…Official name: Republic of Sierra LeoneArea: 71,740 km2Population (1996): 4.61 millionCapital: Freetown (Time difference with Japan: -9 hours)Main languages: English, CreoleCurrency: LeoneA republic in southwestern West Africa facing the Atlantic Ocean, bordering Guinea in the north and Liberia in the southeast. The country's name is said to come from the Portuguese, who were the first Europeans to visit the area in the 15th century, who heard thunder roaring from the mountains behind the current capital, Freetown, and named it Serra Lyoa (Lion Mountains). … *Some of the terminology referenced in "Republic of Sierra Leone" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…正式名称=シエラレオネ共和国Republic of Sierra Leone面積=7万1740km2人口(1996)=461万人首都=フリータウンFreetown(日本との時差=-9時間)主要言語=英語,クレオール語通貨=レオネLeone西アフリカ南西部,大西洋に面する共和国で,北半をギニア,南東をリベリアと接している。国名は,15世紀にヨーロッパ人として初めてこの地を訪れたポルトガル人が,現在の首都フリータウン背後の山で雷鳴がとどろくのを聞いて,ライオン山地Serra Lyoaと名づけたのに由来するという。… ※「Republic of Sierra Leone」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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