Sierra Leone is a country located in West Africa, 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 executive, legislative and the judicial. The seat of government of Sierra Leone is in the capital Freetown. 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. The chiefdoms are hereditary, tribal units of local governance. The World Bank sponsored the creation of elected local councils in 2004. Political parties and elections Presidential elections Parliamentary elections See also List of ambassadors of Sierra Leone to Germany List of ambassadors of Sierra Leone to Russia Sierra Leone presidents and head of state by tribes References External links Office of the Sierra Leone President Sierra Leone Government Special Court for Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission Elections African Elections Database https://books.google.com/books?id=jj4J-AXGDaQC&pg=PA983&lpg=PA983&dq=state+avenue+state+house+in+freetown+closed+to+public&source=bl&ots=JIlbx4olxv&sig=HFzmpvbA28Y_pq80DGPuaXG_nQo&hl=en&ei=j5ykTeuOIMaw0QHjrp2DCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false