Africa Travel Fact File

Facts on Countries in Africa

Travel - ALGERIA

Location: North Africa - Official Name: People’s Democratic

Republic of Algeria - Formation: 1962 - Capital: Algiers -

Population: 30.8 Million - Total Area: 919,590 Sq Miles -

Languages: Arabic, Tamazight, French - Religions: Muslim

99%, Christian & Jewish 1% - Ethnic Mix: Arab 75%, Berber

24%, European 1% - Government: Multiparty Republic -

Currency: Algerian Dinar (100 Centimes) - Literacy

Rate: 67.8% -

Travel - ANGOLA

Location: Southern Africa - Official Name: Republic of Angola -

Formation: 1975 - Capital: Luanda - Population: 13.5 Million -

Total Area: 481,351 Sq Miles - Languages: Portuguese,

Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kongo - Religions: Roman Catholic 50%,

Traditional Beliefs 28%, Protestant 20%, Other 2% - Ethnic Mix:

Ovimbundu 37%, Other 25%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13% -

Government: Presidential regime - Currency: Readjusted

Kwanza (100 Lwei) - Literacy Rate: 40% -

Travel - BENIN

Location: West Africa - Official Name: Republic of Benin -

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Porto-Novo - Population: 6.4

Million - Total Area: 43,483 Sq Miles - Languages: French,

Fon, Bariba, Yoruba, Adja, Houeda, Somba - Religions:

Indigenous Beliefs 70%, Muslim 15%, Christian 15% -

Ethnic Mix: Fon 47%, Baraba 10%, Adja 12%, Other 31% -

Government: Presidential democracy - Currency: CFA Franc

(100 Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 40.3% -

Travel - BOTSWANA

Location: Southern Africa - Official Name: Republic of

Botswana - Formation: 1966 - Capital: Gaborone - Population:

1.6 Million -Total Area: 231,803 Sq Miles - Languages: English,

Tswana, Shona, San, Khoikhoi, Ndebele - Religions: Traditional

Beliefs 50%, Christian (mainly Protestant) 30%, Other (Incl

Muslim) 20% - Ethnic Mix: Tswana 98%, Other 2% -

Government: Presidential democracy - Currency: Pula (100

Thebe) - Literacy Rate: 77.2% -

Travel - BURKINA

Location: West Africa - Official Name: Burkina Faso -

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Ouagadougou - Population:

11.9 Million - Total Area: 105,869 Sq Miles - Languages:

French, Mossi, Fulani, Tuareg, Dyula, Songhai - Religions:

Traditional Beliefs 55%, Muslim 35%, Roman Catholic 9%,

Other Christian 1% - Ethnic Mix: Mossi 50%, Other 50% -

Government: Multiparty republic - Currency: CFA Franc (100

Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 23.9% -

Travel - BURUNDI

Location: Central Africa - Official Name: Republic of Burundi -

Formation: 1962 - Capital: Bujumbura - Population: 6.5 Million -

Total Area: 10,745 Sq Miles - Languages: Kirundi, French,

Kiswahili - Religions: Christian 60%, Traditional beliefs 39%,

Muslim 1% - Ethnic Mix: Hutu 85%, Tutsi 14%, Twa 1% -

Government: Transitional Regime - Currency: Burundi Franc

(100 Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 48.3% -

Travel - CAMEROON

Location: Central Africa - Official Name: Republic of Cameroon -

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Yaounde - Population: 15.2 Million -

Total Area: 183,567 Sq Miles - Languages: English, French,

Bamileke, Fang, Fulani - Religions: Traditional Beliefs 25%,

Christian 53%, Muslim 22% - Ethnic Mix: Cameroon Highlanders

31%, Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Other 39% - Government:

Presidential Democracy - Currency: CFA Franc (100 Centimes) -

Literacy Rate: 75.9% -

Travel - CAPE VERDE

Location: Atlantic Ocean - Official Name: Republic of Cape

Verde - Formation: 1975 - Capital: Praia - Population: 437,000 -

Total Area: 1,557 Sq Miles - Languages: Portuguese, Portuguese

Creole - Religions: Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant (Church of

Nazarene) 1%, Other 2% - Ethnic Mix: Mestico 60%, African 30%,

Other 10% - Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency: Cape

Verde Escudo (100 Centavos) - Literacy Rate: 74.2% -

Travel - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Location: Central Africa - Official Name: Central African Republic -

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Bangui - Population: 3.8 Million -

Total Area: 240,534 Sq Miles - Languages: French, Sango, Banda,

Gbaya - Religions: Traditional Beliefs 60%, Christian 35%, Muslim

5% - Ethnic Mix: Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 21%, Sara 10%,

Other 8% - Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency: CFA

Franc (100 Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 46.7% -

<< Previous    [1]  2    Next >>