How to call Sierra Leone from abroad (+232)
The country code for Sierra Leone is +232 (ISO codes SL and SLE). You need it every time you phone Sierra Leone from another country.
To call Sierra Leone in four steps:
- Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
- Dial the Sierra Leone country code: 232.
- Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
- Result: +232 followed by the local number, e.g. +232 [local number].
About Sierra Leone Codes
Sierra Leone SL Phone Code
232
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
SL
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
SLE
The ISO 3166-1 codes of Sierra Leone are SL (alpha-2) and SLE (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +232, its internet domain is .sl and its ISO numeric code is 694.
Country codes table
| Phone Code | +232 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | SL |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | SLE |
| .tld | .sl |
| FIPS | SL |
| ISO numeric-3 | 694 |
| E. 164 | 232 |
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Sierra Leone Time Information
Local time at Freetown :
01:06 AM
Saturday, October 17, 2026
(GMT+00:00)
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Time Zones :
- Africa/Freetown
Global Information about Sierra Leone
- Capital : Freetown
- Currency : Leone
- Surface : 71,740 km²
- Longitude : -11.779889
- Latitude : 8.460555