Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country located in West Africa. The official language is English, which is spoken by a minority of the population but serves as the primary language for government administration, formal education, and nationwide communication. As of 2021, the most widely spoken indigenous language is Krio, a Creole language that developed from English and African languages during the Atlantic slave trade. Krio is spoken by approximately 90% of the population and functions as a lingua franca, facilitating communication among the country's diverse ethnic groups. Other major indigenous languages include Mende, spoken primarily in the south, and Temne, spoken mainly in the north.

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Ethnic Groups:

Temne 35.5%, Mende 33.2%, Limba 6.4%, Kono 4.4%, Fullah 3.4%, Loko 2.9%, Koranko 2.8%, Sherbro 2.6%, Mandingo 2.4%, Creole 1.2% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio), other Sierra Leone 4.7%, other foreign 0.3% (includes refugees from Liberias civil war, and small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians), unspecified 0.2% (2013 est.)