Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, the Republic of Botswana (official German spelling Botswana) is a landlocked country in the southwest of the African continent. The country extends over 580,000 square kilometers and is home to...
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, Madagascar is the second largest island nation in the world after Indonesia. The republic is located in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Mozambique. Around 24 million...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Swaziland is a Southern African state (17,363 km²). Capital: Mbabane. Administrative division: districts (4). Population: 1,093,238 (2017). Language: English and siSwati (official). Religion: Protestants 35%, Catholics 25%, Muslims 1%, animists / traditional...
Geographical location The enclave of Lesotho is located in the southeast of South Africa and is also known as the “Kingdom in Heaven” because of its altitude and its form of government. Around 1.95...
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, the island state of Mauritius lies in the Indian Ocean, 870 kilometers east of Madagascar. The African mainland is 1700 kilometers away from the island, the closest neighbor is...
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, the Republic of South Africa is located on the southern tip of the African continent. The country between the Atlantic in the west and the Indian Ocean on the...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Senegal has a particular territorial design, which is explained by the characteristic colonial penetration along the rivers; in fact, it includes the Gambia as a sort of enclave, which leans on...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Nigeria is a West African state (923,768 km²). Capital: Abuja. Administrative division: states (37). Population: 146,390,000 residents (2008 estimate). Language: English (official), Sudanese dialects (Hausa, ibo, Yoruba). Religion: Muslims 43.1%, animists / traditional...
Geographical location The smallest country on the African mainland is Gambia. According to COUNTRYAAH, it shares its name with the main river that divides the country on its horizontal axis. Around 1.7 million people...
Geographical location of the Cape Verde Islands According to COUNTRYAAH, the Cape Verde Islands (Republic of Cabo Verde) are an island state in the central Atlantic and geographically belong to Africa. However, the Cape...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Benin is a State of West Africa (114,763 km²). Capital: Porto-Novo. Administrative division: departments (12). Population: 8,935,000 (2009 estimate). Language: French (official), baatonu, dendi, fongbé, gengné, yoruba. Religion: animists / traditional beliefs...
General and location According to COUNTRYAAH, Ethiopia is an independent state in East Africa, which with around 97 million inhabitants is the largest landlocked country in the world. According to current statistics, at least...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Ivory Coast is a West African state (320,763 km²). Capital: Yamoussoukro. Administrative division: provinces (50). Population: 20,798,000 residents (2008 estimate). Language: French (official). Religion: Muslims 38.7%, Catholics 20.8%, Protestants 5.3%, animists /...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Togo has suffered with particular severity the impact and contradictions of European domination, passing through the colonialism of Germany, Great Britain and France. Its national formation was therefore difficult and after independence...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Ghana is a West African state (238,533 km²). Capital: Accra . Administrative division: regions (10). Population: 22,470,000 inhab. (2008 estimate). Language: English (official), Kwa languages (Twi and infantry ), gur (more and...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Liberia is a West African state (111,369 km²). Capital: Monrovia. Administrative division: counties (13). Population: 3,489,072 (2008 estimate). Language: English (official), Sudanese dialects. Religion: Christians 67.7%, animists / traditional beliefs 18.4%, Muslims...
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, the São Tomé and Príncipe archipelago is about 205 kilometers south of Nigeria, west of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Only the Seychelles undercut the size of the second smallest...
General & Geographical Location According to COUNTRYAAH, the Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa with around 35 million inhabitants, the capital and largest city of the country is Kampala. The...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Republic of the Congo is a Central African state (342,000 km²). Capital: Brazzaville. Administrative division: departments (10), municipalities (6). Population: 3,733,548 (2008 estimate). Language: French (official), Kikongo, Kituba, Lingala. Religion: Catholics 41%, Animists...
General & Geography According to COUNTRYAAH, Rwanda (also Rwanda) is a landlocked country in East Africa. Its neighboring countries are Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi. The country is over...
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, Kenya has been an independent state in East Africa since 1963 and borders among others with Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia. Due to its unique animal reserves with great safari...
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, Tanzania is located in East Africa and is the immediate neighbor of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia and Mozambique, among others. The coastline runs on the Indian Ocean and brings...
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, the Republic of Angola is located in southwest Africa and borders Namibia, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country’s west coast lies directly on the Atlantic...
General & Geography According to COUNTRYAAH, the Republic of Zambia is a former colony of Great Britain in southern Africa. The landlocked country has been independent since 1964, predominantly Christian and is now home...
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, the Seychelles are a group of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean and topographically belong to the African continent. The three main islands of Mahé, on which the capital...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Comoros is a State of Southeast Africa (1,862 km²). Capital: Moroni. Population: 646,000 (2008 estimate). Language: Arabic, Comorian and French (official), Bantu, Swahili. Religion: Sunni Muslims 98.4%, Christians 1.6%. Monetary unit: Comorian...
General and geography According to COUNTRYAAH, the Republic of Malawi only has about a third of the area of Germany and is still an insider tip from a tourist point of view. The capital...
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, Tunisia is the northernmost state in Africa and is only around 150 kilometers from the Italian island of Sicily. The country borders Algeria to the west and Libya to...
Geographical location According to COUNTRYAAH, the Kingdom of Morocco is a popular travel destination in northwestern Africa. Around 33.5 million people live in the country, which is only separated from mainland Europe by the...
According to COUNTRYAAH, Egypt is a State of Northeast Africa (1,001,449 km²). Capital: Cairo. Administrative division: governorates (27). Population: 97.147.368 residents (2018 estimate). Language: Arabic (official), French, English. Religion: Sunni Muslims 94.9%, Coptic Orthodox 4.6%,...