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Sierra Leone

Freetown's founders had escaped slavery in America by fighting for Britain in the Revolutionary War. In 1792 they sailed from Nova Scotia to build a new home in Africa.

Where its story happens

Freetown, at 8.49°N, 13.24°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about Sierra Leone

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, between Guinea and Liberia. See Sierra Leone on a map.
  2. A Portuguese explorer named it 'Lion Mountains' in 1462, and its capital is Freetown.
  3. Its capital was founded in 1792 by nearly 1,200 formerly enslaved people who sailed from Nova Scotia.
  4. One of the largest natural harbours in the world lies on its Atlantic coast.
  5. The first Western-style university in Africa south of the Sahara opened here in 1827.

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