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  2. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa

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    It lists 56 sovereign states (54 of which are member states of the United Nations), two non-sovereign (dependent) territories of non-African sovereign states, and nine sub-national regions of non-African sovereign states. Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer ...

  3. List of national capitals - Wikipedia

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    Country/Territory Continent Notes Abidjan (former capital; still hosts some government offices) Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Africa: Abidjan is the largest city in Ivory Coast and is officially designated as the economic capital. Yamoussoukro (de jure) Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates: Asia: Abuja Nigeria: Africa: Lagos was the capital from 1914 ...

  4. Malawi - Wikipedia

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    Various scenes around the country, 2018. Malawi (/ məˈlɑːwi /; lit. 'flames' in Chichewa and Chitumbuka), [9] officially the Republic of Malawi and formerly known as Nyasaland, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and ...

  5. Gabon - Wikipedia

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    Gabon. Gabon (/ ɡəˈbɒn / gə-BON; French pronunciation: [ɡabɔ̃] ⓘ), officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.

  6. List of cities in Africa by population - Wikipedia

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    Seaside of Egypt's third-largest city and its ancient capital: Alexandria, the largest port in this bicontinental country. East Africa's central business hub and Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Cape Peninsula of Cape Town, Africa's southernmost city and the second largest one in South Africa, also its legislative capital. Kampala is the hub of Uganda.

  7. Djibouti - Wikipedia

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    DJ. Internet TLD. .dj. Djibouti, [ a ] officially the Republic of Djibouti, [ b ] is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia [ c ] to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area of 23,200 km 2 (8,958 sq mi). [ 1 ] In antiquity, the territory ...

  8. Category:Capitals in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Capitals of country subdivisions in Africa (25 C) + Former capitals of Egypt (7 C, 21 P) A. Abuja (10 C, 23 P) Accra (11 C, 36 P, 1 F) ... Pages in category "Capitals ...

  9. Africa - Wikipedia

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    Africa. Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [9] With nearly 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population.