Demographic
| Capital: | Freetown |
| Population: | 9,121,049 (2024 est.) |
| Land Area: | 71,620 km2 |
| Religions: | Muslim 77.1%, Christian 22.9% (2019 est.) |
| Languages: | English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) |
Projects
The Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle (2024) provided USD $30,000.00 funding for the under-listed projects:
- St Paul Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Freetown
- St. Kizito Propaedeutic Seminary in the Diocese of Kenema
- St Francis Xavier Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Makeni
The Pontifical Society of Holy Childhood Association (2024) provided USD $31,143.00 funding for the under-listed projects:
- Ordinary Subsidy in the Diocese of Kenema
- St. Mary Pre-School-PENDENBU in the Diocese of Kenema
- St. John Parish in the Diocese of Kenema
- St. Charles School in the Diocese of Kenema
Source: CIA World Factbook