Conventional Long Form Name of country-Republic of Sierra Leone
Capital City(ies) (some have multiple)-Freetown
Type of Government-constitutional democracy
Date of Independence-27 April 1961
National Holiday(s)-Independence Day, 27 April
Chief of State (official public face of government)-President Ernest Bai KOROMA
Head of Government (actual leader of government)-President Ernest Bai KOROMA
Description of Executive Branch/Powers-president elected by popular vote for a five-year term
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers-unicameral Parliament (124 seats; 112 members elected by popular vote, 12 filled by paramount chiefs elected in separate elections; members to serve five-year terms)
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers-Supreme Court chief justice and other judges of the Judicature appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (a 7-member independent body of judges, presidential appointees, and the Commission chairman) and subject to the approval of Parliament; all Judicature judges appointed until retirement at age 65
Suffrage (who is allowed to vote)-18 years of age; universal
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S.-Ambassador Bockari Kortu STEVENS
Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S.-1701 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the U.S. (just the name/s of city/ies is fine)- N/A
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM-Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Kathleen FITZGIBBON
Location of U.S. embassy THERE-Southridge-Hill Station, Freetown
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE-N/A
Name of THEIR representative to UN-Vandi Chidi MINAH
Description of the Symbolism of flag-three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and blue; green symbolizes agriculture, mountains, and natural resources, white represents unity and justice, and blue the sea and the natural harbor in Freetown
Video or audio of their national anthem being played-"High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free"
National Symbol(s)-lion
Descriptions of International Disputes-Sierra Leone opposes Guinean troops' continued occupation of Yenga, a small village on the Makona River that serves as a border with Guinea; Guinea's forces came to Yenga in the mid-1990s to help the Sierra Leonean military to suppress rebels and to secure their common border but have remained there even after both countries signed a 2005 agreement acknowledging that Yenga belonged to Sierra Leone; in 2012, the two sides signed a declaration to demilitarize the area
Quantity of refugees inside country AND country(ies) of origin of refugees- N/A
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons-N/A
Quantity of Stateless Persons-N/A
Description of current human trafficking-N/A
issues related to this country-N/A
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use-N/A
Capital City(ies) (some have multiple)-Freetown
Type of Government-constitutional democracy
Date of Independence-27 April 1961
National Holiday(s)-Independence Day, 27 April
Chief of State (official public face of government)-President Ernest Bai KOROMA
Head of Government (actual leader of government)-President Ernest Bai KOROMA
Description of Executive Branch/Powers-president elected by popular vote for a five-year term
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers-unicameral Parliament (124 seats; 112 members elected by popular vote, 12 filled by paramount chiefs elected in separate elections; members to serve five-year terms)
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers-Supreme Court chief justice and other judges of the Judicature appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (a 7-member independent body of judges, presidential appointees, and the Commission chairman) and subject to the approval of Parliament; all Judicature judges appointed until retirement at age 65
Suffrage (who is allowed to vote)-18 years of age; universal
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S.-Ambassador Bockari Kortu STEVENS
Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S.-1701 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the U.S. (just the name/s of city/ies is fine)- N/A
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM-Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Kathleen FITZGIBBON
Location of U.S. embassy THERE-Southridge-Hill Station, Freetown
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE-N/A
Name of THEIR representative to UN-Vandi Chidi MINAH
Description of the Symbolism of flag-three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and blue; green symbolizes agriculture, mountains, and natural resources, white represents unity and justice, and blue the sea and the natural harbor in Freetown
Video or audio of their national anthem being played-"High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free"
National Symbol(s)-lion
Descriptions of International Disputes-Sierra Leone opposes Guinean troops' continued occupation of Yenga, a small village on the Makona River that serves as a border with Guinea; Guinea's forces came to Yenga in the mid-1990s to help the Sierra Leonean military to suppress rebels and to secure their common border but have remained there even after both countries signed a 2005 agreement acknowledging that Yenga belonged to Sierra Leone; in 2012, the two sides signed a declaration to demilitarize the area
Quantity of refugees inside country AND country(ies) of origin of refugees- N/A
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons-N/A
Quantity of Stateless Persons-N/A
Description of current human trafficking-N/A
issues related to this country-N/A
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use-N/A