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African nations -
area, population, economy
The figures
in the chart below relate to 2007.
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COUNTRY
|
area
sq miles (000's)
|
population
(millions)
|
size of economy (US$bn)
|
rate of growth 1990-2005
|
GNI
per cap. (US$)
|
GNI
per cap. (PPP US$)
|
| ALGERIA |
919
|
33.3
|
92.0
|
1.1
|
3,030
|
7,740
|
| ANGOLA |
481
|
12.2
|
30.3
|
1.4
|
1,950
|
3,530
|
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| BENIN |
43
|
8.0
|
4.4
|
1.4
|
580
|
1,390
|
| BOTSWANA |
224
|
1.8
|
9.7
|
3.8
|
5,710
|
12,050
|
| BURKINA
FASO |
103
|
14.3
|
5.5
|
1.3
|
430
|
1,140
|
| BURUNDI |
10
|
8.3
|
0.8
|
-2.8
|
100
|
690
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| CAMEROON |
183
|
18.0
|
16.6
|
0.6
|
950
|
2,000
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| CAPE
VERDE |
1.5
|
0.5
|
1.1
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3.4
|
2,210
|
2,830
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| CEN
AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
240
|
4.3
|
1.4
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-0.6
|
340
|
680
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| CHAD |
495
|
10.2
|
5.9
|
1.7
|
690
|
1,750
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| COMOROS |
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.4
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-0.5
|
610
|
1,060
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| CONGO
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC |
905
|
62.6
|
7.1
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-5.2
|
120
|
260
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| CONGO
REPUBLIC |
132
|
3.7
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6.1
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-1.0
|
1,850
|
3,620
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| COTE
D'IVOIRE |
124
|
19.2
|
16.4
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-0.5
|
860
|
1,580
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| DJIBOUTI |
9
|
0.5
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0.7
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-2.4
|
940
|
1,960
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| EGYPT |
385
|
73.3
|
98.8
|
2.6
|
1,410
|
5,050
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| EQUAT
GUINEA |
11
|
0.5
|
6.6
|
16.6
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6,540
|
12,000
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| ERITREA |
47
|
4.9
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1.2
|
0.3
|
200
|
970
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| ETHIOPIA |
435
|
76.5
|
11.1
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1.5
|
150
|
590
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| GABON |
103
|
1.3
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8.7
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-0.4
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6,200
|
12,740
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| GAMBIA |
4
|
1.7
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0.3
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0.1
|
190
|
730
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| GHANA |
92
|
22.9
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10.7
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2.0
|
500
|
1,230
|
| GUINEA |
95
|
9.3
|
2.9
|
1.2
|
320
|
950
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| GUINEA-BISSAU
|
14
|
1.4
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0.3
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-2.6
|
230
|
570
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| KENYA |
225
|
36.9
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18.7
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-0.2
|
530
|
1,360
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| LESOTHO |
12
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2.0
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1.4
|
2.3
|
780
|
1,420
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| LIBERIA |
38
|
3.7
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0.6
|
2.3
|
190
|
380
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| LIBYA |
679
|
6.3
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44.3
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?
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7,380
|
12,710
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| MADAGASCAR |
227
|
19.6
|
5.5
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-0.7
|
320
|
990
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| MALAWI |
46
|
13.6
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2.9
|
1.0
|
230
|
690
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| MALI |
482
|
11.9
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5.5
|
2.2
|
470
|
1,030
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| MAURITANIA |
398
|
3.1
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1.8
|
1.9
|
630
|
1,690
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| MAURITIUS |
0.8
|
1.2
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6.3
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3.7
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5,050
|
10,160
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| MOROCCO |
177
|
31.2
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59.0
|
1.5
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1,950
|
3,550
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| MOZAMBIQUE |
308
|
20.9
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6.7
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4.6
|
350
|
740
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| NAMIBIA |
319
|
2.0
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6.2
|
1.4
|
3,050
|
4,550
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| NIGER |
459
|
14.2
|
3.3
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-0.5
|
260
|
610
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| NIGERIA |
356
|
144.0
|
113.5
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0.7
|
870
|
1,900
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| RWANDA |
10
|
9.7
|
2.4
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0
|
270
|
810
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| S
TOME/PRINC. |
0.4
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0.1
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0.1
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0.5
|
770
|
1,460
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| SENEGAL |
76
|
12.5
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8.7
|
1.2
|
800
|
1,680
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| SEYCHELLES |
0.2
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0.1
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0.7
|
1.5
|
8,650
|
7,800
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| SIERRA
LEONE |
28
|
5.8
|
1.5
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-1.4
|
290
|
790
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| SOMALIA |
246
|
8.6
|
0.7
|
?
|
80
|
560
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| SOUTH
AFRICA |
471
|
47.8
|
242
|
0.7
|
5,160
|
8,480
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| SUDAN |
967
|
39.3
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35.2
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3.5
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1,000
|
2,250
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| SWAZILAND |
7
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1.1
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2.6
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0.2
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2,270
|
4,380
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| TANZANIA |
365
|
39.3
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12.7
|
1.7
|
360
|
1,020
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| TOGO |
22
|
6.5
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2.1
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0
|
410
|
890
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| TUNISIA |
63
|
10.2
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29.0
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3.3
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2,900
|
6,460
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| UGANDA |
93
|
30.2
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9.1
|
3.2
|
350
|
1,000
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| WESTERN
SAHARA |
97
|
0.4
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?
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?
|
300
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?
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| ZAMBIA |
291
|
11.4
|
7.3
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-0.3
|
640
|
1,180
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| ZIMBABWE |
151
|
11.5
|
9.2
|
-2.1
|
800
|
540
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The total area of Africa is 11,684,711 sq miles (22.3%
of area of the world) of which 9,461,000 sq miles is represented by sub-Saharan
Africa. Africa in size is roughly the same as that of the US, China, the
EU and Australia - added together. Sudan is the largest country - almost
5 times the size of France.
Total population of Africa is 934m (14.2% of world total)
of which 780m live in sub-Saharan Africa.
Total size of the economy of Africa is $978 bn (2% of
world total) of which $655bn (1.4%) represents the total of sub-Saharan
Africa. Of the sub-Saharan total of $655bn, South Africa represents $242bn
or 37% of the total. Average GNI per head in sub-Saharan Africa is $900
per annum. 19 African countries have seen their economies on average contract
since 1990 whilst others have seen average growth of below +3%, the rate
needed to be exceeded in most countries for GNI per capita to increase
ahead of population growth.
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