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Sierra Leone is located in the southwestern part of West Africa. It is bound by Guinea to the north and northeast, Liberia to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and southwest. The official language of the country is French because of the prescense of the French in its colonial days.
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== Getting started with Sierra Leone research  ==
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== Jurisdictions  ==
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Sierra Leone has 3 provinces and 1 area.
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*Eastern Province
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*Northern Province
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*Southern Province
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*Western Area
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*[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/sierra-leone-genealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - Sierra Leone]
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*[http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SLE/AFR-SIERRA-LEONE.html Sierra Leone Mailing Lists]
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*[[Sierra Leone Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Biography|Biography]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Census|Census]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Church Directories|Church Directories]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Church History|Church History]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Court Records|Court Records]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Directories|Directories]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Languages|Languages]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Military Records|Military Records]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Nobility|Nobility]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Names, Personal|Personal Names]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Place Names|Place Names]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Schools|Schools]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Societies|Societies]]
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*[[Sierra Leone Taxation|Taxation]]
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[[Category:Sierra_Leone]][[Category:Africa]]

Revision as of 22:09, 4 December 2012

Sierra Leone is located in the southwestern part of West Africa. It is bound by Guinea to the north and northeast, Liberia to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and southwest. The official language of the country is French because of the prescense of the French in its colonial days.

Getting started with Sierra Leone research

Jurisdictions

Sierra Leone has 3 provinces and 1 area.

  • Eastern Province
  • Northern Province
  • Southern Province
  • Western Area

 Research Tools

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