Which country or map area contains Southern?
Southern is shown within Sierra Leone in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Sierra Leone
- Region name
- Southern
- Approximate latitude
- 7.7° north
- Approximate longitude
- 12.1° west
- Country capital
- Freetown
- Country currency
- Sierra Leonean leone
- World region
- Western Africa
Quick answers about Southern
What kind of place is Southern?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Southern on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 7.7° north latitude and 12.1° west longitude.
What is the capital of Sierra Leone?
The country capital is Freetown.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.