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Sierra Leone

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❏ Language: The official language of Sierra Leone is English
❏ Population: There are 7.557.212 People
❏ population density: 71.740 People live in one km²
❏ Area: Sierra Leone has an area of 104,7 km²
❏ Timeshift: Compared to Austria time shifts by 1 hour later
❏ Random Fact: Sierra Leone means "Roaring Mountains"

Banana Akaras

The African origin of the word acra is well defined. It means “vegetable fritters” (or donuts) in the Ewe language of Dahomey but nobody knows when people started to create variations of the donuts by adding cod or ingredients other than vegetables.
In the first half of the 20th century, those acras along with bread, composed the breakfast of workers from Martinique. They were mostly sold by street vendors.

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Culture - Sierra Leone

Music is Sierra Leone is perhaps the most eclectic part of the country’s culture, as it is a lovely mixture of indigenous, British, and French varieties. Popular genres include Palm Wine, typical in the west-African region and characterized by Portuguese guitars, local melodies, and tropical calypso beats.
There is also the Gumbe genre, which relies more on percussion instruments and jazzy rhythms.

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Special Sights

There are also many exciting sites, including the stunning and serene Banana Islands, where many historical sites can be found, and the Cotton Tree, a Freetown institution and a national symbol of freedom from slavery and oppression.
Regardless of where in the country travelers end up, they are certain to learn a great deal about the region and marvel at the beauty of their surroundings.

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Guinea

Sierra Leone borders Guinea to the north-east.

Liberia

Sierra Leone borders Liberia to the east.

Atlantic Ocean

Sierra Leone is located in the Atlantic Ocean (to the west).

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