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 […]
Category: African countries
Sudan
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 […]
South Africa
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 […]
Somalia
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 […]
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 PrÃncipe
Full Name Democratic Republic of São Tomé and PrÃncipe 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 […]