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Africa
Africa is the worlds second-largest and
the second-most-populous continent.
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Africa
The smallest country in Africa is the Seychelles,
which is an archipelago (nation of islands) in
the Indian Ocean. On the African mainland,
the smallest country is The Gambia.
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Africa
It is also the dividing line between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
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The River Nile
The River Nile is generally regarded as the longest river in the world,
however other some studies give the title to the
Amazon River in South America.
The Nile spreads into a delta and flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria (at 68,800 km2) is Africa's largest lake by
area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's
second largest fresh water lake by surface area,
after Lake Superior in North America.
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Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa,
and rises approximately 4,900 m (16,000 ft) from its base to 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level.
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The Sahara Desert
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world,
and the third largest desert after Antarctica
and the Arctic.
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Africa Cup of Nations
The Confederation of African Football hosts
the Africa Cup of Nations every two years.
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The African Union
The African Union (AU) is a 54-member federation
consisting of all of Africa's states except Morocco.
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Algeria
Capital City: Algiers
Population: 40.4m
Language: Arabic, Berber
Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960. It was once known as the
Mossi Kingdoms and then Upper Volta before getting its current name in 1984.
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Burundi The World Happiness Report 2016
ranked Burundi as the world's least
Capital City: Bujumbura
happy nation.
Population: 11.1m
Language: Kirundi, French
Eritrea has an extensive coastline along the Red Sea, and the country
includes the Dahlak Islands and several of the Hanish Islands.
Ethiopia gained independence from Italy in 1942, and used to be known as Abyssinia.
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Gabon Portuguese references referred to it as Gabon
after the Portuguese word gabao, a coat with
Capital City: Libreville sleeves and hood resembling the shape of the
Population: 1.4m Como River estuary, where they first explored.
Language: French
Libreville was named after Sierra
Omar Bongo Leones capital city Freetown.
was President of
Gabon for 42
years from 1967
until his death in
2009. Since then
his son Ali has
been President.
Kantanka is a car-manufacturing
company that is based in Ghana.
Lake Volta in Ghana is the largest reservoir by surface area in the world.
Moi Avenue in the city of Mombasa is known for two pairs of giant aluminium
elephant tusks crossing the dual carriageway. The tusks were commissioned in
commemoration of a visit to Mombasa by Princess Margaret in 1956.
Maletsunyane
Falls is a 192m
high (630ft)
waterfall in
Lesotho.
The island of Mauritius was named in honour of Prince Maurice of Nassau by Dutch
explorers. The French claimed Mauritius in 1715 and renamed it Ile de France. In
1810, Mauritius was captured by the British and renamed back to Mauritius.
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Mayotte is an Overseas Region
Mayote and Department of France.
Capital City: Mamoudzou
Population: 212,000 (0.2m)
Language: French, Shimaore, Kibushi
The Maputo
Railway Station
is a very good
example of
colonial
architecture.
Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990, and before that
had been under German rule with the name German South-West Africa.
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The name Niger is derived from the River
Niger Niger, and meaning black in Latin.
Capital City: Niamey
Population: 17.1m The literacy rate of Niger is among the lowest in
Language: French the world; in 2005 it was estimated to be only
28.7% (42.9% male and 15.1% female).
Saint Helena is best known as the island to which French Emperor Napoleon
Bonaparte was exiled in 1815 after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
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So Tom and Prncipe
Capital City: So Tom
So Tom means St. Thomas and
Population: 0.19m Prncipe means Princes Island
Language: Portuguese both in Portuguese.
South Africa gained complete independence from the United Kingdom in 1961,
with the formation of the Republic of South Africa.
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South Sudan
Capital City: Juba
Population: 12.3m
Language: English
Sudan gained independence from the United Kingdom and Egypt in 1956.
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Swaziland The flag of Swaziland features a Nguni
shield, a traditional, pointed oval-
Capital City: Lobamba, Mbabane
shaped, ox or cowhide shield which is
Population: 1.1m used by various ethnic groups among
Language: English, Swazi the Nguni people of southern Africa.
Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic
caldera. The crater, which formed when a large volcano exploded and collapsed on
itself 2-3 million years ago, is 610m deep and its floor covers 260km2. It is often
called Africas Garden of Eden, and is home to a very diverse range of animals.
Tanganyika (as it was then called) gained independence from the United Kingdom
in 1961. Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar in 1964
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Togo
Capital City: Lom
Population: 7.5m
Language: French
Zambia is derived from the Zambezi River which flows along its southern borders.