Africa – Political View

Africa is located in the southern hemisphere and spans across both the eastern and western hemispheres.

It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Southern Ocean to the south.

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Africa is the second-largest continent in the world, covering approximately 30 million square kilometers or about 20% of the Earth’s land area.

Population: Africa is the second most populous continent in the world, with over 1.3 billion people, which is about 16% of the world’s population.

Countries: Africa is composed of 54 recognized sovereign states, plus two disputed territories and nine dependencies.

Geography: Africa is home to a diverse range of landscapes, including vast deserts (such as the Sahara), dense rainforests (such as the Congo Basin), grasslands, savannas, and mountain ranges (such as the Atlas Mountains and Mount Kilimanjaro).

Wildlife: Africa is famous for its wildlife, with a wide range of iconic species such as elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, and rhinoceroses, as well as many unique and endangered species like the mountain gorilla.

Natural Resources: Africa is rich in natural resources such as oil, gold, diamonds, copper, and other minerals, but the exploitation and mismanagement of these resources have often led to conflict and exploitation.

Languages and Cultures: Africa is home to over 2,000 languages and a rich diversity of cultures, with many ethnic groups and traditions.

History: Africa has a rich and complex history, including the rise and fall of various empires and kingdoms, the slave trade, colonialism, and struggles for independence and self-determination.

Challenges and Opportunities: Africa faces many challenges such as poverty, political instability, disease, and climate change, but it is also a region of great potential and opportunity for growth, development, and innovation.

Northern Africa – :

Country	Capitals
Western Sahara	Laayoune
Morocco	Rabat
Algeria	Algiris
Tunisia	Tunis
Libya	Tripoli
Egypt	Gairo
Sudan	Khartoum

Western Africa – :

Country	Capitals
Mauritania	Nouakchott
Mali	Bamako
Niger	Niamey
Senegal	Dakar
The Gambia	Banjul
Guinea Bissau	Bissau
Guinea	Canakry
Sierra Leone	Freetown
Liberia	Monrovia
Cote Divorie	Yamoussoukro
Ghana	Accra
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou
Togo	Lome
Benin	Porto Novo
Nigeria	Abuja

Central Africa – :

Country	Capitals
Chad	Beijing
Central African Republic	Taipei
Cameroon	Pyongyang
Equatoria Guniea	Seoul
Sao Tome And Principe	Ulaanbaatar
Gabon	Librevillie
Republic Of the Congo	Brazzaville
Democratic Of the Congo	Kinshasa
Angola	Luanda

Eastern Africa – :

Country	Capitals
South Sudan	Juba
Eritria	Asmara
Djibouti	Djibouti
Ethopia	Addis Ababa
Somalia	Mogadishu
Kenya	Nairobi
Uganda	Kampala
Rwanda	Kgalii
Barundi	Bujumbara
Tanzania	Dar-es-Salaam
Zambia	Lusaka
Zimbave	Harare
Malawi	Lilongwe
Mozambique	Maputo
Medagaskar	Amtananarivo

Southern africa -:

Country	Capitals
Namibia	Windhock
Botswana	Gabrone
Lesotho	Maseru
Swaziland	Mbabang
South Africa	Pretoria

Island Countries

Seychelles	Victoria
Cape Verde	Praia
Comoros	Moroni