IMF Concludes Visit to The Gambia for the Sixth Review of the Three-Year Program Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. David Dunn visited Banjul October 23–November 5 to assess performance at end-September for the sixth and final review of The Gambia’s three-year program under the Poverty ...

Full Name Zimbabwe Capital Harare Form of Government Semi-Presidential System Date of Independence 18 April, 1980 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 390,757 km2 (60th)150,871 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 13,349,000 (68th) Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) Currency Zimbabwean Dollar GDP (Nominal, 2007 estimate) $4.723 billion GDP Per Capita $402 Human Development Index .513 Languages Shona, isiNdebele, English Ethnic Groups 80-84% Shona, 12-15% Ndele, 2-5% Bantu Religions 62% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Zambia Capital Lusaka Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 24 October, 1954 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 752,618 km2 (39th)290,587 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 11,668,000 (71st) Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) Currency Zambian Kwacha GDP (Nominal, 2007 estimate) $11.411 billion GDP Per Capita $938 Human Development Index .434 Languages English, Nyanja, Bemba, Lunda, Tonga,Lozi, Luvale, Kaonde Ethnic Groups Religions 83.9% Christianity, 12.1% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Tv station ZNBC Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Uganda Capital Kampala Form of Government Democratic Republic Date of Independence 9 October, 1962 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 236,040 km2 (81st)91,136 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 30,900,000 (38th) Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) Currency Ugandan Shilling GDP (Nominal, 2007 estimate) $11.785 billion GDP Per Capita $381 Human Development Index .493 Languages English, Swahili Etnic Groups Religions 83.9% Christianity, 12.1% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations NTV Uganda UBC TV Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Tunisian Republic Capital Tunis Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 20 March, 1956 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 163,610 km2 (92nd)63,170 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 10,327,800 (79th) Time Zone CET (UTC+1) Currency Tunisian Dinar GDP (Nominal, 2008 estimate) $41.768 billion GDP Per Capita $4,032 Human Development Index .766 Languages Arabic Etnic Groups Religions 98% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations Hannibal TV Hannibal TV Orient Nessma Tunis 7 Tunisie 21 Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Togolese Republic Capital Lomé Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 27 April, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 56,785 km2 (125th)21,925 sq mi Total Population (2006 estimate) 6,300,000 (100th) Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) Currency CFA Franc GDP (Nominal, 2007 estimate) $2.497 billion GDP Per Capita $386 Human Development Index .512 Languages French Etnic Groups Religions 48% Christianity, 33% Animist, 14% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Chad Capital N’Djamena Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 11 August, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1,284,000 km2 (21st)495,753 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 10,780,600 (75th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency CFA Franc GDP (Nominal, 2007 estimate) $6.965 billion GDP Per Capita $733 Human Development Index .388 Languages French, Arabic Etnic Groups Religions 54% Islam, 34% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station Télé Tchad Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name United Republic of Tanzania Capital Dodoma Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 26 April, 1964 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 945,203 km2 (27th)364,898 sq mi Total Population (2006 estimate) 40,000,000 (32nd) Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) Currency Tanzanian Shilling GDP (Nominal, 2007 estimate) $16.691 billion GDP Per Capita $428 Human Development Index .503 Languages Swahili, English Etnic Groups Religions 35% Islam, 35% Indigenous, 30% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations Agape TV Network Channel Ten EATV 5 ITV Star TV TBC 1 Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Kingdom of Swaziland Capital Lobamba, Mbabane Form of Government Absolute Monarchy Date of Independence 6 September, 1968 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 17,364 km2 (157th)6,704 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 1,141,000 (154th) Time Zone (UTC+2) Currency Lilangeni GDP (Nominal, 2007 estimate) $2.890 billion GDP Per Capita $2,837 Human Development Index .547 Languages English, SiSwati Etnic Groups Religions 82.7% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Sudan Capital Khartoum Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 1 January, 1956 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 2,505,813 km2 (10th)967,495 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 39,379,358 (33rd) Time Zone East Africa Time (UTC+3) Currency Sudanese Pound GDP (Nominal, 2007 estimate) $46.228 billion GDP Per Capita $1,244 Human Development Index .521 Languages Arabic, English Etnic Groups Religions 70% Islam, 25% Indigenous, 5% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations Ashorooq TV Harmony TV Sahoor TV Sudan TV Tayba TV Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of South Africa Capital Pretoria Form of Government Parliamentary Republic Date of Independence 31 May, 1961 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1 221 037 km2 (25th)471 443 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 47 900 000 (25th) Time Zone SAST (UTC+2) Currency Rand GDP (Nominal, 2007 estimate) $283.071 billion GDP Per Capita $5,915 Human Development Index .674 Languages Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho,Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda,Xhosa, Zulu Etnic Groups 79.5% ...

Full Name Republic of Somalia Capital Mogadishu Form of Government Transitional Federal Government Date of Independence 26 June, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 637,661 km2 (42nd)246,201 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 9,558,666 (85th) Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) Currency Somali Shilling GDP (PPP, 2007 estimate) $5.575 billion GDP Per Capita $600 Human Development Index Not Ranked Languages Somali, Arabic Etnic Groups Religions Nearly 100% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations ETN TV Horn Cable TV Wikio Wikio ...

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 Index .336 Languages English Etnic Groups Religions 60% Muslim, 30% Christian, 10% Indigenous Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

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 Index .843 Languages English, French, Seychellois, Creole Etnic Groups Religions 93.2% Christianity, 2.1% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

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 Index .502 Languages French, Wolof Etnic Groups Religions 95% Islam, 4% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations 2S TV Canal Info News RTS 1 Wikio Wikio ...

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 GDP Per Capita $922 Human Development Index .654 Languages Portuguese, Forro, Angolar, Principense Etnic Groups Mestiços, Angolares, Forros, Serviçais, Tongas, Europeans Religions Large majority Christianity, small ...

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 Human Development Index Languages Arabic Etnic Groups Religions Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

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 Index .435 Languages Kinyarwanda, French, English Etnic Groups Religions 93.5% Christianity, 4.6% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

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 $1,160 Human Development Index .470 Languages English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba Etnic Groups Religions 47% Islam, 35% Christianity, 18% Indigenous Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations ACBN International AIT International UK AIT International ...

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 Human Development Index .374 Languages French, Hausa, Fulfulde, Gulmancema,Kanuri, Zarma, Tamasheq Etnic Groups Religions 90% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station Télé Sahel Wikio Wikio ...

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 Index .650 Languages English, German, Afrikaans, Oshiwambo Etnic Groups Religions 80% Christianity, 10% Indigenous Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station NBC TV Wikio Wikio ...

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 Index .384 Languages Portuguese Etnic Groups Religions 41.3% Christianity, 17.8% Islam,17.8% Other Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations TV Miramar TV Moçambique Wikio Wikio ...

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 $11,125 Human Development Index .804 Languages English Etnic Groups Religions 52% Hindu, 32% Christianity, 14.4% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations MBC 1 MBC 2 IMF press releases and documents: Statement at the Conclusion of ...

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 Development Index .550 Languages Arabic Etnic Groups Religions 99.84% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station TV de Mauritanie Satellite Wikio Wikio ...

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 Development Index .380 Languages French Etnic Groups Religions 90% Islam, 5% Christianity,5% Indigenous Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station Africable ORTM Wikio Wikio ...

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 .404 Languages English, Chichewa Etnic Groups Religions 80% Christianity, 13% Muslim Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station TV Malawi Wikio Wikio ...

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 Index .533 Languages Malagasy, French, English Etnic Groups Religions 50% Indigenous, 45% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station TV Malagasy Wikio Wikio ...

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 Human Development Index .840 Languages Arabic, Tamazight Etnic Groups Religions 97% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations Al Badeel Al Hedaya Al Libiya TV Al Monowa Al-Jamahirya TV Attawasul Jamahirya Satellite Channel Libya Al Shababiyah Libya Educational 1 Libya ...

Full Name Republic of Liberia Capital Monrovia Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 26 July, 1847 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 111,369 km2 (103rd)43,000 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 3,489,072 (129th) Time Zone GMT Currency Liberian Dollar GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $735 million GDP Per Capita $195 Human Development Index .364 Languages English Etnic Groups Religions 40% Christianity, 40% Indigenous, 20% Muslim Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Kingdom of Lesotho Capital Maseru Form of Government Parliamentary System andConstitutional Monachy Date of Independence 4 October, 1966 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 30,355 km2 (140th)11,717 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 1,795,000 (146th) Time Zone (UTC+2) Currency Loti GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $1.598 billion GDP Per Capita $663 Human Development Index .549 Languages Southern Sotho, English Etnic Groups Religions 75% Christianity (estimated) Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...