Sierra Leone

Full Name Republic of Sierra Leone Capital Freetown Form of Government Constitutional Republic Date of Independence 27 April, 1961 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 71,740 km2 (119th)27,699 sq mi Total Population (estimate) 6,294,774 (103rd) Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) Currency Leone GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $1.665 billion GDP Per Capita $290 Human Development […]

Seychelles

Full Name Republic of Seychelles Capital Victoria Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 29 June, 1976 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 451 km2 (197th)174 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 80,699 (205th) Time Zone SCT (UTC+4) Currency Seychellois Rupee GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $712 million GDP Per Capita $8,600 Human Development […]

Senegal

Full Name Republic Senegal Capital Dakar Form of Government Semi-Presidential Republic Date of Independence 20 August, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 196,723 km2 (87th)76,000 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 11,658,000 (72nd) Time Zone UTC (UTC+0) Currency CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $11.183 billion GDP Per Capita $914 Human Development […]

São Tomé and Príncipe

Full Name Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe Capital São Tomé Form of Government Democratic Semi-Presidential Republic Date of Independence 12 July, 1975 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 964 km2 (183rd)372 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 157,000 (188th) Time Zone UTC (UTC+0) Currency Dobra GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $145 million […]

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Full Name Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Capital El Aaiùn Form of Government Nominal Republic Date of Independence 27 February, 1976 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 266,0002 km2 (83rd)102,7032 sq mi Total Population (2004 estimate) 267,405 (182nd) Time Zone UTC (UTC+0) Currency Moroccan dirham GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) N/A GDP Per Capita N/A […]

Rwanda

Full Name Republic of Rwanda Capital Kigali Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 1 July, 1962 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 26,798 km2 (147th)10,169 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 10,186,063 (83rd) Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) Currency Rwandan Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $3.339 billion GDP Per Capita $355 Human Development […]

Nigeria

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 […]

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 […]