Sub-Saharen Africa Counties Flashcards

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Nigeria

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Largest population of any county in the region

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Mauritania

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This nationis the only one of the Sahel countries that is not landlocked

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3
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Mali

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Not many people live here because of the harsh conditions

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4
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Burkina Faso

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Herding livestock is a major activity here.

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5
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Niger

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Much of the land here is over grazed because of the massive amounts of livestock herding

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6
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Chad

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Most people in this nation are Muslim and speak Arabic

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7
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Many of the minerals in this nation are in the interior and this makes it hard to get them out of the county because of lack of roads

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8
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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This nation has more than 200 ethnic groups

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9
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Tanzania

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Most people in this nation work in farming or herding

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10
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Tanzania

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Important export crops in this nation are coffee and sisal

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11
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Kenya

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This nations capital is the largest city in East Africa

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Kenya

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This nation is about the size of Nevada

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13
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Gabon

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This nation bases its economy on oil, manganese, uranium, and timber

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14
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Cameroon

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This nation produces cacao and coffee for export

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15
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Equatorial Guinea

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This nation benefits from its vast oil sources

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16
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Uganda

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This nation was ruled by a cruel dictator, but now this nation has become more democratic and prosperous

17
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Burundi

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This nation has two ethnic groups, the Hutu and the Tutsi

18
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Rwanda

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In this nation, a power struggle lead to this nation killing hundreds of thousands of Tutsi