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AFRICA
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia.
The "Black Continent" is divided roughly in two by the equator and surrounded by sea except where the Isthmus of Suez joins it to Asia. In the north Africa is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar, in west by the Atlantic Ocean, in south and south east by the Indian Ocean, and on its north eastern coast by the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden.
Area: 30,370,000 km², Population: 1 billion,
There are 54 sovereign states, 10 small dependent territories, still controlled by former colonial powers, and two major disputed African territories: Somaliland and Western Sahara.
1250–3000 native languages, Afro-Asiatic (e.g. Berber lang), Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo (Bantu), and Khoi-San.
All African states except Morocco are members of the African Union, the association of sovereign African nations established in 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Time zonesUTC-1 to UTC+4
North Africa
Area: 4,761,667 km2
Capital: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Language: Spanish Area Total: 7,493 km2 Currency: Euro (€) (EUR) Time zone: UTC (WET), Summer (DST) UTC+1 (WEST) Driving side: right ISO 3166 code: ICES-CN
Autonomous city: Ceuta Official language: Spanish Area: 18.5 km2 Currency: Euro (€) (EUR) Time zone: UTC+1 (CET), Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) ISO 3166 code: ES-CE
Capital city: Tripoli Official language: Arabic Area: 1,759,541 km2 Currency: Libyan dinar (LYD) Time zone: UTC+2 (EET) Driving side: right Calling code: +218 ISO 3166 code: LY
Capital city: Funchal Official language: Portuguese Area: 801 km2 Currency: EUR (€) (EUR) Time zone: UTC (WET), Summer (DST) UTC+1 (WEST) Driving side: right Calling code: +351 (291) ISO 3166 code: PT-30
Administration centre: Melilla Official language: Spanish Area: 12.3 km2 Currency: Euro (€) (EUR) Time zone: UTC+1 (CET), Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Driving side: right Calling code: +952 ISO 3166 code: ES-ML
Capital city: Rabat Official languages: Arabic, Berber Area: 710,850 km2 Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD) Time zone: UTC+1 Driving side: right Calling code: +212 ISO 3166 code: MA
Capital city: Khartoum Official languages: Arabic, English Area: 1,886,068 km2 Currency: Sudanese pound (SDG) Time zone: UTC+2 (CAT) Driving side: left Calling code: +249 ISO 3166 code: SD
Capital city: Tunis Official language: Arabic Area: 163,610 km2 Currency: Tunisian dinar (TND) Time zone: UTC+1 (CET) Driving side: right Calling code: +216 ISO 3166 code: TN
Capital city: El Aaiúna Official language: Arabic Area: 266,000 km2 Currency: Moroccan dirham, Sahrawi peseta, Algerian dinar, Mauritanian ouguiya Calling code: +212 Time zone: UTC +0 - +1 Code ISO 3166: ESH, EH
East Africa
Area: 3,678,394 km2
Capital city: Moroni Languages: Comorian, French, Arabic Area: 1,861 km2 Currency: Comorian franc (KMF) Time zone: UTC+3 (EAT) Driving side: right Calling code: +269 ISO 3166 code: KM
Capital city: Djibouti Official languages: French, Arabic Area: 23,200 Currency: Djiboutian franc (DJF) Time zone: UTC+3 (EAT) Driving side: right Calling code: +253 ISO 3166 code: DJ
Capital city: Asmara Official language: None Area: 117,600 km2 Currency: Nakfa (ERN) Time zone: UTC+3 (EAT), Summer (DST) UTC+3 (not observed) Driving side: right Calling code: +291 ISO 3166 code: ER
Capital city: Addis Ababa Official language: Amharic Area: 1,104,300 km2 Currency: Birr (ETB) Time zone: UTC+3 (EAT) Driving side: right Calling code: +251 ISO 3166 code: ET
Capital city: Saint Pierre, Réunion Official language: French Area: 439,666.4 km2 Currency: Euro (€) (EUR) Time zone: UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+10:00 Driving side: right ISO 3166 code: TF, FR-TF
Capital city: Nairobi Official languages: English, Swahili Area: 580,367 km2 Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES) Time zone: UTC+3 (EAT) Driving side: left Calling code: +254 ISO 3166 code: KE
Capital city: Antananarivo Official languages: Malagasy, French Area: 587,041 km2 Currency: Malagasy ariary (MGA) Time zone: UTC+3 (EAT), Summer (DST) UTC+3 Driving side: right Calling code: +261 ISO 3166 code: MG
Capital city: Lilongwe Official languages: English, Chewa Area: 118,484 km2 Currency: Kwacha (D) (MWK) Time zone: UTC+2 (CAT) Driving side: left Calling code: +265 ISO 3166 code: MW
Capital city: Port Louis Official languages: None Area: 2,040 km2 Currency: Mauritian rupee (MUR) Time zone: UTC+4 (MUT) Driving side: left Calling code: +230 ISO 3166 code: MU
Country: France Prefecture: Mamoudzou Area: 374 km2 Currency: Euro (€) (EUR) Time zone: UTC+03:00 (EAT) ISO 3166 code: YTFR-YT
Capital city: Maputo Official language: Portuguese Area: 801,590 km2 Currency: Mozambican metical (MZN) Time zone: UTC+2 (CAT) Driving side: left Calling code: +258 ISO 3166 code: MZ
Prefecture: Saint-Denis Languages: France, créole réunionnais Area: 2,511 km2 Currency: Euro (€) (EUR) Time zone: UTC+04:00 (RET) ISO 3166 code: REFR-RE
Capital city: Kigali Languages: English, French, Kinyarwanda Area: 26,338 km2 Currency: Rwandan franc (RWF) Time zone: UTC+2 (CAT) Driving side: right Calling code: +250 ISO 3166 code: RW
Capital city: Victoria Official languages: English, French Area: 459 km2 Currency: Seychellois rupee (SCR) Time zone: UTC+4 (SCT), Summer (DST) UTC+4 (not observed) Driving side: left Calling code: +248 ISO 3166 code: SC
Capital city: Mogadishu Official languages: Somali, Arabic Area: 637,657 km2 Currency: Somali shilling (SOS) Time zone: UTC+3 (EAT) Driving side: right Calling code: +252 ISO 3166 code: SO
Capital city: Hargeisa Official language: Somali Area: 176,120 km2 Currency: Somaliland shilling Time zone: UTC+4 (EAT) Driving side: right Calling code: +252 (Somalia)
Capital city: Dodoma Official language: None Area: 947,303 km2 Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS) Time zone: UTC+3 (EAT) Driving side: left Calling code: +255 ISO 3166 code: TZ
Capital city: Kampala Official languages: English, Swahili Area: 241,038 km2 Currency: Ugandan shilling (UGX) Time zone: UTC+3 (EAT) Driving side: left Calling code: +256 ISO 3166 code: UG
Capital city: Lusaka Official language: English Area: 752,618 km2 Currency: Zambian kwacha (ZMW) Time zone: UTC+2 (CAT) Driving side: left Calling code: +260 ISO 3166 code: ZM
Capital city: Harare Official 16 languages: Chewa, English Area: 390,757 km2 Currency: Zimbabwean dollar Time zone: UTC+2 (CAT) Driving side: left Calling code: +263 ISO 3166 code: ZW
Central Africa
Area: 7 232 745 km2
Capital city: Kinshasa Official language: French Area: 2,345,409 km2 Currency: Congolese franc (CDF) Time zone: UTC+1 to +2 (WAT and CAT) Driving side: right Calling code: +243 ISO 3166 code: CD
Capital city: São Tomé Official language: Portuguese Area: 1,001 km2 Currency: Dobra (STN) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +239 ISO 3166 code: ST
Capital city: Juba Official language: English Area: 619,745 km2 Currency: South Sudanese pound (SSP) Time zone: UTC+3 (East Africa Time) Driving side: right Calling code: +211 ISO 3166 code: SS
West Africa
Area: 5,112,903 km2
Capital city: Porto-Novoa Official languages: French Area: 114,763 km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Time zone: UTC+1 (WAT) Driving side: right Calling code: +229 ISO 3166 code: BJ
Capital city: Ouagadougou Official language: French Area: 274,200 km2 Currency: West African franc (CFA) Time zone: GMT Driving side: right Calling code: +226 Iso 3166 code: BF
Capital city: Yamoussoukro Official language: French Area: 322,463 km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +225 ISO 3166 code: CI
Capital city: Banjul Official language: English Area: 10,689 km2 Currency: Dalasi (GMD) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +220 ISO 3166 code: GM
Capital city: Accra Official language: English Area: 239,567 km2 Currency: Ghanaian cedi (GHS) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +233 ISO 3166 code: GH
Capital city: Conakry Official language: French Area: 245,857 km2 Currency: Guinean franc (GNF) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +224 ISO 3166 code: GN
Capital city: Bissau Official language: Portuguese Area: 36,125 km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +245 ISO 3166 code: GW
Capital city: Monrovia Official language: English Area: 111,369 km2 Currency: Liberian dollar (LRD) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +231 ISO 3166 code: LR
Capital city: Bamako Official language: French Area: 1,240,192 km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +223 ISO 3166 code: ML
Capital city: Nouakchott Official language: Arabic Area: 1,030,000 km2 Currency: Ouguiya (MRU) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +222 ISO 3166 code: MR
Capital city: Niamey Official language: French Area: 1,267,000 km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Time zone: UTC+1 (WAT) Driving side: right Calling code: +227 ISO 3166 code: NE
Capital city: Abuja Official language: English Area: 923,769 km2 Currency: Naira (₦) (NGN) Time zone: UTC+01:00 (WAT) Driving side: right Calling code: +234 ISO 3166 code: NG
Capital city: Jamestown Official language: English Area: 121 km2 Currency: Saint Helena pound (£) (SHP) Time zone: UTC±00:00 (GMT) Driving side: left Calling code: +290 ISO 3166 code: SH-HL
Capital settlement: Georgetown Official language: English Area: 88 km2 Currency: Saint Helena pound (£) (SHP) Time zone: UTC±00:00 (GMT) Driving side: left Calling code: +247 ISO 3166 code: SH-AC
Capital: Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Official languages: English Area: 207 km2 Currency: Pound sterling (£) (GBP) Time zone: UTC±00:00 (GMT) Driving side: left Calling code: +290, +44 20 ISO 3166 code: SH-TA
Capital city: Dakar Official language: French Area: 196,712 km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +221 ISO 3166 code: SN
Capital city: Freetown Official languages: English, Krio Area: 71,740 km2 Currency: Leone (SLL) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +232 ISO 3166 code: SL
Capital city: Lomé Official language: French Area: 56,785 km2 Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF) Time zone: UTC (GMT) Driving side: right Calling code: +228 ISO 3166 code: TG
Southern Africa
Area: 2,314,764 km2
Capital city: Mbabane Official languages: Siswati, English Area: 17,364 km2 Currency: Swazi lilangeni (SZL), South African rand (ZAR) Time zone: UTC+2 (SAST) Driving side: left Calling code: +268 ISO 3166 code: SZ
Capital city: Maseru Official languages: Sesotho, English Area: 30,355 km2 Currency: Lesotho loti (LSL), South African rand (ZAR) Time zone: UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) Driving side: left Calling code: +266 ISO 3166 code: LS
Capital city: Windhoek Official language: English Area: 825,615 km2 Currency: Namibian dollar (NAD), South African rand (ZAR) Time zone: UTC+2 (CAST) Driving side: left Calling code: +264 ISO 3166 code: NA
