The Republic of Cape Verde, commonly known as Cape Verde, is an Atlantic island nation located on the west coast of Africa. It spans 10 volcanic islands in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometers from the West African coastline. Before independence, it was a Portuguese colony, and the name “Cape Verde” means “Green Cape” in Portuguese. …
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau, commonly known as Guinea-Bissau and sometimes abbreviated as Guinea-Bissau, is a country located in West Africa and was once Portuguese Guinea. Guinea-Bissau is bordered by Senegal to the north, Guinea to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The population is about 1,600,000 and the capital is …
The Republic of Guinea, commonly known as Guinea, is a country located in West Africa, bordered by Cote d’Ivoire to the southeast, Liberia to the south, Sierra Leone to the west, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal to the north, and Mali to the north and northeast. The Niger, Senegal, and Gambia rivers originate in Guinea. Guinea originally refers …
The Republic of Djibouti, commonly known as Djibouti, is a country located on the west coast of the Gulf of Aden in north-eastern Africa, bordered by Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west, south-west and south, Somaliland (which Somalia claims as its territory) to the south-east and Yemen across the Strait of Mander in …
The Federal Republic of Somalia, commonly known as Somalia, is an East African country that is undeveloped. It is located on the Somali peninsula, bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the north and Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti to the west (it is actually bordered by Somaliland to the …
The State of Eritrea, commonly known as Eritrea, is a country located in northeastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, with an area of 125,000 km2, a population of about 5,750,433 (2018), the capital city of Asmara, and a predominantly Tigrinya, Tigrayan, etc. ethnic group. The currency is commonly known as the nakfa. Eritrea Tourism Landscape …
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, commonly known as Ethiopia, is a sovereign state located in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti, Somalia and Somaliland (which Somalia claims as its territory) to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. …
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, with its entire territory located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. Formerly known as Upper Volta, It changed to the present name in August 1984. The capital, Ouagadougou, is located in the center of the country and is the largest city and the cultural …
The Republic of Mali, commonly known as Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa and the Sahel region, bordered by Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire to the south, Guinea to the southwest, and Mauritania and Senegal to the west, making it the second largest country in …
The Republic of the Gambia, commonly known as The Gambia, is a country located in West Africa, surrounded by Senegal on land and covering an area of 11,295 square kilometers, making it the smallest country on the African continent. The Gambia River runs through the center of the country and flows to the Atlantic Ocean.The …
