Full Name Republic of Kenya Capital Nairobi Form of Government Semi-Presidential Republic Date of Independence 12 December, 1963 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 580,367 km2 (47th)224,080 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 37,953,840 (36th) Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) Currency Kenyan Shilling GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $27.026 billion GDP Per Capita $779 Human Development Index .521 Languages Swahili, English Etnic Groups Religions 78% Christianity, 10% Islam,10% Indigenous Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station Citizen TV, Family TV, KBC Channel 1 KTN Miracle TV NTV NTV Uganda Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Guinea Capital Conakry Form of Government Military Junta Date of Independence 2 October, 1958 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 245,857 km2 (78th)94,926 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 10,211,437 (83rd) Time Zone GMT Currency Guinea Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $4.157 million GDP Per Capita $417 Human Development Index .456 Languages French Etnic Groups Religions 85% Islam, 10% Christianity,5% Indigenous Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station RTG Wikio Wikio ...

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 Human Development Index .374 Languages Portuguese, Crioulo Etnic Groups Religions 50% Islam, 40% Indigenous,10% Christian Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

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 Index .553 Languages English Etnic Groups Religions 69% Christianity, 16% Islam, 15% Indigenous Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations Metro TV, TV Africa, Viasat 1 IMF press releases and documents: Ghana: ‘GDP will grow 4-5 per ...

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 Index .502 Languages English Etnic Groups Religions 90% Islam, 8% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature IMF press releases and documents: IMF concludes visit to The Gambia Wikio Wikio ...

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 .729 Languages French Etnic Groups Religions 55-77% Christianity (estimated) Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations RTG 1 RTG 2 RTN TV + Wikio Wikio ...

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) Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) Currency Birr GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $108.000 billion GDP Per Capita $1307 Human Development Index .503 Languages Amharic Etnic Groups 35% Oromo, ...

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 Per Capita $271 Human Development Index .483 Languages Tigrigna, Arabic, English Etnic Groups Religions 50% Christianity, 50% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station ERI TV Wikio Wikio ...

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 Human Development Index .717 Languages Spanish, French, Portuguese,Fang, Bube, Annobonese Etnic Groups 85.7% Fang, 6.5% Bubi, 3.6% Mdowe,1.6% Annobon, 1.1% Bujeba, 1.4% Other Religions 93% Christianity, 5% Indigenous, ...

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 $1,739 (117th) Human Development Index .716 Languages Arabic Etnic Groups 99% Egyptians, .3% Nubians,%.7 Greeks Religions 90% Islam, 10% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations Al Ahly Club, Al Hayat, Al Masriyah, Al ...

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 Index .516 Languages Arabic, French, Afar, Somali Etnic Groups Religions 94% Islam, 6% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station RTD Wikio Wikio ...

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 Human Development Index .432 Languages French Etnic Groups Religions 38.6% Islam, 32.8% Christianity,11.9% Indigenous Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station RTI La Première Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Cape Verde Capital Praia Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 5 July, 1975 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 4,033 km2 (172nd)1,557 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 499,769[1] (165th) Time Zone CVT (UTC-1) Currency Cape Verdan Escudo GDP (nominal, 2008 estimate) $1.845 billion GDP Per Capita $3,664 Human Development Index .736 Languages Portuguese Etnic Groups Religions 85% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Central African Republic Capital Bangui Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 13 August 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 622,984 km2 (43rd)240,534 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 4,216,666 (124th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency Central African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $3.102 billion GDP Per Capita $726 Human Development Index .384 Languages Sango, French Etnic Groups Religions 50% Christianity, %35 Indigenous,%15 Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Cameroon Capital Yaoundé Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 1 January 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 475,442 km2 (53rd)183,568 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 17,795,000 (58th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency Central African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $20.686 billion GDP Per Capita $,1097 Human Development Index .532 Languages French, English Etnic Groups Religions 40% Christianity, 40% Indigenous,20% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV station CRTV Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Burundi Capital Bujumbura Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 1 July 1962 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 27,830 km2 (145th) 10,745 sq mi Total Population (1978 Census) 3,589,434 Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) Currency Burundi Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $974 million GDP Per Capita $124 Human Development Index .413 Languages Kirundi, French, Swahili Etnic Groups Religions %67 Christianity, %23 Indigenous, 10% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Benin Capital Porto-Novo Form of Government Multiparty Democracy Date of Independence 1 August, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 112,622 km2 (101st)43,483 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 8,439,0002 (89th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency West African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $5.566 billion GDP Per Capita $708 Human Development Index .437 Languages French Etnic Groups Religions 42.8% Christianity, 24.4% Islam,17.3% Vodun Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations LC2 International, ORTB TV Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Burkina Faso Capital Ouagadougou Form of Government Semi-Presidential Republic Date of Independence 5 August, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 274,000 km2 (74th) 105,792 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 13,228,000 (66th) Time Zone GMT Currency West African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $6.751 billion GDP Per Capita $491 Human Development Index .372 Languages French, Mòoré, Dioula Etnic Groups Religions 60% Islam, 24% Indigenous, 17% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations RTB Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Botswana Capital Gaborone Form of Government Parliamentary Republic Date of Independence 30 September 1966 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 600,370 km2 (46th)224,606 sq mi Total Population (2006 estimate) 1,639,833 (147th) Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) Currency Pula GDP (nominal, 2008 estimate) $13.806 billion GDP Per Capita $8,928.58 Human Development Index .654 Languages English, Setswana Etnic Groups Religions 67% Christianity, 23% Indigenous,10% Islam Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations ORTB TV Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Republic of Angola Capital Luanda Form of Government Presidential Republic Date of Independence 11 November, 1975 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1,246,700 km2 (23rd)481,354 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 16,941,000 (59th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency Kwanza (AOA) GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $91.361 billion GDP Per Capita $5,595 Human Development Index .446 Languages Portuguese, Kongo, Chokwe,South Mbundu, North Mbundu Etnic Groups Religions 53% Christianity, 47% Indigenous Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations TPA 1, TPA 2, TPA Internacional Wikio Wikio ...

Full Name Algeria Capital Algiers Form of Government Presidential Republic Date of Independence 5 July 1962 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 2,381,741 km2 (11th)919,595 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 33,769,669 (35th) Time Zone CET (UTC+1) Currency Algerian Dinar GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $224.933 billion GDP Per Capita $3,903 Human Development Index .733 Languages Arabic, French, Tamazight, Kabyle Etnic Groups Religions 99% Islam, 1% Christianity Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations Canal Algérie, Thalitha TV Wikio Wikio ...