African Nations

Question 1

This country has the largest population of any country in the region

Answer 1

Nigeria

Question 2

This is the only non landlocked country in the Sahel

Answer 2

Mauritania

Question 3

About 90% of people in this country are Islam

Answer 3

Mali

Question 4

About 10% of people in this country are Christians.

Answer 4

Burkina Faso

Question 5

Along with Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, this country makes up the Sahel

Answer 5

Chad

Question 6

Along with Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad, this country makes up the Sahel

Answer 6

Niger

Question 7

A civil war in this country hurt the economy and they are still suffering from it

Answer 7

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 8

This country has rich deposits of copper, tin and industrial diamonds

Answer 8

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 9

This country is home to the Serengeti National Park which attracts many tourists

Answer 9

Tanzania

Question 10

This country has a stable government that is because of the ethnic groups living together in peace because most people speak Swahili

Answer 10

Tanzania

Question 11

This country revived its independence in 1963 and used to be very prosperous

Answer 11

Kenya

Question 12

In 2007, this country held an election that led to violent riots

Answer 12

Kenya

Question 13

This country has used its oil, manganese, uranium and timber to build a prosperous economy

Answer 13

Gabon

Question 14

This country produces lots of coffee and cacao for export

Answer 14

Cameroon

Question 15

This country was ruled by the harsh leader, Idi Amin, in the 1970’s

Answer 15

Uganda

Question 16

In the 1990’s there was a genocide that killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsi people

Answer 16

Rwanda

Question 17

Along with Rwanda, this country has the highest population density of Southeast SSA

Answer 17

Burundi

Question 18

From 1983-2004, the Muslims in the north and the Christians in the south of this country fought a harsh civil war that killed about 1.5 million people.

Answer 18

Sudan

Question 19

Unlike the north part of this nation, the south part has fertile soil because this is where the two Nile rivers join together

Answer 19

South Sudan

Question 20

In the 1980’s, this country suffered from a harsh drought and their plentiful fields turned to dust

Answer 20

Ethiopia

Question 21

This country suffered from a famine that killed 1 million people through starvation and disease

Answer 21

Ethiopia

Question 22

This is a small Muslim country that broke away from Ethiopia in 1993

Answer 22

Eritrea

Question 23

Most people in this country are Muslim and in the 1980’s disputes between the two clans led to civil war

Answer 23

Somalia

Question 24

This country is a meeting point of many important trade routes that link Africa with Asia

Answer 24

Djibouti

Question 25

Tourism is the fastest growing industry here. National parks help to protect the habitats of the country’s wildlife. Name the nation

Answer 25

Tanzania

Question 26

This is the most highly developed country in Africa

Answer 26

South Africa

Question 27

This country is a mix of black ethnic groups which are 75% of the countries population and people of European decent which are 10% of the country’s population

Answer 27

South Africa

Question 28

In the early 1900’s British rulers formed this country as a white-ruled one

Answer 28

South Africa

Question 29

Along with Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi, these are the inland countries of Southern Africa.

Answer 29

Lesotho

Question 30

Along with Lesotho, this country is an enclave of South Africa

Answer 30

Swaziland

Question 31

This countries economy relies of the exporting of diamonds and other minerals

Answer 31

Botswana

Question 32

This country is rich in gold, copper, iron ore and asbestos

Answer 32

Zimbabwe

Question 33

This country relies on copper for most of its income and now that copper prices are going down, it’s income goes down to

Answer 33

Zambia

Question 34

This country is east of Zambia and has wetlands, lakes, mountains and forests and it got its independence in the 1990’s

Answer 34

Malawi

Question 35

This island country relies on cacao, coconut, and, more recently, petroleum exports.

Answer 35

São Tomé and Príncipe

Question 36

This country has 200 ethnic groups and French is the official language

Answer 36

Democratic Republic of the Congo