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Economy
currency: angolan kwanza
GDP: 5,783 USD
Gross Domestic Product: 124.2 billion USD
Social
Portugese influence on culture
Main Religion: Roman Catholicism
Politics
Government: presidential republic
Recovering from cilvil war lasting from 1975 to 2002
Environment
Varied terrain w/tropical beaches and sub saharan desert |
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economy
currency: Burundi Franc
GDP per capita: 267.11 USD
gross domestic product: 2.715 billion USD
social
poverty, environmental stress, and AIDS are issues
political
Hutu-Tutsi etnic rivalry
government: presidetial reipresentative democratic republic
environment
landlocked, resource poor, nearly complete deforestation
environmental
land locked, resource poor
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Economy
Currency: Central African CFA franc
GDP per capita: 3,167 US dollars
GDP:14.09 billion
Social
Main languages: French, Swahili, Lingala, Tshiluba, and Kikongo
very diverse culture
Political
Government: Democratic Republic
recovering from massive civil war
Environment
100 million hectares of tropical rainforest |
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Economy
Currency: Central African CFA franc
GDP per capita: 5453.44 USD
GDP: 25.1 USD
Social
Influenced by ancient rituals and songs
Boiko island ruled by colonial Spanish traditions
music and dance religiosly significant
only spanish speaking country in Africa
Political
government: democatic republic
one of Sub Sahara's greatest oil producers
most of the population lives in poverty
Environment
rich in oil
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Economy
currency: Gambian dalasi
GDP per capita: 488.57 USD
GDP: 903.5 million USD
Social
official language: English
major religion: Muslim
Political
government: presidential republic
tourism important to economy
stable, but not prosperous
contreversial president
Environment
Gambia River runs through country
only one sixth of the land is arable
poor soil quality, peanuts are main crop |
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Economy
currency: West African CFA franc
GDP per capita: 31.06 billion USD
GDP: 48 billion USD
Social
many ethnic groups
Political
Relatively high level of icome
civil war in 2002 split country in half
large exporter of cocoa beans
Environment
contains Banco National Park, a rainforest preserve with hiking trails |
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Economic
currency: Malagasy ariary
GDP prer capita: 462.97 USD
GDP: 3.66 billion
Social
culture influenced by Arabs, Indians, British, French and Chinese settlers
Political
government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
exports: paddy rice, coffee, vanilla, and cloves
repeated political instability, one of the world's poorest countries
Environment
fourth largest island in the world
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Economic
currency: Metical
GDP per capita: 605.3 USD
GDP: 15.36 billion
Social
main language: portugese
Political
still recovering from civil war that ended in 1992
one of Africa's poorest naions
Environmental
gas field discovered off the coast in 2011 |
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Economy
currency: Rwandan franc
GDP per capita: 638.67 USD
GDP: 7.890 billion USD
Social
major religion: Christianity
major ethnic groups: Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Political
one of the poorest and the most densely populated countries in Africa
government: presidential republic
Environment
threats inlude periodic droughts and volcanic activities |
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Economy
currency: South African rand
GDP per capita: 6617.91 USD
GDP: 123.92 billion USD
Social
major languages: English, Afrikaans
Political
Ruled by a white minority until 1994
government: constitutional democracy
Environment
Home to safari destination Kruger National Park
wild beaches and craggy cliffs at Cape of Good Hope
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Economy
currency: CFA franc
GDP per capita: 636.44 USD
GDP: 7.024 billion USD
Social
37 tribal ethnic groups
main language: French
Political
gained notariety for poached ivory
one of the world's top five producers of phosphates
extremely poor population, dependant on foreign aid
Environmental
palm lined beaches |
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Economy
currency: West African CFA
GDP per capita: 804.69 USD
Social
main language: french
birthplace of voodoo
Political
government type: democracy
one of Africa's most stable democracies
severely underdeveloped
Environment
one of Africa's greatest cotton producers
home of Pendjari National Park |
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Economic
currency: Central African CFA franc
GDP per capita: 1328.64 USD
GDP: 72.12 billion USD
Social
one of the highest literacy rates
home to more than 200 different liguistic groups
Political
government: unitary presidential republic
Environmental
contains the Chutes de la Lobe waterfalls |
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Economic
currency: Comorian franc
GDP per capita: 814.96 USD
GDP: 598.9 USD
Social
ethnic contributions include Arabic and Malaysian.
Political
more than 20 coups or attempted coups
not many natural resources
Environmental
consists of four volcanic activities |
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