Africa Fact File continued

Travel - CHAD

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

Formation: 1960 - Capital: N’Djamena - Population: 8.1 Million -

Total Area: 495,752 Sq Miles - Languages: French, Arabic,

Sara, Maba - Religions: Muslim 50%, Traditional beliefs 43%,

Christian 7% - Ethnic Mix: Nomads (Tuareg & Toubou) 38%,

Sara 30%, Arab 15%, Other 17% - Government: Presidential

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

Rate: 42.6% -

Travel - CONGO

Location: Central Africa - Official Name: Republic of the Congo -

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Brazzaville - Population: 3.1 Million -

Total Area: 132,046 Sq Miles - Languages: French, Kongo, Teke,

Lingala - Religions: Traditional beliefs 50%, Roman Catholic 25%,

Protestant 23%, Muslim 2% - Ethnic Mix: Bakongo 48%, Sangha

20%, Teke 17%, Mbochi 12%, Other 3% - Government:

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

Literacy Rate: 80.7% -

Travel - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOF CONGO

Location: Central Africa - Official Name: Democratic Republic of the

Congo - Formation: 1960 - Capital: Kinshasa - Population: 52.5

Million - Total Area: 905,563 Sq Miles - Languages: French,

Kiswahili, Tshiluba, Kikongo, Lingala - Religions: Traditional Beliefs

50%, Roman Catholic 37%, Protestant 13% - Ethnic Mix: Bantu &

Hamitic 45%, Other 55% - Government: Military Based regime -

Currency: Franc (100 Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 61.4% -

Travel - DJIBOUTI

Location: East Africa - Official Name: Republic of Djibouti -

Formation: 1977 - Capital: Djibouti - Population: 644,000 -

Total Area: 8,490 Sq Miles - Languages: French, Arabic,

Somali, Afar - Religions: Muslim 94%, Christian 6% -Ethnic

Mix: Issa 60%, Afar 35%, Other 5% - Government:

Presidential Democracy - Currency: Djibouti Franc (100

Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 64.6% -

Travel - EGYPT

Location: North Africa - Official Name: Arab Republic of

Egypt - Formation: 1936 - Capital: Cairo - Population:

69.1 Million - Total Area: 386,660 Sq Miles - Languages:

Arabic, French, English, Berber - Religions: Muslim (mainly

Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian & Other 6% - Ethnic Mix:

Eastern Hamitic 90%, Other (Nubian, Armenian, Greek) 10% -

Government: Presidential Democracy - Currency: Egyptian

Pound (100 Piastres) - Literacy Rate: 55.4% -

Travel - EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Location: Central Africa - Official Name: Republic of

Equatorial Guinea - Formation: 1968 - Capital: Malabo -

Population: 470,330 - Total Area: 10,830 Sq Miles -

Languages: Spanish, Fang, Bubi - Religions: Roman

Catholic 90%, Other 10% - Ethnic Mix: Fang 85%, Bubi 4%,

Other 11% - Government: Presidential Regime - Currency:

CFA Franc (100 Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 83.2% -

Travel - ERITREA

Location: East Africa - Official Name: State of Eritrea -

Formation: 1993 - Capital: Asmara - Population: 3.8

Million - Total Area: 46,842 Sq Miles - Languages: Tigrinya,

Arabic, English, Tigre, Afar, Bilen, Kunama, Nara, Saho, Hadareb -

Religions: Coptic Christians 45%, Muslim 45%, Other 10% -

Ethnic Mix: Tigray & Kunama 40%, Tigray 50%, Afar 4%, Saho

3%, Other 4% - Government: Transitional regime - Currency:

Nafka (100 cents) - Literacy Rate: 55.7% -

Travel - ETHIOPIA

Location: East Africa - Official Name: Federal Democratic

Republic of Ethiopia - Formation: 1896 - Capital: Addis Ababa -

Population: 64.5 Million - Total Area: 435,184 Sq Miles -

Languages: Amharic, Tigrinya, Galla - Religions: Muslim 40%,

Ethiopian Orthodox 40%, Traditional Beliefs 15%, Other 5% -

Ethnic Mix: Oromo 40%, Amhara 25%, Sidamo 9%, Somali 6%,

Berta 6%, Other 14% - Government: Multiparty Republic –

Currency: Ethiopian Birr (100 Cents) - Literacy Rate: 38.4% -

Travel - GABON

Location: Central Africa - Official Name: Gabonese republic -

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Libreville - Population: 1.3 Million -

Total Area: 103,346 Sq Miles - Languages: French, Fang, Punu,

Sira, Nzebi, Mpongwe - Religions: Christian 55%, Traditional

Beliefs 40%, Muslim 1%, Other 4% - Ethnic Mix: Fang 35%,

Other Bantu 29%, Eshira 25%, Other 11% - Government:

Multiparty Republic - Currency: CFA Franc (100 Centimes) -

Literacy Rate: 70.8% -

Travel - GAMBIA

Location: West Africa - Official Name: Republic of the Gambia -

Formation: 1965 - Capital: Banjul - Population: 1.34 Million -

Total Area: 4,363 Sq Miles - Languages: English, Mandinka,

Fulani, Wolof, Jola, Soninke - Religions: Sunni Muslim 90%,

Christian 9%, Indigenous Beliefs 1% - Ethnic Mix: Mandinka 42%,

Fulani 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, Other 5% -

Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency: Dalasi (100 Butut) -

Literacy Rate: 36.6% -

Travel - GHANA

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

Formation: 1957 - Capital: Accra - Population: 19.7 Million -

Total Area: 92,100 Sq Miles - Languages: English, Twi, Fanti, Ewe,

Ga, Adangbe, Gurma, Dagomba - Religions: Christian 43%,

Traditional Beliefs 38%, Muslim 11%, Other 8% - Ethnic Mix:

Ashanti & Fanti 52%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 12%, Ga 8%,

Other 12% - Government: Presidential Democracy - Currency:

Cedi (100 Pesewas) - Literacy Rate: 71.5% -

Travel - GUINEA

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

Formation: 1958 - Capital: Conakry - Population: 8.3 Million -

Total Area: 94,925 Sq Miles - Languages: French, Fulani,

Malinke, Soussou - Religions: Muslim 65%, Traditional Beliefs

33%, Christian 2% - Ethnic Mix: Fila (Fulani) 30%, Malinke 30%,

Soussou 15%, Kissi 10%, Other Tribes 15% - Government:

Multiparty Republic - Currency: Guinea Franc (100 Centimes) -

Literacy Rate: 41.1% -

Travel - GUINEA-BISSAU

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

Bissau - Formation:  1974 - Capital: Bissau - Population:

1.2 Million - Total Area: 13,946 Sq Miles - Languages:

Portuguese Creole, Fulani Balante, Malinke, Portuguese -

Religions: Indigenous Beliefs 52%, Muslim 40%, Christian 8% -

Ethnic Mix: Balante 25%, Madinka 12%, Fila 20%, Mandyako

11%, Other 32% - Government: Presidential Democracy -

Currency: CFA Franc (100 Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 38.8% -

Travel - IVORY COAST

Location: West Africa - Official Name: Republic of Cote d’Ivoire -

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Yamoussoukro - Population: 16.3

Million - Total Area: 124,502 Sq Miles - Languages: French, Akan,

Kru, Voltaic - Religions: Traditional Beliefs 23%, Muslim 25%,

Roman Catholic 23%, Protestant 6%, Other 23% - Ethnic Mix:

Baoule 23%, Bete 18%, Senufo 15%, Agni-Ashanti 14%, Mandinka

11%, Other 19% - Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency:

CFA Franc (100 centimes) - Literacy Rate: 47.1% -

Travel - KENYA

Location: East Africa - Official Name: Republic of Kenya -

Formation: 1963 - Capital: Nairobi - Population: 31.3 Million -

Total Area: 224,961 Sq Miles - Languages: Kiswahili, English,

Kikuyu, Luo, Kamba - Religions: Christian 60%, Traditional beliefs

25%, Muslim 6%, Other 9% - Ethnic Mix: Kikuyu 21%, Luhya 14%,

Luo 13%, Kamba 11%, Kalenjin 11%, Other 30% - Government:

Presidential Democracy - Currency: Kenya Shilling (100 Cents) -

Literacy Rate: 82.4% -

Travel - LESOTHO

Location: Southern Africa - Official Name: Kingdom of Lesotho -

Formation: 1966 - Capital: Maseru - Population: 2.1 Million -

Total Area: 11,720 Sq Miles - Languages: English, Sesotho, Zulu -

Religions: Traditional beliefs, Christian 90% - Ethnic Mix: Sotho

97%, European & Asian 3% - Government: Constitutional Monarchy -

Currency: Loti (100 Lisente) - Literacy Rate: 83.3% -

Travel - LIBERIA

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

Formation: 1847 - Capital: Monrovia - Population: 3.1 Million -

Total Area: 43,000 Sq Miles - Languages: English, Kpelle, Vai,

Bassa, Kru, Grebo, Kissi, Gola, Loma - Religions: Christian 68%,

Traditional Beliefs 18%, Muslim 14% - Ethnic Mix: Indigenous

Tribes (16 main groups) 95%, Americo-Liberians 5% - Government:

Multiparty Republic - Currency: Liberian Dollar (100 cents) - Literacy

Rate: 54% -

Travel - NIGERIA

Location: West Africa - Official Name: Federal republic of Nigeria -

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Abuja - Population: 116.9 Million -

Total Area: 356,667 Sq Miles - Languages: English, Hausa, Yoruba,

Ibo - Religions: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, Traditional Beliefs 10% -

Ethnic Mix: Hausa 21%, Yoruba 21%, Ibo 18%, Fulani 11%, Other

29% - Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency: Naira (100 Kobo) -

Literacy Rate: 63.9% -

Travel - RWANDA

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

Formation: 1962 - Capital: Kigali - Population: 7.9 Million - Total

Area: 10,169 Sq Miles - Languages: French, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili,

English - Religions: Roman Catholic 65%, Traditional Beliefs 25%,

Protestant 9%, Muslim 1% - Ethnic Mix: Hutu 90%, Tutsi 9%, Other

(Incl Twa) 1% - Government: Transitional Regime - Currency:

Rwanda Franc (100 Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 66.8% -

Travel - SAO TOME & PRINCIPE

Location: West Africa - Official Name: Democratic Republic of

Sao Tome and Principe - Formation: 1975 - Capital: Sao Tome -

Population: 159,900 - Total Area: 386 Sq Miles - Languages:

Portuguese, Portuguese Creole - Religions: Roman Catholic 84%,

Other Christian 16% - Ethnic Mix: Black 90%, Portuguese &

Creole 10% - Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency:

Dobra (100 Centimos) - Literacy Rate: 75% -

Travel - SENEGAL

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

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Dakar - Population: 9.7 Million - Total

Area: 75,749 Sq Miles - Languages: French, Wolof, Fulani, Serer,

Diola, Malinke, Soninke, Arabic - Religions: Sunni Muslim 90%,

Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 5%, Traditional Beliefs 5% - Ethnic

Mix: Wolof 44%, Serer 15%, Fula 12%, Diola 5%, Malinke 4%, Other

20% -Government: Presidential Democracy - Currency: CFA Franc

(100 Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 37.4% -

Travel - SIERRA LEONE

Location: West Africa - Official Name: Republic of Sierra Leone -

Formation: 1961 - Capital: Freetown - Population: 4.6 Million - Total

Area: 27,699 Sq Miles -Languages: English, Mende, Temne, Krio -

Religions: Traditional Beliefs 30%, Muslim 30%, Christian 10%, Other

30% - Ethnic Mix: Mende 35%, Temne 32%, Limba 8%, Kuranko 4%,

Other 21% - Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency: Leone

(100 Cents) - Literacy Rate: 36.3% -

Travel - SOMALIA

Location: East Africa - Official Name: Somali Democratic Republic -

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Mogadishu - Population: 9.2 Million -

Total Area: 246,199 Sq Miles - Languages: Arabic, Somali, English,

Italian - Religions: Sunni Muslim 98%, Other 2% - Ethnic Mix: Somali

85%, Other 15% - Government: Currently in Anarchy - Currency:

Somali Shilling (100 Cents) - Literacy Rate: 24.1% -

Travel - SOUTH AFRICA

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

Formation: 1934 - Capital: Pretoria (Administrative) - Population:

43.8 Million - Total Area: 471,008 Sq Miles - Languages: Afrikaans,

English, 9 other African languages - Religions: Black Independent

17%, Duthc Reformed 11%, Roman Catholic 8%, Other 66% - Ethnic

Mix: Zulu 23%, Other Black 38%, White 16%, Mixed 10%, Other 13% -

Government: Presidential Democracy - Currency: Rand (100 Cents) -

Literacy Rate: 85.3% -

Travel - SUDAN

Location: East Africa - Official Name: Republic of the Sudan -

Formation: 1956 - Capital: Khartoum - Population: 31.8 Million -

Total Area: 967,493 Sq Miles - Languages: Arabic, Dinka, Nuer,

Zande, Nubian, Beja, Bari, Fur, Shilluk, Lotuko - Religions: Muslim

(mainly Sunni) 70%, Traditional Beliefs 20%, Other 10% - Ethnic Mix:

Arab 40%, Tribal 30%, Dinka & Beja 7%, Other 23% - Government:

Presidential Regime - Currency: Sudanese Pound or Dinar

(100 Piastres) - Literacy Rate: 58% -

Travel - SWAZILAND

Location: Southern Africa - Official Name: Kingdom of

Swaziland - Formation: 1968 - Capital: Mbabane -

Population: 938,000 - Total Area: 6.704 Sq Miles -

Languages: Siswati, English, Zulu, Tsonga - Religions:

Christian 60%, Traditional Beliefs 40% - Ethnic Mix:

Swazi 97%, Other 3% - Government: Constitutional

Monarchy - Currency: Lilangeni (100 Cents) - Literacy

Rate: 79.6% -

Travel - TANZANIA

Location: East Africa - Official Name: United Republic

of Tanzania - Formation: 1964 - Capital: Dodoma -

Population: 36 Million - Total Area: 364,898 Sq Miles -

Languages: English, Swahili, Sukuma, Chagga, Nyamwezi,

Hehe, Makonde - Religions: Muslim 33%, Christian 33%,

Traditional Beliefs 30%, Other 4% - Ethnic Mix: Native

African (120 ethnic Bantu groups) 99%, European & Asian

1% - Government: Presidential Democracy - Currency:

Tanzanian Shilling (100 Cents) - Literacy Rate: 75.8% -

Travel - TOGO

Location: Western Africa - Official Name: Republic of Togo -

Formation: 1960 - Capital: Lome - Population: 4.7 Million -

Total Area: 21,925 Sq Miles - Languages: French, Ewe,

Kabye, Gurma - Religions: Traditional Beliefs 50%, Christian

35%, Muslim 15% - Ethnic Mix: Ewe 46%, Other African 53%,

European 1% - Government: Presidential Regime - Currency:

CFA Franc (100 Centimes) - Literacy Rate: 57.3% -

Travel - TUNISIA

Location: North Africa - Official Name: Republic of Tunisia -

Formation: 1956 - Capital: Tunis - Population: 9.6 Million -

Total Area: 63,170 Sq Miles - Languages: Arabic, French -

Religions: Muslim (mainly Sunni) 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish

1% - Ethnic Mix: Arab & Berber 98%, European 1%, Other 1% -

Government: Presidential Democracy - Currency: Tunisian Dinar

(1000 Millimes) - Literacy Rate: 71% -

Travel - UGANDA

Location: East Africa - Official Name: Republic of Uganda -

Formation: 1962 - Capital: Kampala - Population: 24 Million -

Total Area: 91,135 Sq Miles - Languages: English, Luganda,

Nkole, Chiga, Lango, Acholi, Teso - Religions: Roman Catholic

38%, Protestant 33%, Traditional Beliefs 13%, Muslim (mainly

Sunni) 5%, Other 11% - Ethnic Mix: Bantu Tribes 50%, Other

50% - Government: Non-Party Democracy - Currency: New

Uganda Shilling (100 Cents) - Literacy Rate: 67.1% -

Travel - ZAMBIA

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

Formation: 1964 - Capital: Lusaka - Population: 10.6 Million -

Total Area: 290,584 Sq Miles - Languages: English, Benba,

Nyanja, Tonga, Kaonde, Lunda, Luvale, Lozi - Religions:

Christian 63%, Indigenous Beliefs 36%, Other 1% - Ethnic Mix:

Benba 34%, European 1%, Other African 65% - Government:

Presidential Democracy - Currency: Zambian Kwacha (100

Ngwee) - Literacy Rate: 78.1% -

Travel - ZIMBABWE

Location: Southern Africa - Official Name: Republic of

Zimbabwe - Formation: 1980 - Capital: Harare - Population:

12.9 Million - Total Area: 150,803 Sq Miles - Languages: English,

Shona, Ndebele - Religions: Syncretic (Christian & Traditional

Beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, Traditional Beliefs 24%, Other 1% -

Ethnic Mix: Shona 71%, Ndebele 16%, Other African 11%, Asian

1%, White 1% - Government: Presidential Regime - Currency:

Zimbabwe Dollar (100 Cents) - Literacy Rate: 88.7% -