It is bordered by Guinea to the north, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.
Sierra Leone covers a total area of 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi) and has a population estimated at 6.4 million.
The country is a constitutional republic comprising three provinces and the Western Area, which are further divided into fourteen districts.
All scheduled commercial airline services in Sierra Leone come to or take off from Lungi.
Names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.