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Total area: 923,768 km2 Population: 152,217,341 (2010 estimate) Density: 164.8/km2 Currency: Naira (₦) Official language: English Capital: Abuja Government: Presidential Federal republic Internet TLD: .ng Calling code: +234     Nigeria is a country situated in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea and is bordered by Niger to the north, the Re...

Total area: 580,367 km2 Population: 40,046,566 (2010 estimate) Density: 67.2/km2 Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES) Official language(s): Swahili, English Capital: Nairobi Government: Semi-presidential Republic Internet TLD: .ke Calling code: +254       Kenya is a country situated in East Africa and shares borders with Ethiopia to th...

Total area: 238,535 km2 Population: 24,233,431 (2010 estimate) Density: 101.5/km2 Currency: Ghana cedi (GH₵) Official language: English Capital: Accra Government: Constitutional presidential republic Internet TLD: .gh Calling code: 233       Ghana is a country situated in West Africa and shares borders with Burkina Faso to the nor...

Total area: 1,221,037 km2 Population: 49,991,300 (2010 estimate) Density: 41/km2 Currency: Rand (ZAR) Official language(s): 11 Capital: Pretoria (executive) Government: Constitutional parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .za Calling code: +27     South Africa is a country situated at the southern tip of the African continent and shares bo...

Total area: 1,002,450 km2 Population: 79,089,650 (2010 estimate) Density: 82.3/km2 Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP) Official language: Arabic Capital: Cairo Government: Military junta Internet TLD: .eg Calling code: +20       Egypt is a country situated in North Africa and shares borders with Libya to the west, the Red Sea to the ea...

Total area: 710,850 km2 Population: 32,200,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 71.6/km2 Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD) Official language: Arabic Capital: Rabat Government: Constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .ma Calling code: +212     Morocco is a country situated in North Africa, between Algeria and Western Sahara, and borders the North Atl...

Total area: 825,418 km2 Population: 2,108,665 (2009 estimate) Density: 2.5/km2 Currency: Namibian dollar (NAD) Official language: English Capital: Windhoek Government: Republic Internet TLD: .na Calling code: +264     Located in southern Africa on the Atlantic shore, Namibia is bordered by Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the e...

Total area: 1,104,300 km2 Population: 85,237,338 (2010 estimate) Density: 79/km2 Currency: Birr (ETB) Official language: Amharic Capital: Addis Ababa Government: Federal Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .et Calling code: 251       Ethiopia is a country situated in North-Eastern Africa and shares borders with Sudan to the north...

Total area: 163,610 km2 Population: 10,432,500 (2009 estimate) Density: 63/km2 Currency: Tunisian dinar (TND) Official language(s): Arabic Capital: Tunis Government: Presidential republic Internet TLD: .tn Calling code: 216       Tunisia is a country situated in North Africa and is bound by Libya to the southwest, Algeria to the w...

Total area: 451 km2 Population: 84,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 186.2/km2 Currency: Seychellois rupee (SCR) Official language(s): French, English Capital: Victoria Government: Republic Internet TLD: .sc Calling code: 248     Seychelles is an island country comprising 115 islands in the Indian Ocean and it is neighbored by Mauritius and R&...

  Uganda is a country situated in East Africa and shares borders to the east with Kenya, to the north with Sudan, to the west with the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the south-west with Rwanda and to the South with Tanzania. Much of the southern part of Uganda is dominated by Lake Victoria.     Once you reach the modern and well-equipped Entebbe airport, with a breathtaking equatorial location, it is clear that Uganda is not just a safari destination...

Total area: 2,040 km2 Population: 1,288,000 (2008 estimate) Density: 631.4/km2 Currency: Mauritian rupee (MUR) Official language: English Capital: Port Louis Government: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .mu Calling code: 230     Mauritius is an island nation situated east of Madagascar, off the southern coast of Africa. Besides the is...

Total area: 637,657 km2 Population: 9,359,000 (2010 estimate) Density: 14/km2 Currency: Somali shilling (SOS) Official language(s): Somali, Arabic Capital: Mogadishu Government: Coalition government Internet TLD: .so Calling code: 252       Somalia is the easternmost country on the African continent and is situated in the Horn of ...

Total area: 1,284,000 km2 Population: 10,329,208 (2009 estimate) Density: 8.0/km2 Currency: CFA franc (XAF) Official language(s): French, Arabic Capital: N'Djamena Governement: Presidential republic Internet TLD: .td Calling code: 235       Chad is a country situated in central Africa and shares borders with Niger to the west, Cam...

Total area: 111,369 km2 Population: 3,955,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 35.5/km2 Currency: Liberian dollar (LRD) Official language(s): English Capital: Monrovia Government: Presidential republic Internet TLD: .lr Calling code: 231     Liberia is a country situated the west coast of Africa and shares borders with Guinea to the north, C&ocir...

Total area: 196,723 km2 Population: 13,711,597 (2009 estimate) Density: 69.7/km2 Currency: CFA franc (XOF) Official language(s): French Capital: Dakar Government: Semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .sn Calling code: 221       Senegal is one of the main tourist destinations in West Africa. It is also the most democratic state...

Total area: 71,740 km2 Population: 6.2 million (2010 estimate) Density: 79.4/km2 Currency: Leone (SLL) Official language(s): English Capital: Freetown Government: Constitutional republic Internet TLD: .sl Calling code: 232     Sierra Leone is a country situated in western Africa and shares borders to the north with Guinea, to the south-ea...

Total area: 2,381,741 km2 Population: 35,423,000 (2010 estimate) Density: 14.6/km2 Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD) Official language: Arabic Capital: Algiers Government: Semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .dz Calling code: 213       Algeria is a country located in North Africa and is bound by the Mediterranean Sea in the nort...

Total area: 26,338 km2 Population: 11,055,976 (July 2010 estimate) Density: 419.8/km2 Currency: Rwandan franc (RWF) Official language(s): Kinyarwanda, French, English Capital: Kigali Government: Republic Internet TLD: .rw Calling code: 250     Rwanda is a country situated in central-eastern Africa and shares borders with the Democratic Re...

Total area: 945,203 km2 Population: 42,746,620 (2010 estimate) Density: 46.3/km2 Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS) Official language(s): Swahili, English Capital: Dodoma Government: Republic Internet TLD: .tz Calling code: 255       Tanzania is a country situated in central East Africa and shares borders with Malawi, Zambia and M...

Total area: 475,442 km2 Population: 19.1 million people (2009 estimate) Density: 39.7/km2 Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF) Official language:F rench and English (de facto) Capital: Yaoundé Government: Republic Internet TLD: .cm Calling code: 237       Cameroon is a country of central and western Africa. It shares b...

Total area: 23,200 km2 Population: 864,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 37.2/km2 Currency: Franc (DJF) Official language(s): Arabic and French Capital: Djibouti Government: Semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .dj Calling code: 253     Djibouti is a country situated in Eastern Africa, on the southern shore of the Bab el Mandeb and shares ...

Total area: 1,246,700 km2 Population: 18,498,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 14.8/km2 Currency: Kwanza (AOA) Official language: Portuguese Capital: Luanda Governement: Presidential republic Internet TLD: .ao Calling code: +244     Angola is a country situated in south-central part of Africa and shares borders with Congo to the north, Zambia ...

Total area: 581,730 km2 Population: 2,029,307 (2010 estimate) Density: 3.4/km2 Currency: Pula (BWP) Official language(s): English, Setswana Capital: Gaborone Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .bw Calling code: +267     Botswana is a country situated in Southern Africa and shares borders with Namibia to the west and north, ...

Total area: 10,380 km2 Population: 1,705,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 164.2/km2 Currency: Dalasi (GMD) Official language(s): English Capital: Banjul Governement: Republic Internet TLD: .gm Calling code: 220     Gambia is a country situated in West Africa. Among the smallest countries on the African continent, Gambia shares borders with Se...

Total area: 245,857 km2 Population: 10,057,975 (2009 estimate) Density: 40.9/km2 Currency: Guinean franc Official language: French Capital: Conakry Government: Presidential republic Internet TLD: .gn Calling code: 224     Guinea, formerly known as French Guinea, is a country situated in West Africa and shares borders with Guinea-Bissau, ...

Total area: 1,759,541 km2 Population: 6,420,000 (2010 estimate) Density: 3.6/km2 Currency: Dinar (LYD) Official language(s): Arabic Capital: Tripoli Internet TLD: .ly Calling code: +218     Libya is a country situated in North Africa and shares borders with the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Algeria and Tunisia to the west, Chad and Niger to the south...

Total area: 1,240,192 km2 Population: 14,517,176 Density: 11.7/km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Official language: French Capital: Bamako Government: Semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .ml Calling code: 223     Mali is a country situated in Western Africa and shares borders with Senegal and Mauritania to the west, Niger to...

Total area: 801,590 km2 Population: 22,894,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 28.7/km2 Currency: Mozambican metical (Mtn) Official language(s): Portuguese Capital: Maputo Government: Presidential republic Internet TLD: .mz Calling code: 258     Mozambique is a country situated in southeastern Africa and shares borders with Zimbabwe to the west,...

Total area: 17,364 km2 Population: 1,185,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 68.2/km2 Currency: Lilangeni (SZL) Official language(s): English, SiSwati Capital: Lobamba (royal and legislative) Government: Absolute Monarchy Internet TLD: .sz Calling code: 268     Swaziland is a country situated in Southern Africa and is bound by Mozambique to the ...

Total area: 56,785 km2 Population: 6,619,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 116.6/km2 Currency: CFA franc (XOF) Official language: French Capital: Lomé Government: Republic Internet TLD: .tg Calling code: +228       Togo is a country situated in West Africa and is bound by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to ...

Total area: 112,622 km2 Population: 8,791,832 (2009 estimate) Density: 78.1/km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Official language: French Capital: Porto-Novo Government: Multiparty democracy Internet TLD: .bj Calling code: 229     Benin, formerly known as Dahomey, is a country situated in West Africa. It is bordered by Burkina Faso...

Total area: 274,200 km2 Population: 15,746,232 (2009 estimate) Density: 57.4/km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Official language(s): French Capital: Ouagadougou Government: Semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .bf Calling code: 226       Burkina Faso is a country situated in West Africa and it is bordered by Mali to t...

Total area: 2,345,409 km2 Population: 70,916,439 (2010 estimate) Density: 29.3/km2 Currency: Congolese franc (CDF) Official language: French Capital: Kinshasa Government: Semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .cd Calling code: 243     Formerly known as Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo  is a country situated in Central Afric...

Total area: 28,050 km2 Population: 676,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 24.1/km2 Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF) Official language(s): Spanish and French Capital: Malabo Government: Presidential Republic Internet TLD: .gq Calling code: 240       Equatorial Guinea is a country situated in Middle Africa, on its west coast and ...

Total area: 117,600 km2 Population: 5,224,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 43.1/km2 Currency: Nakfa (ERN) Official language(s):None; de facto predominant languages: Tigrinya, Arabic Capital: Asmara Government: provisional government Internet TLD: .er Calling code: 291     Eritrea is a country situated in north eastern Africa. Eritrea stretche...

Total area: 267,745 km2 Population: 1,475,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 5.5/km2 Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF) Official language: French Capital: Libreville Government: Republic Internet TLD: .ga Calling code: 241       Gabon is a country situated in west-central Africa and is bordered by Cameroon to the north, Equatoria...

Total area: 36,125 km2 Population: 1,647,000 (2010 estimate) Density: 44.1/km2 Currency: peso (XOF) Official language: Portuguese Capital: Bissau Government: Semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .gw Calling code: 245     Guinea Bissau is a country situated in West Africa and shares borders with Senegal to the north, Atlantic Ocean to ...

Total area: 30,355 km2 Population: 2,067,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 68.1/km2 Currency: Lesotho loti/Loti (LSL) Official language(s): Sesotho, English Capital: Maseru Government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .ls Calling code: +266     Lesotho is a country situated in Southern Africa and is completely surrounded by ...

Total area: 587,041 km2 Population: 20,653,556 (2009 estimate) Density: 35.2/km2 Currency: Malagasy ariary (MGA) Official language(s): Malagasy, French Capital: Antananarivo Government: Caretaker government Internet TLD: .mg Calling code: +261     Madagascar is an island nation situated in the Indian Ocean about 250 miles off the eastern ...

Total area: 118,484 km2 Population: 15,028,757 (2009 estimate) Density: 128.8/km2 Currency: Kwacha Official language(s): English, Chichewa Capital: Lilongwe Government: Multi-party democracy Internet TLD: .mw Calling code: +265       Malawi is a country situated in southeast Africa and shares borders with Tanzania to the north-eas...

Total area: 1,030,700 km2 Population: 3,291,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 3.2/km2 Currency: Ouguiya (MRO) Official language: Arabic Capital: Nouakchott Government: Islamic republic Internet TLD: .mr Calling code: 222     Mauritania is a country situated in Northern Africa and shares borders with Western Sahara in the north, Algeria in the ...

Total area: 1,267,000 km2 Population: 15,306,252 (2009 estimate) Density: 12.1/km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Official language(s): French, Hausa, Fulfulde, Gulmancema, Kanuri, Zarma, Tamasheq Capital: Niamey Government: Military Junta Internet TLD: .ne Calling code: 227     Niger is a country situated in Western Africa and sh...

Total area: 342,000 km2 Population: 3,686,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 10.8/km2 Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF) Official language: French Capital: Brazzaville Government: Republic Internet TLD: .cg Calling code: 242     Republic of Congo is a country situated in Central Africa and shares borders with the Central African Republic...

Total area: 2,505,813 km2 Population: 43,939,598 (2009 estimate) Density: 16.9/km2 Currency: Sudanese pound (SDG) Official language(s): Arabic, English Capital: Khartoum Government: Federal presidential democratic republic Internet TLD: .sd Calling code: 249     Sudan is a country situated in northeastern Africa and shares borders to the ...

Total area: 27,834 km2 Population: 8,988,091 (July 2009 estimate) Density: 323.0/km2 Currency: Burundi franc (FBu) Official language(s): Kirundi, French Capital: Bujumbura Government: Republic Internet TLD: .bi Calling code: 257     Burundi is a country situated in east-central Africa and shares borders with Congo to the west, Tanzania to...

Total area: 622,984 km2 Population: 4,422,000 (2009 estimate) Density: 7.1/km2 Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF) Official language(s): Sango, French Capital: Bangui Government: Republic Internet TLD: .cf Calling code: 236       The Central African Republic is a country situated in Central Africa and it shares borders with ...