Sierra Leone is a country located in

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, known officially as the Republic of Sierra Leone.

Government of Sierra Leone

The government of Sierra Leone is the governing authority of the Republic of Sierra Leone, as established by the Sierra Leone Constitution. The Sierra Leone government is divided into three branches: the

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and the judicial. The

seat of government The seat of government is (as defined by ''Brewer's Politics'') "the building, complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority". In most countries, the nation’s capital is also seat of its government, thus that ...

of Sierra Leone is in the capital

Freetown Freetown is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educ ...

Administrative divisions

Sierra Leone is divided into provinces, districts, and chiefdoms. Sierra Leone has 3 rural provinces, plus a capital city administrative province. There are then 14 districts - 12 rural, 2 for the capital Freetown. Sierra Leone is further divided into 149 chiefdoms. Tristan Reed and James A. Robinson, ''The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone''
''Scholar'', Harvard University, 15 July 2013, Document available online, accessed 30 April 2014 The chiefdoms are hereditary, tribal units of local governance. The

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sponsored the creation of elected local councils in 2004.

Political parties and elections

Presidential elections

Parliamentary elections

References

External links

Office of the Sierra Leone PresidentSpecial Court for Sierra LeoneTruth and Reconciliation Commission

Elections

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