Full Name Republic of Guinea-Bissau Capital Bissau Form of Government Semi-Presidential Republic Date of Independence 10 September, 1974 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 36,544 km2 (136th)13,948 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 1,586,000 (148th) Time Zone GMT Currency West African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $356 million GDP Per Capita $213 […]
Ghana
Full Name Ghana Capital Accra Form of Government Constitutional Presidential Republic Date of Independence 6 March, 1957 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 238,535 km2 (91st) 92,098 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 23,000,000 (48th) Time Zone GMT Currency Ghanaian Cedi GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $15.160 billion GDP Per Capita $690 Human Development […]
Gambia
Full Name Republic of the Gambia Capital Banjul Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 24 April, 1970 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 10,380 km2 (164th) 4,007 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 1,700,000 (150th) Time Zone GMT Currency Dalasi GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $644 million GDP Per Capita $405 Human Development […]
Gabon
Full Name Gabonese Republic Capital Libreville Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 17 August, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 267,745 km2 (76th)103,347 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 1,454,867 (150th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency CFA FRanc GDP (nominal, 2008 estimate) $14.584 billion GDP Per Capita $8085 Human Development Index […]
Ethiopia
Full Name Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Capital Addis Ababa Form of Government Federal Parliamentary Republic Date of Independence oldest independent country in Africa andone of the oldest in the world – at least 2,000 years Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1,104,300 km2 (27th)426,371 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 85,254,090 (16th) […]
Eritrea
Full Name State of Eritrea Capital Asmara Form of Government Transitional Government Date of Independence November 1941 (from Italy),24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia) Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 117,600 km2 (100th)45,405 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 4,401,009 (118th) Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) Currency Nakfa GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $5.316 billion GDP […]
Equatorial Guinea
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 […]
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 […]