African country guides

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Tunisia

IntroductionLocated on the northern coast of Africa, Tunisia has boundaries with Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east.The Atlas Mountains divide ... more»

Uganda

IntroductionUganda is located in east-central Africa, situated north and northwest of Lake Victoria. It is a landlocked country bordered by Sudan on the North, Kenya on the east, Tanzania on the ... more»

Zimbabwe

IntroductionZimbabwe is a landlocked country in south-central Africa. It lies between the Zambezi River in the North and the Limpopo River to the south. The country has land borders with Mozambique ... more»

Angola

Introduction Angola is situated on the west coast of Africa, and is bordered on the north by Congo and north and northeast by Zaire, on the Southeast by Zambia and on ... more»

Zambia

IntroductionZambia is a landlocked country located between the southern rim of the Zaire Basin and the Zambezi River. Zambia has land borders with Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, ... more»

Algeria

IntroductionAlgeria is the second-largest country in Africa (Sudan being the largest) and is situated in northwestern Africa, with the northern coastline running along the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered on the ... more»

Togo

IntroductionSituated on the west coast of Africa, Togo has land boundaries with Burkina Faso to the north, Benin to the east, Ghana to the west, and the south is bordered with ... more»

Tanzania

IntroductionSituated in East Africa, just south of the equator, mainland Tanzania lies between the area of the great lakes; Victoria, Tanganyika and Malawi - with the Indian Ocean on its' coastline ... more»

Swaziland

IntroductionA landlocked country in southern Africa, Swaziland is bordered by Mozambique to the northeast and by South Africa to the southeast, south, west and north.The country is divided in three well-defined ... more»

Sudan

IntroductionSituated in northeast Africa, Sudan is the largest country on the continent. It is bordered with Egypt to the north, Ethiopia and Eritrea to the southeast, Kenya, Uganda and Zaire to ... more»

South Africa

IntroductionSouth Africa lies at the southernmost part of the African continent. It is bordered to the north by Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the northeast by Mozambique and Swaziland and to the ... more»

Somalia

IntroductionSomalia is situated on the horn of East Africa and is bordered by the Gulf of Aden and Djibouti to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east and south, to ... more»

Sierra Leone

IntroductionSierra Leone is situated on the west coast of Africa. It is bordered with Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south ... more»

Seychelles

IntroductionThe Seychelles is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar, consisting of more than 100 islands of which 83 are named and 46 are permanently uninhabited. Mahé is the ... more»

Senegal

IntroductionSenegal is situated on the western bulge of Africa and has borders with Mauritania to the north and northeast, Mali to the east, Guinea and Guinea Bissau to the south and ... more»

Sao Tome and Principe

Coming soon... Other InformationCapital CitySao TomeIndependence Day12 July 1975Government TypeRepublicPopulation181,565Total Area1,001 sq kmLanguagesPortuguese (official)ReligionsChristian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist)Life expectancy66.63Currencydobra (STD)GDP per capita (USD)1,200Industrieslight construction, textiles, soap, beer; fish processing; ... more»

Rwanda

IntroductionRwanda is a landlocked country surrounded by Uganda in the north, Tanzania in the east, Burundi in the south, and Zaire to its west and northwest.Rwanda lies on the East African ... more»

Nigeria

IntroductionNigeria is situated at the extreme inner corner of the Gulf of Guinea on the west coast of Africa. It borders with Chad to the northeast, Cameroon to the east, Benin ... more»

Niger

IntroductionNiger is a landlocked country bordered in the north by Libya, Chad to the East, Nigeria in the south, Benin and Burkina Fasso in the southwest, Mali in the west and ... more»

Namibia

IntroductionNamibia lies in Southwest Africa and borders the South Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola to the north, Zambia in the northeast, Botswana in Southeast and South Africa to the South.The ... more»

Mozambique

IntroductionMozambique is located on the southeastern coast of Africa and is bordered by Tanzania to the North, South Africa and Swaziland to the South, Zimbabwe to the West and Zambia and ... more»

Morocco

IntroductionSituated on the northwestern corner of Africa, Morocco is bordered with Algeria to the east and southeast, Mauritania to the south and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean.The country is ... more»

Mauritius

IntroductionMauritius is an island located in the Indian Ocean about 800km (550 miles) east of Madagascar and 2,000 km (1,250 mi) off the nearest point of the African coast. The island ... more»

Mauritania

IntroductionSituated in West Africa, Mauritania has borders with Algeria to the northwest, Western Sahara to the North West, Mali to the east and south, Senegal on the southwest and the Atlantic ... more»

Mali

IntroductionMali is a landlocked country situated in West Africa. It has land borders with Algeria in the north and northwest, Niger in the east and south, Burkina Fasso and Ivory Coast ... more»

Benin

IntroductionBenin is situated in West Africa on the northern coast of the Gulf of Guinea. It has land borders to the north by Niger, on the west by Togo, and on ... more»

Bostwana

IntroductionBotswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. It has land borders with Zimbabwe in the northeast, South Africa in the south and southeast and with Namibia to the west.The ... more»

Burkina Faso

IntroductionBurkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by Niger in the east, Benin in the southeast, Togo and Ghana and Ivory Coast in the south, and ... more»

Burundi

Burundi is a landlocked country located in east-central Africa. It borders with Rwanda to its north, Tanzania to the east and south and to the west by Zaire.Burundi is very mountainous, ... more»

Cameroon

IntroductionSituated in West Africa, Cameroon is shaped like an elongated triangle. It borders with Chad in the north and northeast, Central African Republic in the east, Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea ... more»

Cape Verde

IntroductionLocated in the Atlantic Ocean, 600km (450 miles) west-northwest of Senegal. The Cape Verde islands consists of Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, Ilheu Branco, Ilheu Raso, São Nicolau, Sal and ... more»

Central African Republic

IntroductionAs the name dictates, the Central African Republic (original name in french is Centrafrique) lies in Central Africa entirely within the tropical zone. Completely landlocked, it is bordered to the North ... more»

Chad

IntroductionChad (Tchad, in french) is a landlocked country located Central Africa. Libya lies to the North, Niger & Nigeria to the west, Cameroon to the southwest, Central African Republic to the ... more»

Comoros

Coming soon... Other InformationCapital CityMoroniIndependence Day6 July 1975Government TypeRepublicPopulation651,901Total Area2,170 sq kmLanguagesArabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)ReligionsSunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%Life expectancy61.57CurrencyComoran franc (KMF)GDP per capita ... more»

Congo

IntroductionThe Congo is located on the western coastline of Central Africa, bordering with the Southern Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola to the South, Democratic Rep of Congo (formerly Zaire) to ... more»

DR Congo

IntroductionThe Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) is situated in Central Africa and it crosses the equator in the north-central region. the third largest country in Africa, it is bordered with ... more»

Cote d Ivoire

IntroductionThe Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast in english), on the south coast of the western bulge of Africa, is bordered to the north by Mali and Burkina Faso, to the ... more»

Djibouti

IntroductionDjibouti is located in Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea on the east, Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the north and northwest and Somalia to ... more»

Egypt

IntroductionSituated at the northeastern corner of Africa, Egypt is bordered on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, in the east by Israel and the Red Sea, in the South by Sudan, ... more»

Equatorial Guinea

IntroductionEquatorial Guinea lies on the west coast of Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, with Cameroon lying to the north and Gabon to the east and south.The mainland consists of coastal ... more»

Erithrea

IntroductionEritrea is located in north eastern Africa bordering with Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in north, Djibouti in the southeast and the Red Sea to the east.Eritrea is dominated by the ... more»

Ethiopia

IntroductionEthiopia is situated in North Eastern Africa bordering Sudan to the north and north west, Eritrea to the north and north east, Djibouti to the east, Somalia to the east and ... more»

Gabon

IntroductionGabon is situated on the west coast of Africa and is bordered on the north by Cameroon, on the east and south by the Congo and the west by the Atlantic ... more»

Gambia

IntroductionLocated on the west coast of Africa, Gambia is bordered by Senegal in the north, east and south and by the Atlantic Ocean on the west.The Gambia River, the country's major ... more»

Ghana

IntroductionGhana is situated on the southern coast of the West African bulge and is bordered to the east by Togo, to the west by the Ivory Coast, to the south by ... more»

Guinea

IntroductionThe Republic of Guinea, on the west coast of Africa is bordered to the north by Senegal and Mali and on the east by Mali and the Ivory Coast, on the ... more»

Guinea Bissau

IntroductionGuinea-Bissau is situated on the west coast of Africa and is bordered to the north by Senegal, the east and southeast by Guinea and west southwest by the Atlantic Ocean.The country ... more»

Kenya

IntroductionKenya lies astride the equator on the eastern coast of Africa. Kenya is bordered in the north by Sudan and Ethiopia, in the east by Somalia, on the southeast by the ... more»

Lesotho

IntroductionLesotho is enclosed by South Africa.Three distinct geographical regions, demarcated by ascending altitude, expend approximately north-south through the country. The western quarter of the country, a plateau averaging 5,000 to 6,000 ... more»

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