Childrens Illustrated Encyclopedia

africa

Political africa

independent african states, with few

exceptions, are territorially identical to

the colonies they replaced. Until the

1960s, most of africa was controlled by

European countries as part of their

overseas empires. By the late 1980s,

nearly every country had gained its

independence. in many cases, hasty

attempts were made to set up European-

style governments. leaders often became

dictators, or the army seized power.

However, in recent years, there has been

a shift toward multiparty democracy.

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DEmocratic rEPUBlic

of tHE congo

Area: 905,355 sq miles

(2,344,858 sq km)

Population: 79,375,

Capital: Kinshasa

DjiBoUti

Area: 8,958 sq miles

(23,200 sq km)

Population: 828,

Capital: Djibouti

EgyPt

Area: 386,660 sq miles

(1,001,450 sq km)

Population: 88,487,

Capital: cairo

EqUatorial gUinEa

Area: 10,830 sq miles

(28,051 sq km)

Population: 741,

Capital: malabo

EritrEa

Area: 45,406 sq miles

(117,600 sq km)

Population: 6,528,

Capital: asmara

EtHioPia

Area: 426,373 sq miles

(1,104,300 sq km)

Population: 99,466,

Capital: addis ababa

gaBon

Area: 103,346 sq miles

(267,667 sq km)

Population: 1,705,

Capital: libreville

gamBia

Area: 4,363 sq miles

(11,300 sq km)

Population: 1,968,

Capital: Banjul

gHana

Area: 92,098 sq miles

(238,533 sq km)

Population: 26,328,

Capital: accra

gUinEa

Area: 94,925 sq miles

(245,857 sq km)

Population: 11,780,

Capital: conakry

gUinEa-BissaU

Area: 13,948 sq miles

(36,125 sq km)

Population: 1,726,

Capital: Bissau

ivory coast

Area: 124,503 sq miles

(322,463 sq km)

Population: 23,295,

Capital: yamoussoukro

KEnya

Area: 224,080 sq miles

(580,367 sq km)

Population: 45,925,

Capital: nairobi

lEsotHo

Area: 11,720 sq miles

(30,355 sq km)

Population: 1,948,

Capital: maseru

liBEria

Area: 43,000 sq miles

(111,369 sq km)

Population: 4,195,

Capital: monrovia

liBya

Area: 679,362 sq miles

(1,759,540 sq km)

Population: 6,412,

Capital: tripoli

maDagascar

Area: 226,657 sq miles

(587,041 sq km)

Population: 23,813,

Capital: antananarivo

malawi

Area: 45,747 sq miles

(118,484 sq km)

Population: 17,965,

Capital: lilongwe

mali

Area: 478,841 sq miles

(1,240,192 sq km)

Population: 16,955,

Capital: Bamako

maUritania

Area: 397,955 sq miles

(1,030,700 sq km)

Population: 3,597,

Capital: nouakchott

maUritiUs

Area: 7,172 sq miles

(2,040 sq km)

Population: 1,340,

Capital: Port louis

morocco

Area: 172,414 sq miles

(446,550 sq km)

Population: 33,323,

Capital: rabat

mozamBiqUE

Area: 308,642 sq miles

(799,380 sq km)

Population: 25,303,

Capital: maputo

namiBia

Area: 318,261 sq miles

(824,292 sq km)

Population: 2,212,

Capital: windhoek

nigEr

Area: 489,188 sq miles

(1,267,000 sq km)

Population: 18,046,

Capital: niamey

nigEria

Area: 356,669 sq miles

(923,768 sq km)

Population: 181,562,

Capital: abuja

rwanDa

Area: 10,169 sq miles

(26,338 sq km)

Population: 12,662,

Capital: Kigali

sÃo tomÉ anD

PrÍnciPE

Area: 372 sq miles

(964 sq km)

Population: 194,

Capital: são tomé

sEnEgal

Area: 75,955 sq miles

(196,722 sq km)

Population: 13,976,

Capital: Dakar

sEycHEllEs

Area: 176 sq miles

(455 sq km)

Population: 92,

Capital: victoria

siErra lEonE

Area: 27,699 sq miles

(71,740 sq km)

Population: 5,879,

Capital: freetown

somalia

Area: 246,200 sq miles

(637,657 sq km)

Population: 10,616,

Capital: mogadishu

soUtH africa

Area: 470,693 sq miles

(1,219,090 sq km)

Population: 53,675,

Capitals: Pretoria/cape town/

Bloemfontein

soUtH sUDan

Area: 248,777 sq miles

(644,329 sq km)

Population: 12,043,

Capital: juba

sUDan

Area: 718,723 sq miles

(1,861,484 sq km)

Population: 36,109,

Capital: Khartoum

swazilanD

Area: 6,704 sq miles

(17,364 sq km)

Population: 1,436,

Capital: mbabane

tanzania

Area: 365,755 sq miles

(947,300 sq km)

Population: 51,046,

Capital: Dodoma

togo

Area: 21,925 sq miles

(56,785 sq km)

Population: 7,552,

Capital: lomé

tUnisia

Area: 63,170 sq miles

(163,610 sq km)

Population: 11,037,

Capital: tunis

UganDa

Area: 93,065 sq miles

(241,038 sq km)

Population: 37,102,

Capital: Kampala

zamBia

Area: 290,587 sq miles

(752,618 sq km)

Population: 15,066,

Capital: lusaka

zimBaBwE

Area: 150,872 sq miles

(390,757 sq km)

Population: 14,229,

Capital: Harare

algEria

Area: 919,595 sq miles

(2,381,741 sq km)

Population: 39,542,

Capital: algiers

angola

Area: 481,551 sq miles

(1,246,700 sq km )

Population: 19,625,

Capital: luanda

BEnin

Area: 43,483 sq miles

(112,622 sq km)

Population: 10,449,

Capital: Porto-novo

Botswana

Area: 224,607 sq miles

(581,730 sq km)

Population: 2,183,

Capital: gaborone

BUrKina faso

Area: 105,870 sq miles

(274,200 sq km)

Population: 18,932,

Capital: ouagadougou

BUrUnDi

Area: 10,750 sq miles

(27,830 sq km)

Population: 10,742,

Capital: Bujumbura

camEroon

Area: 183,570 sq miles

(475,440 sq km)

Population: 23,739,

Capital: yaoundé

caPE vErDE

Area: 1,557 sq miles

(4,033 sq km)

Population: 546,

Capital: Praia

cEntral african

rEPUBlic

Area: 240,535 sq miles

(622,984 sq km)

Population: 5,391,

Capital: Bangui

cHaD

Area: 495,752 sq miles

(1,284,000 sq km)

Population: 11,631,

Capital: nDjamena

comoros

Area: 863 sq miles

(2,235 sq km)

Population: 781,

Capital: moroni

congo

Area: 132,040 sq miles

(342,000 sq km)

Population: 4,755,

Capital: Brazzaville

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