in Portuguese, referring to the mountains of the Freetown Peninsula^[ref]
Known as a producer of diamonds, it has a history of "blood diamonds" funding its civil war^[ref]

Nearby areas

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