The largest city in Lesotho is the capital, Maseru, with a population of approximately , Lesotho is a constitutional monarchy. Its king has no political power but serves as a symbol of national unity. Economically, Lesotho is heavily dependent on South Africa. Nevertheless, Lesotho is still a developing country. Its life expectancy is just 51 years for men and 57 years for women. Botswana is a landlocked country east of Namibia and west of the East African country of Zimbabwe.
South Africa is its neighbor to the south. The total population of Botswana is an estimated 2. To be more precise, Botswana is substantially more developed than most African countries. In fact, the country ranks the highest among sub-Saharan countries on the Human Development Index. Nevertheless, Botswana faces substantial challenges. On the bright side, Botswana is known as being one of the most stable countries in Africa.
It has had a stable, democratic government since it gained independence in It is named for the Namib Desert. The country has an estimated population of 2. In November , the Commonwealth helped a senior official from the South African Department of Trade and Industry attend a Commonwealth consultation on trade held in Seychelles.
South Africa awards scholarships for postgraduate study to citizens of other Commonwealth countries under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan. Site search. Key facts Region: Africa Population: 58 million Area: 1,, square kilometres Capital: South Africa does not have a single official capital city. The Parliament is in Cape Town, making it the legislative capital. The President and Cabinet meet in Pretoria, making it the administrative capital.
Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It is one of the smallest countries in continental Africa, and comprises two regions: a Continental Region Ro Muni ; and an Insular Region containing Annobn island, Bioko island formerly Fernando Po where the capital of Malabo is situated, and several offshore islands like Corisco.
Eritrea officially the State of Eritrea is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The east and northeast of the country have an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Ethiopia officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the north-east.
Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world and Africa's second-most populous nation. It is the smallest country on the African continental mainland and is bordered to the north, east, and south by Senegal, and has a small coast on the Atlantic Ocean in the west.
The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. Guinea's territory has a curved shape, with its base at the Atlantic Ocean, inland to the east, and turning south. The base borders Guinea-Bissau and Senegal to the north, and Mali to the north and north-east; the inland part borders Cote d'Ivoire to the south-east, Liberia to the south, and Sierra Leone to the west of the southern tip. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in western Africa and one of the smallest nations in continental Africa.
It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border.
Lesotho officially the Kingdom of Lesotho is a landlocked country and enclave entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Formerly Basutoland, it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. With an area of almost 1. Madagascar, originally Republic of Madagascar, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. They include the lemur infraorder of primates, the carnivorous fossa, three bird families and six baobab species. The Republic of Malawi is in southern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast and Mozambique, which surrounds it on the east, south and west and is separated from Malawi by Lake Malawi also Lake Nyasa.
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked nation in Western Africa. Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Cote d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west.
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest. Mauritius officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about kilometres east of Madagascar.
In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Runion km to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues km to the northeast.
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country located in North Africa. Morocco has international borders with Algeria to the east, Spain to the north a water border through the Strait and land borders with two small Spanish autonomous cities, Ceuta and Melilla , and Mauritania to the south via its Western Saharan territories.
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest. Namibia officially the Republic of Namibia is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south.
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