Hastings (Hastings)
Hastings is a town in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The town had a population of 15,054 (2004 census) and lies approximately 15 miles east of Freetown, the capital of the country.
* Daniel Coker: African American Methodist missionary and immigrant from Baltimore, Maryland, to Sierra Leone in 1820; his descendants still live in Freetown
* John Ulrich Graf: Anglican minister at St Thomas Church, Hastings 1837-1853
* Francis Sundima Harding: Methodist Youth chairman, born Sierra Leone
* Daniel Coker: African American Methodist missionary and immigrant from Baltimore, Maryland, to Sierra Leone in 1820; his descendants still live in Freetown
* John Ulrich Graf: Anglican minister at St Thomas Church, Hastings 1837-1853
* Francis Sundima Harding: Methodist Youth chairman, born Sierra Leone
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Country - Sierra_Leone
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It is a constitutional republic with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president serving a five-year term with a maximum of two terms. It is a secular nation with the constitution providing for the separation of state and religion and freedom of conscience (which includes freedom of thoughts and religion). Muslims make up about three-quarters of the population, with a Christian minority.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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SLL | Sierra Leonean leone | Le | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |