Full Name Republic of Equatorial Guinea Capital Malabo Form of Government Dictatorship Date of Independence 12 October, 1968 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 28,051 km2 (144th)10,828 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 504,000 Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency Central African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $12.574 billion GDP Per Capita $10,435 […]
Category: African countries
Egypt
Full Name Arab Republic of Egypt Capital Cairo Form of Government Semi-Presidential Republic Date of Independence 28 February, 1922 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1,002,450 km2 (30th)387,048 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 75,500,662 (16th) Time Zone EET (UTC+2) Currency Egyptian Pound GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $127.966 billion (52nd) GDP Per Capita […]
Djibouti
Full Name Republic of Djibouti Capital Djibouti Form of Government Semi-Presidential Republic Date of Independence 27 June, 1977 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 23,200 km2 (149th)8,958 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 496,374 (160th) Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) Currency Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $850 million GDP Per Capita $1,110 Human Development […]
Ivory Coast
Full Name Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Capital Yamoussoukro Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 7 August, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 322,460 km2 (68th)124,502 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 18,373,060 Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) Currency West African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2008 estimate) $19.824 billion GDP Per Capita $1,057 […]
Cape Verde
Full Name Republic of Cape Verde Capital Praia Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 5 July, 1975 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 4,033 km2 (172nd)1,557 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 499,769[1] (165th) Time Zone CVT (UTC-1) Currency Cape Verdan Escudo GDP (nominal, 2008 estimate) $1.845 billion GDP Per Capita $3,664 […]
Central African Republic
Full Name Central African Republic Capital Bangui Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 13 August 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 622,984 km2 (43rd)240,534 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 4,216,666 (124th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency Central African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $3.102 billion GDP Per Capita $726 […]
Cameroon
Full Name Republic of Cameroon Capital Yaoundé Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 1 January 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 475,442 km2 (53rd)183,568 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 17,795,000 (58th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency Central African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $20.686 billion GDP Per Capita $,1097 […]
Burundi
Full Name Republic of Burundi Capital Bujumbura Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 1 July 1962 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 27,830 km2 (145th) 10,745 sq mi Total Population (1978 Census) 3,589,434 Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) Currency Burundi Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $974 million GDP Per Capita $124 Human Development […]
Benin
Full Name Republic of Benin Capital Porto-Novo Form of Government Multiparty Democracy Date of Independence 1 August, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 112,622 km2 (101st)43,483 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 8,439,0002 (89th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency West African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $5.566 billion GDP Per Capita […]
Burkina Faso
Full Name Burkina Faso Capital Ouagadougou Form of Government Semi-Presidential Republic Date of Independence 5 August, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 274,000 km2 (74th) 105,792 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 13,228,000 (66th) Time Zone GMT Currency West African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $6.751 billion GDP Per Capita $491 […]