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Discover Africa Country Capital Population Language(s) Religion(s) Area Border Border Border Type of Gov't Head of State Head of Gov't Main Industry Major Crops Currency Topography LAST CAT 3 5 7 7 0 0 0 7 0 5 2 0 7 6 5 0 4 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 3 7 7 4 5 0 5 5 7 5 0 7 3 7 6 6 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 Algeria Algiers 3 90 22 89 25 86 28 88 30 88 33 89 34 89 37 91 39 91 44 88 48 91 50 95 50 88 55 78 62 72 61 64 53 48 41 50 37 57 36 59 34 61 33 64 32 67 32 66 25 71 22 75 22 77 21 80 22 83 21 90 22 0 0 22,817,000 Arabic, Berbers Sunni Moslem 918,497 sq. mi. Morocco Mauritania Mali Republic Bendjedid Brahimi Oil Grains Dinar The Tell Tunisia Tunis 6 89 21 92 21 94 22 93 25 94 27 92 29 95 31 93 34 90 38 89 34 88 32 88 30 86 27 89 21 0 0 7,424,000 Arabic, French Moslem 63,170 sq. mi. Algeria Libya Mediterranean Republic Bourguiba Sfar Food processing Grains Dinar wooded Morocco Rabat 11 66 25 67 29 67 32 63 32 59 33 57 36 53 36 50 37 49 41 43 41 41 39 44 38 46 37 47 35 47 33 49 29 50 27 54 27 59 22 59 24 65 24 66 25 0 0 23,667,000 Arabic, Berber Sunni Moslem 172,413 sq. mi. W. Sahara Algeria Atlantic Ocean Const. monarchy Hassan Laraki Carpets Grain, fruit Dirham Atlas Mountains Western Sahara El Aalun 14 48 41 48 45 43 44 40 44 40 47 38 50 36 50 36 56 29 55 27 53 29 51 31 47 34 44 36 41 41 39 48 41 0 0 est. vary Berber Moslem 103,000 sq. mi. Morocco Mauritania Atlantic Ocean Annexed Hassan none (Hassan) Phosphates Sugar, wheat Dirham desert Mauritania Nouakchott 12 55 47 52 47 52 69 38 69 35 71 34 68 32 66 27 66 27 61 28 58 26 54 35 55 36 51 39 48 40 44 47 44 49 41 55 47 0 0 1,691,000 French, Arabic Moslem 397,954 sq. mi. Senegal Algeria Mali Military Repub. none (Taya) Taya none Dates, grain Ouguiya Sandy plains Senegal Dakar 6 35 71 37 77 32 74 29 77 25 77 26 75 30 73 30 71 27 70 25 72 24 69 26 66 31 66 34 68 35 71 0 0 6,980,000 French, tribal Moslem, Christ. 75,750 sq. mi. Mauritania Guinea-Bissau Gambia Republic Diouf none (Diouf) Food processing Peanuts CFA franc rolling plains The Gambia Banjul 3 25 77 26 74 31 72 27 71 24 72 23 76 25 77 0 0 774,000 English Moslem 4,361 sq. mi. Senegal Senegal Atlantic Ocean Republic Jawara none (Jawara) Tourism Peanuts Dalasi Gambia river Guinea-Bissau Bissau 10 26 78 31 77 33 79 28 80 26 78 0 0 858,000 Portuguese Traditional 13,948 Senegal Guinea Atlantic Ocean Republic none (Vieira) Vieira none Peanuts Peso swampy plain Guinea Conakry 2 33 78 31 80 28 81 29 83 31 84 32 82 36 82 36 85 40 86 40 88 46 84 44 80 43 77 38 77 34 76 32 76 31 77 34 78 0 0 5,734,000 French, tribal Moslem 94,964 sq. mi. Guinea Bissau Senegal Mali Republic Conte none (Conte) none Bananas Franc Gambia river Mali Bamako 10 56 47 73 62 77 61 75 66 76 70 73 71 69 70 63 72 55 75 52 80 50 82 45 81 44 80 43 76 36 77 35 71 38 69 52 69 52 47 55 46 56 47 0 0 7,898,000 French, Bambara Moslem 478,764 sq. mi. Mauritania Senegal Guinea Republic Traore Dembele None Millet, rice Franc Grassy plain Sierra Leone Freetown 7 36 83 36 85 39 86 37 89 32 86 31 84 32 82 36 83 0 0 3,987,000 English, tribal Moslem, animist 27,925 sq. mi. Liberia Guinea Atlantic ocean Republic Momoh Momoh Mining, tourism Cocoa, coffee Leone Mangrove swamps Liberia Monrovia 8 36 89 37 88 38 86 41 88 46 93 44 95 42 94 36 89 0 0 2,307,000 English, tribal traditional 38,250 sq. mi. Sierra Leone Guinea Cote d'Ivoire Military Doe none (Doe) Food processing Rice, cassava Dollar marshy coast Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan 9 45 81 47 82 58 83 58 88 55 90 57 91 56 93 50 94 43 95 46 92 44 89 43 87 47 85 45 81 0 0 10,500,000 French, tribal indigenous 124,503 sq. mi. Liberia Guinea Mali Republic HouphouetBoigny HouphouetBoigny Coffee, cocoa CFA franc Forests Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 11 65 72 58 74 54 77 51 82 57 83 57 80 65 80 65 81 67 79 69 79 70 77 67 77 68 74 65 72 0 0 7,084,000 French, More animist, Moslem 105,869 sq. mi. Mali Niger Benin Military Sankara none (Sankara) none Millet, sorghum CFA franc savannah Ghana Accra 14 57 80 66 80 66 83 66 91 62 94 57 95 56 91 58 88 57 80 0 0 13,552,000 English, tribal Christ., trad. 92,098 sq. mi. Cote d'Ivoire Burkina Faso Togo Authoritarian none (Rawlings) Rawlings Aluminum Cocoa Cedi fertile plains Togo Lome 2 66 82 70 85 68 90 65 92 66 82 0 0 3,118,000 French traditional 21,622 sq. mi. Ghana Burkina Faso Benin Republic Eyadema none (Eyadema) Textiles, shoes Coffee, cocoa CFA franc savannah Benin Porto-Novo 15 68 79 66 82 69 84 69 86 67 91 71 91 72 85 75 81 74 78 68 79 0 0 4,141,000 French, local animist 43,483 sq. mi. Togo Burkina Faso Niger Marx/Leninist Kerekou none (Kerekou) none Palm products CFA franc Flat Niger Niamey 9 94 52 75 63 76 69 73 71 70 71 67 71 66 72 68 74 67 78 74 79 75 74 79 74 81 76 83 75 88 76 97 76 102 68 104 64 104 60 102 59 102 53 97 55 94 52 0 0 6,715,000 French, Hausa Sunni Moslem 489,189 sq. mi. Libya Algeria Mali Republic Kountche Algabid None Peanuts CFA franc Niger R. basin Libya Tripoli 13 96 32 90 38 91 40 90 45 88 47 90 50 94 51 98 54 104 53 122 61 124 60 126 60 125 34 119 32 115 32 113 34 115 36 112 37 106 35 101 31 96 32 0 0 3,876,000 Arabic Sunni Moslem 679,359 sq. mi. Tunisia Algeria Niger Islamic Social. Qaddafi Rajab Carpets Dates, Olives Dinar Desert Chad N'Djamena 8 105 53 121 61 123 65 124 66 125 69 120 70 119 73 118 76 120 80 117 82 113 84 112 88 103 89 101 86 99 85 102 83 103 84 102 75 98 74 104 67 105 61 101 59 101 54 105 53 0 0 5,231,000 French, Arabic Moslem, Christ. 495,755 sq. mi. Libya Niger Cameroon Republic Habre none (Habre) none Cotton CFA franc Lake Chad Nigeria Lagos 13 76 74 79 74 81 76 81 75 84 75 85 76 99 76 101 78 97 82 96 86 94 90 93 91 92 90 88 91 85 94 85 96 80 96 77 94 76 91 71 91 72 86 75 81 74 78 76 74 0 0 105,448,000 English, Hausa Moslem, Christ. 356,667 sq. mi. Benin Niger Chad Military Babangida none-Babangida Crude oil Cocoa, tobacco Naira Rain forest Cameroon Yaounde 2 101 78 103 83 99 85 103 89 100 93 100 94 104 96 102 97 105 99 105 102 102 101 88 101 90 99 86 94 91 90 93 92 95 87 98 80 102 79 101 78 0 0 10,008,000 English, French Catholicism 185,568 sq. mi. Nigeria Chad Congo Indep. Republic Biya none (Biya) Aluminum proc. Cocoa, coffee CFA franc Mt. Cameroon Sudan Khartoum 5 127 56 146 56 152 54 157 57 156 59 156 61 160 63 160 65 157 65 154 69 154 72 155 76 154 77 151 77 150 81 149 84 146 87 152 91 152 94 148 97 143 98 139 95 133 94 128 89 122 86 124 84 123 82 120 79 119 75 120 71 124 69 125 68 123 64 123 59 127 61 127 56 0 0 22,932,000 Arabic, tribal Muslim, animist 966,757 sq. mi. Egypt Libya Chad Republic none (Mahdi) Mahdi Textiles Gum arabic Pound Nubian desert Ethiopia Addis Ababa 6 161 65 160 68 163 70 167 72 169 75 168 79 170 80 172 84 175 86 179 87 184 87 177 94 172 93 172 96 168 96 165 95 162 98 157 95 152 95 154 92 146 88 149 84 151 77 155 78 155 69 157 67 157 65 0 0 43,882,000 Amharic, Tigre Orth. Christ. 471,776 sq. mi. Sudan Kenya Somalia Prov. Military Mariam Mariam Food processing Coffee, grains Birr Gr. Rift Valley Cen. Af. Repub. Bangui 3 120 81 124 84 122 86 133 94 125 94 121 96 114 96 112 94 110 98 106 98 104 100 102 98 104 95 99 94 102 90 111 88 120 81 0 0 2,744,000 French, local Christian 240,534 sq. mi. Chad Cameroon Congo Republic Kolingba none (Kolingba) Textiles Cotton, coffee CFA franc savannah Equat. Guinea Malabo 12 89 101 87 103 92 103 93 101 89 101 0 0 359,000 Spanish, Fang Catholicism 10,832 sq. mi. Gabon Cameroon Atlantic Ocean Unitary Repub. Mbasogo none (Mbasogo) none Cocoa, coffee Ekuele Rio Muni Gabon Libreville 14 94 101 92 103 88 105 87 109 88 112 92 114 94 114 93 111 96 110 100 111 100 108 99 105 101 103 97 102 94 101 0 0 1,017,000 French, Bantu Tribal 103,346 sq. mi. Equat. Guinea Cameroon Congo Republic Bongo Mebiame Oil products Cocoa, coffee CFA franc Ogoue River Congo Brazzaville 11 111 98 106 98 106 100 106 101 104 102 103 101 96 101 99 103 100 105 100 106 101 111 97 111 97 110 94 111 94 114 92 116 94 118 97 117 98 118 103 116 105 115 106 111 108 106 110 103 111 98 0 0 1,853,000 French, Bantu Christian 132,046 sq. mi. Gabon Cameroon Zaire People's Repub. Sassou-Nguesso Poungui none Palm oil CFA franc Niari Valley Zaire Kinshasa 10 132 94 125 94 121 96 114 96 112 93 111 98 110 103 107 108 106 114 100 116 94 117 105 119 106 119 107 123 108 125 109 123 112 124 113 123 112 121 118 121 118 124 120 125 117 127 118 128 119 130 124 130 124 133 127 132 131 133 133 134 134 136 138 136 140 133 139 132 137 134 134 133 134 132 136 132 135 128 140 123 137 119 136 117 136 114 136 111 138 109 138 104 142 101 141 97 138 96 133 94 0 0 31,333,000 French, Bantu Christian 905,563 sq. mi. Congo Sudan Uganda Republic Seko none (Seko) none Coffee, rice Zaire Zaire R. Basin Uganda Kampala 7 149 97 146 98 140 97 142 99 140 103 137 105 138 109 143 107 143 105 149 105 151 102 149 96 0 0 15,158,000 Eng., Luganda Christian 93,354 sq. mi. Sudan Zaire Rwanda Military Museveni Kisekka none Coffee, cotton Shilling Ruwenzori range Kenya Nairobi 8 150 96 151 99 152 103 148 105 151 106 149 108 156 111 162 117 165 113 168 111 168 109 166 108 166 104 168 96 164 95 161 98 156 95 152 94 148 95 150 96 0 0 21,044,000 Swahili, Eng. Protestant 224,960 sq. mi. Uganda Tanzania Somalia Republic Moi none (Moi) Tourism Coffee, corn Shilling Gr. Rift valley Egypt Cairo 7 125 34 126 56 147 56 150 53 150 50 147 48 146 44 144 43 141 42 141 38 145 42 147 39 147 37 142 33 138 33 134 34 130 35 125 34 0 0 50,525,000 Arabic, English Sunni Moslem 386,650 sq. mi. Libya Sudan Israel Republic Mubarak Sedki Textiles Cotton Pound The Nile Djibouti Djibouti 10 169 77 167 79 167 80 171 80 171 78 169 77 0 0 304,000 French, Arabic Sunni Moslem 8,494 sq. mi. Ethiopia Somalia Bab el-Mandeb Republic Aptidon Hamadou none none Franc arid and sandy Somalia Mogadishu 15 171 81 176 81 180 79 187 79 190 76 190 80 187 88 182 97 175 102 168 109 166 109 166 103 168 97 172 94 177 94 182 88 177 86 172 84 171 81 0 0 7,825,000 Somali, Arabic Sunni Moslem 246,300 sq. mi. Djibouti Ethiopia Kenya Indep. Republic Barrah none (Barrah) none Incense, sugar Shilling coastline Rwanda Kigali 2 141 108 138 109 135 112 138 112 141 109 141 108 0 0 6,489,000 Fr, Kinyarwandu Christian 10,169 sq. mi. Uganda Zaire Burundi Republic Habyarimana Habyarimana none Coffee, tea Franc Kagera River Burundi Bujumbura 14 143 111 143 107 141 108 141 110 139 112 136 112 137 116 141 113 143 111 0 0 4,807,000 French, Rundi Catholicism 10,759 sq. mi. Rwanda Zaire Tanzania Republic Bagaza Bagaza None Coffee, cotton Franc Lake Tanganyika Tanzania Dar-es-Salaam 5 149 108 156 112 162 117 161 121 164 123 162 124 163 126 165 130 164 131 162 133 155 132 152 133 149 131 149 128 145 127 142 125 139 120 138 116 143 111 147 111 149 108 0 0 22,415,000 Swahili, Eng. Moslem, trad. 364,886 sq. mi. Kenya Mozambique Zambia Republic Mwinyi Warioba Food processing Sisal, cotton Shilling Mt. Kilimanjaro Angola Luanda 13 94 118 106 119 107 123 108 125 110 123 112 123 112 121 118 121 117 124 120 125 117 127 119 130 124 130 124 135 119 135 118 142 121 145 119 147 113 147 110 144 98 145 94 145 94 142 96 137 99 134 99 129 96 127 98 125 95 119 94 118 0 0 8,164,000 Portug., Bantu Catholicism 481,353 sq. mi. Namibia Zambia Zaire People's Repub. Santos none (Santos) Alcohol, paper Coffee, bananas Kwanza plateau Zambia Lusaka 11 124 133 125 135 119 135 118 142 122 146 131 146 138 141 141 139 144 138 145 137 147 136 147 128 143 126 140 123 135 128 136 130 134 132 136 132 136 134 140 131 139 134 137 136 133 136 132 134 127 132 124 133 0 0 7,054,000 English, Bantu animist 290,586 sq. mi. Zaire Tanzania Malawi Republic Kaunda Musokotwane none Corn, tobacco Kwacha Zambezi River Malawi Lilongwe 9 149 136 149 130 147 129 147 136 145 138 148 139 149 141 149 145 152 142 151 138 150 135 149 136 0 0 7,292,000 Eng., Chichewa Christian 45,747 sq. mi. Zambia Tanzania Mozambique Republic Banda none (Banda) Textiles, sugar Tea, tobacco Kwacha Lake Malawi Mozambique Maputo 8 164 132 162 134 159 133 158 132 155 132 155 133 151 134 150 135 151 137 151 138 152 142 150 145 148 143 148 140 146 137 139 141 145 144 146 149 144 149 145 151 143 155 139 157 142 160 142 164 142 165 145 163 149 163 150 159 151 158 150 151 157 145 162 145 165 142 165 139 165 134 164 132 0 0 14,022,000 Portug., Bantu Traditional 309,494 sq. mi. Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe Socialist Chissano Machungo Cement, alcohol Cashews, cotton Metical coast. lowlands Zimbabwe Harare 2 139 141 145 144 145 153 139 157 136 156 128 147 132 146 138 141 139 141 0 0 8,984,000 English, Shona tribal 150,803 sq. mi. Zambia Botswana South Africa Parl. Democracy Banana Mugabe Clothing, chem. Tobacco, sugar Dollar high plateau Botswana Gaborone 6 114 162 117 166 121 163 127 164 130 161 137 156 133 155 129 147 124 147 122 149 116 149 116 155 114 156 114 162 0 0 1,104,000 Eng., Setswana indigenous 231,804 sq. mi. Namibia South Africa Zimbabwe Republic Masire none (Masire) Tourism Corn, sorghum Pula Kalahari desert Namibia Windhoek 15 114 169 116 149 122 149 125 147 122 145 120 146 113 147 110 145 94 145 101 157 102 167 105 171 107 171 111 171 114 169 0 0 1,203,000 Afrikaans, Eng. Christian 320,827 sq. mi. South Africa Botswana Angola Illegal Occ. none (Niekerk) van Niekerk mineral proces. millet, sorghum Rand Kalahari Desert South Africa Pretoria 3 107 171 110 178 110 183 113 186 117 183 123 184 127 181 129 183 134 179 138 175 135 174 131 176 130 173 131 171 135 172 135 174 138 175 142 171 145 167 143 167 141 168 139 167 139 166 142 165 143 161 139 158 136 157 131 160 127 165 124 164 123 163 119 166 115 164 114 170 112 171 107 171 0 0 33,241,000 Afrikaans, Eng. Christian 472,359 sq. mi. Lesotho Botswana Namibia Tricameral Par. Botha none (Botha) Steel, tires Corn, wool Rand coastline Lesotho Maseru 6 135 174 131 176 129 173 131 171 135 172 135 174 0 0 1,552,000 Eng., Sesotho Christian 11,716 sq. mi. South Africa South Africa South Africa Const. Monarchy Moshoeshoe Lekhanya Diamond polish. Corn, grains Maloti mountainous Swaziland Mbabane 7 143 165 139 166 139 168 142 168 143 167 143 165 0 0 692,000 siSwati, Eng. Christian 6,704 sq. mi. South Africa Mozambique South Africa Monarchy Mswati Dlamini Wood pulp Sugar, corn Lilangeni broad belts Madagascar Antananarivo 7 177 165 186 146 186 142 187 144 188 143 189 140 188 139 187 135 186 133 182 138 181 140 176 143 172 145 172 150 173 151 168 157 170 160 170 164 172 166 177 165 0 0 10,227,000 Malagasy, Fr. animist, Chris. 226,657 sq. mi Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Republic Ratsiraka Rakotoarijaona light industry Coffee, cloves Franc island