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Sierra Leone
Capital: Freetown
- Gola Rainforest National Park covers about 711 square km and has over 300 western chimpanzees, plus more than 330 bird species.
- Freetown was founded on 11 March 1792. The 2024 census counted about 1.35 million people living in the city.
- Krio is the lingua franca and is spoken by about 97 percent of people, while English is the official language.
- Fourah Bay College was founded in 1827 and is described as the oldest university in West Africa.