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Nigeria
Capital: Abuja
~225M people
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Oil · Natural gas · Coal · Tin
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Most populous country in Africa with 220M+ people and 500+ languages.
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Ghana
Capital: Accra
~34M people
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Gold · Oil · Cocoa · Timber
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First sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule (1957).
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Côte d'Ivoire
Capital: Yamoussoukro
~28M people
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Cocoa · Oil · Gold · Timber
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World's largest cocoa producer — about 40% of global supply comes from here.
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Niger
Capital: Niamey
~27M people
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Uranium · Oil · Gold · Coal
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Largest country in West Africa by area; most of it is covered by the Sahara.
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Burkina Faso
Capital: Ouagadougou
~23M people
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Gold · Manganese · Cotton
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Its name means 'Land of Incorruptible People' in Mooré and Dioula.
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Mali
Capital: Bamako
~23M people
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Gold · Uranium · Salt
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Timbuktu was a legendary medieval center of Islamic scholarship.
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Senegal
Capital: Dakar
~18M people
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Fish · Phosphates · Oil · Gold
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The westernmost point of mainland Africa, Cap-Vert, is in Senegal.
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Guinea
Capital: Conakry
~14M people
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Bauxite · Iron ore · Gold · Diamonds
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Holds an estimated 70% of the world's known bauxite reserves.
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Benin
Capital: Porto-Novo
~14M people
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Cotton · Oil · Limestone
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Birthplace of Vodun (Voodoo), now practiced across the world.
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Togo
Capital: Lomé
~9M people
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Phosphates · Limestone · Marble
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One of the narrowest countries in the world — just 56 km wide at its narrowest.
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Sierra Leone
Capital: Freetown
~8.5M people
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Diamonds · Titanium · Gold
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Freetown was founded in 1787 as a home for freed slaves.
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Liberia
Capital: Monrovia
~5.5M people
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Iron ore · Gold · Diamonds · Rubber
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Africa's oldest republic, founded in 1847 by freed American slaves.
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Mauritania
Capital: Nouakchott
~4.5M people
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Iron ore · Oil · Fish · Gold
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About 90% of the country is covered by the Sahara Desert.
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Gambia
Capital: Banjul
~2.7M people
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Fish · Peanuts · Tourism
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The smallest country on mainland Africa, almost entirely surrounded by Senegal.
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Guinea-Bissau
Capital: Bissau
~2M people
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Fish · Timber · Phosphates
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An archipelago nation with over 80 islands off its Atlantic coast.
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Cape Verde
Capital: Praia
~600K people
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Salt · Fish · Limestone
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A volcanic archipelago 570 km off the west coast of Africa, uninhabited until 1462.
East Africa
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Ethiopia
Capital: Addis Ababa
~130M people
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Gold · Platinum · Potash · Hydropower
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One of the oldest nations on Earth; Lucy, a 3.2M-year-old hominid, was found here.
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Tanzania
Capital: Dodoma
~65M people
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Gold · Diamonds · Tanzanite · Natural gas
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Contains Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, at 5,895 m.
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Kenya
Capital: Nairobi
~56M people
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Tea · Soda ash · Titanium · Fish
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Home to the Great Rift Valley and some of the world's fastest long-distance runners.
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Uganda
Capital: Kampala
~49M people
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Gold · Oil · Copper · Hydropower
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Home to half the world's remaining mountain gorilla population.
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Madagascar
Capital: Antananarivo
~30M people
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Nickel · Cobalt · Chromite · Graphite
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Over 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth.
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Somalia
Capital: Mogadishu
~18M people
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Uranium · Iron ore · Fish · Livestock
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Has the longest coastline of any country on the African mainland.
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Rwanda
Capital: Kigali
~14M people
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Gold · Cassiterite · Tungsten · Hydropower
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The most densely populated mainland African country; known as 'Land of a Thousand Hills'.
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Burundi
Capital: Gitega
~13M people
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Nickel · Gold · Copper · Hydropower
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Lake Tanganyika, the world's second-deepest lake, forms Burundi's western border.
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South Sudan
Capital: Juba
~11M people
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Oil · Gold · Diamonds · Hardwood
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The world's youngest country, gaining independence from Sudan in 2011.
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Eritrea
Capital: Asmara
~3.6M people
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Gold · Potash · Zinc · Copper
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Asmara is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its preserved Italian modernist architecture.
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Mauritius
Capital: Port Louis
~1.3M people
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Fish · Arable land · Tourism
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The dodo bird, now extinct, was native only to Mauritius.
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Djibouti
Capital: Djibouti City
~1.1M people
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Geothermal energy · Salt · Strategic ports
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Home to Lake Assal, one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.
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Comoros
Capital: Moroni
~900K people
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Fish · Ylang-ylang · Vanilla
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Produces more ylang-ylang perfume oil than anywhere else in the world.
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Seychelles
Capital: Victoria
~100K people
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Fish · Coconuts · Cinnamon
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Smallest country in Africa by population; Victoria is one of the world's smallest capitals.
North Africa
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Egypt
Capital: Cairo
~107M people
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Oil · Natural gas · Iron ore · Phosphates
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Home to the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only surviving wonder of the ancient world.
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Sudan
Capital: Khartoum
~47M people
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Oil · Gold · Silver · Chromite
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Has more ancient pyramids than Egypt — over 200 Nubian pyramids dot its desert.
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Algeria
Capital: Algiers
~46M people
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Oil · Natural gas · Iron ore · Phosphates
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The largest country in Africa by area, with most of it covered by the Sahara.
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Morocco
Capital: Rabat
~38M people
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Phosphates · Fish · Manganese · Silver
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Home to the University of al-Qarawiyyin (859 AD), the world's oldest continuously operating university.
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Tunisia
Capital: Tunis
~12M people
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Phosphates · Oil · Iron ore · Zinc
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The northernmost country in Africa; parts of the original Star Wars were filmed in its desert.
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Libya
Capital: Tripoli
~7M people
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Oil · Natural gas · Gypsum
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Has the largest proven oil reserves in Africa.
Central Africa
9 countries
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DR Congo
Capital: Kinshasa
~105M people
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Cobalt · Coltan · Diamonds · Copper
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The Congo River is the world's deepest river and second-largest by water discharge.
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Angola
Capital: Luanda
~37M people
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Oil · Diamonds · Gold · Iron ore
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One of Africa's top oil producers; Luanda was once ranked the world's most expensive city.
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Cameroon
Capital: Yaoundé
~29M people
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Oil · Timber · Bauxite · Iron ore
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Called 'Africa in miniature' for its diverse landscapes — rainforest, savanna, desert, and beaches.
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Chad
Capital: N'Djamena
~18M people
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Oil · Uranium · Gold · Limestone
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Lake Chad once rivaled the Caspian Sea in size but has shrunk by 90% since the 1960s.
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Republic of Congo
Capital: Brazzaville
~6M people
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Oil · Timber · Potash · Iron ore
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Brazzaville and Kinshasa are the two closest capital cities in the world, separated only by the Congo River.
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Central African Republic
Capital: Bangui
~5.5M people
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Diamonds · Gold · Timber · Uranium
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Near the geographic center of Africa, with some of the continent's last unspoiled rainforests.
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Gabon
Capital: Libreville
~2.3M people
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Oil · Manganese · Gold · Timber
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Over 85% of the country is covered by rainforest, home to forest elephants and gorillas.
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Equatorial Guinea
Capital: Malabo
~1.5M people
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Oil · Natural gas · Timber
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The only Spanish-speaking country in sub-Saharan Africa.
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São Tomé & Príncipe
Capital: São Tomé
~200K people
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Fish · Cocoa · Palm oil
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Second smallest country in Africa; sits almost exactly on the intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian.
Southern Africa
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South Africa
Capital: Pretoria
~62M people
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Gold · Diamonds · Platinum · Coal
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The only country to have voluntarily dismantled its nuclear weapons programme.
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Mozambique
Capital: Maputo
~34M people
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Coal · Natural gas · Titanium · Hydropower
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Has one of Africa's longest coastlines and some of the best diving in the Indian Ocean.
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Malawi
Capital: Lilongwe
~21M people
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Tobacco · Tea · Sugar · Uranium
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Lake Malawi contains more species of fish than any other lake on Earth.
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Zambia
Capital: Lusaka
~20M people
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Copper · Cobalt · Zinc · Gold
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Shares Victoria Falls with Zimbabwe; locally called 'Mosi-oa-Tunya' (The Smoke That Thunders).
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Zimbabwe
Capital: Harare
~16M people
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Platinum · Diamonds · Gold · Coal
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Home to Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
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Namibia
Capital: Windhoek
~3M people
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Diamonds · Uranium · Gold · Fish
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The Namib Desert is the oldest desert in the world, estimated at 55–80 million years old.
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Botswana
Capital: Gaborone
~2.6M people
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Diamonds · Copper · Nickel · Coal
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Transformed from one of the poorest nations to one of the fastest-growing economies through diamond wealth.
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Lesotho
Capital: Maseru
~2.2M people
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Water · Diamonds · Wool · Tourism
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One of only three countries in the world entirely surrounded by another country (South Africa).
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Eswatini
Capital: Mbabane
~1.2M people
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Coal · Forest · Sugar · Gold
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One of Africa's last absolute monarchies; renamed from Swaziland in 2018.