Full Name Federal Republic of Nigeria Capital Abuja Form of Government Parliamentary Federal Republic Date of Independence 1 October, 1963 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 923,768 km2 (32nd)356,667 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 148,000,000 (8th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency Nigerian Naira GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $166.985 billion GDP Per Capita […]
Category: African countries
Niger
Full Name Republic of Niger Capital Niamey Form of Government Parliamentary Democracy Date of Independence 3 August, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1,267,000 km2 (22nd)489,678 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 13,272,679 Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency West African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $4.174 billion GDP Per Capita $312 […]
Namibia
Full Name Republic of Namibia Capital Windhoek Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 21 March, 1990 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 825,418 km2 (34th)318,696 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 1,820,916 (144th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency Namibian Dollar GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $7.446 billion GDP Per Capita $3,671 Human Development […]
Mozambique
Full Name Republic of Mozambique Capital Maputo Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 25 June 1975 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 801,590 km2 (35th)309,496 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 21,397,000 (52nd) Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) Currency Mozambican Metical GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $8.069 billion GDP Per Capita $396 Human Development […]
Mauritius
Full Name Republic of Mauritius Capital Port Louis Form of Government Parliamentary Republic Date of Independence 12 March, 1992 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 2,040 km2 (179th) 787 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 1,264,866 (151st) Time Zone MUT (UTC+4) Currency Mauritian Rupee GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $14.026 billion GDP Per Capita […]
Mauritania
Full Name Islamic Republic of Mauritania Capital Nouakchott Form of Government Military Junta Date of Independence 28 November, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1,030,700 km2 (29th)397,954 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 3,069,000 (135th) Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) Currency Ouguiya GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $2.819 billion GDP Per Capita $952 Human […]
Mali
Full Name Republic of Mali Capital Bamako Form of Government Semi-Presidential Republic Date of Independence 22 September, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1,240,192 km2 (24th)478,839 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 11,995,402 (73rd) Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) Currency CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $6.940 billion GDP Per Capita $531 Human […]
Malawi
Full Name Republic of Malawi Capital Lilongwe Form of Government Multi-Party Democracy Date of Independence 6 July, 1964 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 118,484 km2 (99th)45,747 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 13,931,831 Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) Currency Kwacha GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $4.082 billion GDP Per Capita $299 Human Development Index […]
Madagascar
Full Name Republic of Madagascar Capital Antananarivo Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 26 June, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 587,041 km2 (45th)226,597 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 20,042,551 (55th) Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) Currency Malagasy Ariary GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $7.711 billion GDP Per Capita $391 Human Development […]
Libya
Full Name Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Great Jamahiriya Capital Tripoli Form of Government Jamahiriya Date of Independence 24 December, 1951 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1,759,541 km2 (17th)679,359 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 6,173,579 (105th) Time Zone EET (UTC+2) Currency Dinar GDP (nominal, 2008 estimate) $108.475 billion GDP Per Capita $17,468 […]