Interesting Sierra Leone Facts: Pedro de Sintra was the first European to give a name to Sierra Leone's region, calling the area around current-day Freetown Harbour - 'Serra de Leoa', which means 'lioness Mountains' in Portuguese. Sierra Leone encompasses an area of 27,699 square miles.

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