Africa Map of Africa Culture Countries

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Mauritania

MAURITANIA IS LOCATED in Northwest Africa on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area slightly larger than Texas and New Mexico combined. It is bordered on the northwest and north by Western Sahara, on the northeast by Algeria, on the east and southeast by Mali, on the southwest by Senegal, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.

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Дата: June 5, 2010, 11:35 AM

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Mali

A LANDLOCKED REPUBLIC and the largest country in West Africa, Mali is bordered by Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the northwest, Senegal and Guinea to the west, Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso to the south, and Niger to the southeast.

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Дата: June 5, 2010, 10:59 AM

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Malawi

MALAWI IS A SMALL, landlocked country in central southeastern Africa. It is about the size of Louisiana or somewhat larger than Cuba. Like Cuba, Malawi is long and narrow. It stretches north to south for about 520 mi (835 km). It is only 50 to 100 mi (80 to 160 km) wide.

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Дата: June 2, 2010, 04:13 PM

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Maghreb

BROADLY DEFINED, the Maghreb is the triangular region of northwest Africa bounded by the Atlas Mountain ranges, the Atlantic Ocean from the border of western Sahara to the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean Sea from the Strait of Gibraltar to the northeast of Libya.

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Дата: May 24, 2010, 10:56 AM

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Libya

A RELATIVELY LARGE country, similar in size to the state of Alaska, Libya largely consists of broad rolling deserts, barren rock inselbergs and immense dune fields or ergs. It is a landscape of sandstorms; hot dusty wind, or ghibli; an expanding desert; and scarce water.

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Дата: May 24, 2010, 10:51 AM

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Liberia

LIBERIA, “LAND OF THE FREE,” in western Africa, borders the north Atlantic Ocean, between Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone. It has 10 to 50 mi (16 to 80 km) of flat coastal plain that contains creeks, mangrove swamps, and lagoons.

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Дата: May 20, 2010, 08:20 AM

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Lesotho

LESOTHO IS LOCATED literally within South Africa: This small southern African country is landlocked and surrounded on all sides by the Republic of South Africa. Lesotho covers an area slightly smaller than Maryland. It is the only country in the world that lies entirely above 3,280 ft (1,000 m) and more than 80 percent of Lesotho is 5,905 ft (1,800 m) above sea level.

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Дата: May 17, 2010, 09:47 AM

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Kenya

KENYA, WHICH LIES astride the equator on the eastern coast of Africa, is bordered in the north by Sudan and Ethiopia, in the east by Somalia, on the southeast by the Indian Ocean, on the southwest by Tanzania and to the west by Lake Victoria and Uganda.

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Дата: May 14, 2010, 01:33 AM

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Kalahari Desert

THE NAME KALAHARI is derived from the Tswana word Kgalagadi, meaning “the great thirst.” The Kalahari Desert, an arid region on the interior plateau of southern Africa, covers area in central and southwestern Botswana, parts of west-central South Africa and eastern Namibia, encompassing an area of about 100,000 square mi (260,000 square km).

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Дата: May 7, 2010, 05:48 AM

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Horn of Africa

THE PENINSULA OF NORTHEAST Africa is called the Horn of Africa. It lies opposite of the southern Arabian Peninsula. This area is also known as the Somali Peninsula because within it lies the countries of Somalia and eastern Ethiopia. It is the easternmost extension of the African continent separating the Gulf of Aden from the Indian Ocean.

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Дата: May 5, 2010, 05:54 AM

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Guyana

THE NAME Guyana possibly comes from a local native word meaning “land of water,” but it could also derive from the word for “honorable people.” These Carib roots help demonstrate Guyana’s difference from the rest of the South American continent as one of the three non-Hispanic states on the northeast coast, wedged between Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname.

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Дата: May 5, 2010, 05:25 AM

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Guinea-Bissau

THE REPUBLIC OF Guinea-Bissau, commonly called Guinea-Bissau, is a tropical West African nation-state. The borders include the Atlantic Ocean on its west, Guinea to its south and east, and Senegal to the north. Guinea-Bissau is an ethnically diverse country.

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Дата: May 5, 2010, 05:19 AM

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Guinea

GUINEA IS LOCATED in the southwestern part of West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Mali to the north, by Côte d’Ivoire to the east and southeast, by Liberia and Sierra Leone to the south, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

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Дата: May 3, 2010, 05:23 PM

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Ghana

GHANA IS LOCATED in west-central Africa and is bordered by Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Togo to the east, and Burkina Faso to the north. The Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean washes Ghana’s southern shore. Ghana, formerly called the Gold Coast, was a British colony until March 6, 1957, when it gained independence.

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Дата: May 3, 2010, 03:04 PM

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Gambia

GAMBIA IS BORDERED by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and surrounded on the remaining three sides by Senegal. The smallest country on the continent of Africa, Gambia is composed of a narrow strip never more than 30 mi (48 km) wide.

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Дата: May 3, 2010, 02:48 PM

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Gabon

Located on the Atlantic Ocean coast in Central Africa, Gabon shares borders with Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea. Gabon is a unique contrast to what one might think of in a country straddling the equator.

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Дата: April 20, 2010, 03:29 PM

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Ethiopian Highlands

ETHIOPIA IS A LANDLOCKED nation located in northeastern Africa in an area known as the Horn of Africa. While containing large stretches of plains in the east and south, the country is dominated by highlands, which rise to well over 3,000 ft (1,300 m), and the Great Rift Valley, which is several hundred meters below sea level.

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Дата: April 20, 2010, 03:23 PM

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia is located in northeastern Africa, an area rich in geography, climate, and history. The Great Rift Valley, which extends across most of east Africa, bisects Ethiopia’s central mountainous plateau, providing the country with highlands, mountains, plains, and climatic diversity.

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Дата: April 20, 2010, 02:32 PM

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Eritrea

Eritrea is located in northeastern Africa, an area known as the Horn of Africa, where the Red Sea empties into the Indian Ocean. Eritrea is bordered to the south by Ethiopia, which until 1993 incorporated Eritrea within an autonomous zone, to the west by Sudan, and to the southeast by Djibouti.

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Дата: April 20, 2010, 02:19 PM

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Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea is located in west-central Africa just north of the equator. It is made up of Rio Muni on the African mainland and the islands of Bioko, Annobon, Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico. Rio Muni is bordered by Cameroon to the north and by Gabon to the east and south.

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Дата: April 19, 2010, 04:22 AM

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Egypt

Egypt has been a unified state for more than 5,000 years and is one of humanity’s oldest civilizations of great political systems and unique art and architecture. Centered on the Nile River, which drains the uplands of East Africa, early Egyptians worshiped the river that brought seasonal flooding and sediments to its river valley, annually rejuvenating its fields and orchards.

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Дата: April 13, 2010, 11:16 AM

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Djibouti

BORDERED BY Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia in Africa, the country of Djibouti (the former French Somaliland and then Afars and Issas) is the epitome of a geopolitical state. It is a state that has been created and defined by its geographic location.

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Дата: April 5, 2010, 05:38 PM

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Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is bordered by Mali and Burkina Faso on the north, by Liberia and Guinea on the west, and by Ghana on the east.

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Дата: March 31, 2010, 01:20 PM

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

THE DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo (DRC) is strategically located as the geographic centerpiece of Africa. Smaller in area than only Sudan and Algeria, the DRC is the third-largest country on the African continent and is slightly less than one-fourth the size of the United States.

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Дата: March 31, 2010, 01:15 PM

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Congo

THE REPUBLIC OF Congo is located in western Africa and covers an area slightly smaller than Montana. It is bordered by Gabon to the west, Cameroonto the north, the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) to the east and south, the Angolan Cabinda enclave to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

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Дата: March 15, 2010, 11:42 AM

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Chad

The republic of Chad is a landlocked country located in north-central Africa. It is bounded by Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Sudan. The country is about 85 percent of the size of Alaska.

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Дата: March 15, 2010, 11:32 AM

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Central African Republic

DEEP IN THE HEART of the African continent, the landlocked Central African Republic is on a heavily forested plateau about the size of Texas between the Chad and Congo River basins.