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Sierra Leone travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Sierra Leone: travel advice level, plug type G, 230V, emergency 999, currency SLE.

📷 Freetown · David Hond · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-06-19

Latest change (original, English)
New information about completing a health travel declaration (‘Entry Requirements’ page.)

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalFreetown
CurrencySLE
LanguagesEnglish, Krio
Calling code+232
Emergency numbers999 · 019
Plug typesType G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population7.6M
Type G

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

New York Times, Co. · Public domain · Commons
Brian Harrington Spier · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Leasmhar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Joseph Corry · Public domain · Commons
John Atherton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Commons
Lieutenant Arthur Greer · Public domain · Commons
L. Lartigue · Public domain · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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