Flag of Sierra Leone
What the flag means
- Green — agriculture and the mountains
- White — unity and justice
- Blue — the harbor of Freetown and the hope of peace
Design set by: The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Act No. 6 of 1991), section 3(1) · Adopted 1961
Highlights
- 🏖️ Snow-white peninsula beaches
- 🌳 Tiwai Island chimp sanctuary
- 💎 A land of diamonds
- 🥁 Lively drums and dancing
- 🤝 Warm, friendly people
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Population
- 8,819,794 people (2025)
- Area
- 71,740 km²
- Capital
- Freetown
- Languages
- Timne, Mende
- Currency
- Sierra Leonean leone (SLE)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Similar flags
Horizontal tricolors
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Act No. 6 of 1991), section 3(1)
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States