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Sierra Leone international travel guide in 2024

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Sierra Leone ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

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Sierra Leone is part of Africa with main city at Freetown. It's usually ๐ŸŒค๏ธ 27.81 ยฐC in Sierra Leone with a rainfall of ๐ŸŒง 40.27 mm. Internet speed in Sierra Leone is on average 2.0 Mbps. Its Least Developed country with a population of 7M people. The main currency is Leone. The languages spoken are English. Automatic teller machines are rare in Sierra Leone. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
๐Ÿ‘ Least Developed ย  ๐ŸŒค๏ธ ~27.81 ยฐC ย  ๐ŸŒง ~40.27 mmย  ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ 7M people

Sierra Leone Travel Advice

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution
We've reviewed our advice for Sierra Leone. We haven't changed the level of our advice, exercise a high degree of caution. Authorities have banned traditional political street parades in the lead up to the 24 June presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections. Avoid all political gatherings and election related sites. The Australian High Commission in Accra currently has very limited capacity to provide consular assistance in Sierra Leone. We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in Sierra Leone due to the high level of crime and the possibility of civil unrest.
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Sierra Leone Weather

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Sierra Leone Essential travel details

๐Ÿ”Œ Plugs

Sierra Leone uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type D and Type G.

๐ŸŒ Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are English

Money in Sierra Leone

๐Ÿ’ฑ Currencies Used

Sierra Leone uses the Sierra Leonean leone (symbol: Le), code SLL.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000 and 1000 leones. Leone is subdivided into 100 cents. Coins come in denominations of 500, 100, 50 and 10 leones.

๐Ÿง ATMs

Automatic teller machines are rare in Sierra Leone. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM โ€” your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling in Sierra Leone

๐Ÿ“ก Internet

Internet speed in Sierra Leone is on average 2.0 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Sierra Leone is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 142,872.06 SLL, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: Africell, Orange or SMART Mobile. Sierra Leone uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Sierra Leone upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

๐Ÿ“ž Calling

To call Sierra Leone, dial +, then 232 (the country code for Sierra Leone), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Sierra Leone, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 22 .

Driving in Sierra Leone

๐Ÿ†˜ Emergency

Police
177
Ambulance
1300, 0880, 0174

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Sierra Leone travel details

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