Bamako

 (bottom left of the country on river)

Lilongwe

Abuja;

Lagos

Dodoma: Newly built capital city, is an inland city;

Dar es Salaam: primate, largest city and major seaport (center- right side, on coast)

1)  Yamoussourkro- New capital city. Site of world's largest cathedral.

2) Abidjan- primate city and business center. Gateway city to the COTE d'IVOIRE and the major gateway for the world into French West Africa

(On the coast in center)

International agreement to curb the effects of global warming by cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions 

Caused the borders of the African nations to be drawn up as they are today. 16 European nations met in Berlin and divided up the world among them.  This was colonialism in its purest form.

Highest mountain in Africa.

Earnest Hemmingway wrote a book about this mountain

Worlds largest river.

Begins in Lake Victoria flows NORTH to the Mediterranean Sea.

Large desert in Africa.

Similar to the the Aticama desert in Chile.  

Serves as a model of democracy for Africa.

Member of OPEC, has the power to intervene in most conflicts in the smaller African nations. 

Homeland of the last Secretarty General of the UN, Kofi Anan. Rapidly emerging/ a economic sucess story of Africa;

Capital is Accra

Important agricultural nation;

Capital is Ouagadougou:  "Hollywood of Africa"

Is the center of the Sub-Saharan film industry and the site of the largest African film festival

World's leading exporter of cocoa (chocolate)

Africa's first independent black nation.

Founded as a homeland for freed American slaves by three Baltimore businessmen;

Monrovia is the capital city, named after President James Monroe

Nation founded by the British as home for the freed slaves from the colonies of the British Empire;

Freetown is the capital city

Place where author Alex Haley traced his family history in Roots. Most African Americans can trace their roots to this country;

Banjul is the capital city

Niamey is the capital city

(bottom left corner of country) 

One of the most stable West African states.

Has a strong French influence. Most of the nation is Muslim;

Khartoum is the capital city, and is a major opening for French culture in the region

Cairo is the largest city, home to the Pyramids,

city on the Nile

Major seaport on the Mediterranean Sea. Named after Alexander the Great. Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony ruled from here. The Great Library of Alexandria and the Pharaoh's Lighthouse were both destroyed, though the Library has been rebuilt.

Led by President Mohammar Quaddafi. Was under sanctions by the US and UN for its support of terrorism. This country has since given up its nuclear weapons and paid reparations to the victims of Terrorism in the US and France. Considerable oil reserves so a suprising very high standard of living.

Tripoli is the capital city.

The capital of this country;

The primate city, largest city, gateway city and seaport in this country. Famous for the name of a popular American movie and the color of its buildings.

A military coup overthrew the gov't b/c it seemed apparent that an Islaamic fundamentalist group was going to win the elections- the US & France were upset at this possibility;

Algiers is the capital city

Economic motor for the continent of Africa. The highest Gross National Income of any African state.

This country:

• Has enormous coal/iron reservest

• Is a major exporter of agricultural products around the world

• Major manufacturer and supplier of weapons and military equipment when the world placed sanctions on this country, it started its own arms industry.
• Is a nuclear power nation. It produces energy thru nuclear reactors. Developed a nuclear bomb in the 90s but gave it up after Nelson Mandela took power
• Uses SASOL, a gasoline made from coal

Primate city, center of business, industry, Gold Burea and the stock exchange of SOUTH AFRICA. Known as the "City of Gold"

Table Mountain a famous flat topped mountain, is here and is visible from everywhere- it is the center of the city. This is a major shipping center, cultural and industrial center of SOUTH AFRICA

9^th largest seaport in the world. Mostly Asian population. Asians form the financial backbone of SOUTH AFRICA

"Diamond Capital of the World"; Cecil Rhodes started in this SOUTH AFRICAn country

(b/w cape town and johannesburg) 

Captial city of SOUTH AFRICA. Has a largely Afrikaner culture (descendants of the first Dutch Settlers)

It was the birthplace of Theresa Heinz Kerry. Borders SOUTH AFRICA;

Maputo is the capital city

Diamond and mineral rich nation of Southern Africa;

Gaborone is the capital city

Coastal nation of southern Africa, the Namib Desert is located here.

Windhoek is the capital city

A former British colony that was founded by Cecil Rhodes. This nation was formerly called Rhodesia (after Rhodes). Mugabe began taking the large farms from the Europeans and broke them up into very small farms.  This has caused the entire economy to collapse.  This country is now under sanctions from most nations in the world;

Capital city is Harare

Landlocked, one of the poorest nations on the continent; tradition of Democratic rule

Lusaka is the capital

Very large island. Vast animal & plant life on the island. Many of these are unique to this country are unique to all of the world. Home of the lemur;

Antananarivo is the capital city

(Capital is in center-center of island) 

Capital and primate city of KENYA, business and tourist center, major airport desination

This is a rich 5 star hotel beach resort area. The US Navy also uses this city for rest and recreation for its huge ships including aircraft carriers-has a major effect on the economy. It has been the scene of several terrorist attacks.

This city is on the ocean 

  Very tribal, used to be called Tanganyika. Home of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Zanzibar, is known as the “Spice Island" is now part of this country.

The oldest continuously independent nation in the world;

Addis Ababa is the capital and home of the African Union (the body to which all of the African countries belong)

Located on the Horn of Africa, where a civil war raged b/w rival groups in the 1990s. "Black Hawk Down" about this country;

Mogadishu is the capital city

Home of French navy and French Foreign Legion;

Djibouti is the capital city

This country is very poor. Remains to be seen if the new found wealth will be passed on to the people;

The capital city is N’Djamena

Very poor central African country. Currently undergoing a civil war;

Kinshasa is the capital city

Former French colony with a strong left wing tradition;

The capital city is Brazzaville

A Communist state that was supported by Fidel Castro & Cubans. For many years the US government was trying to overthrow the communist government while at the same time the US oil companies were doing business with it;

Capital city is Luanda

Large area bordering the Jordan River. Was set aside by the UN to be part of a homeland for Palestinian Arabs.It has since been settled by many Israelis who now claim it as their home (bible). Israelis continue to expand their settlements in this region much to the chagrin of most of the world;

Ramallah is the administrative center of this region.

Ancient city built by King David. Still has much of its ancient character intact including the central walled city. The center of many of the world’s religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam). Israel & the Palestians also claim it as their capital. Currently inhabited by both groups. It is the center of much conflict.

For our class it is the capital of ISRAEL

Large fresh water lake between Israel & Jordan.

The control of which is vital to Israel

Persian Plateau (currently occupied by Iran)

Anatolian Plateau (currently occupied by Turkey) 

Capital city. The capt'l was moved here in 1997 to placate the large Russian population so that the they would not secede and join Russia after independence

Largest, primate and gateway city of KAZAKHSTAN

The capital city of UZBEKISTAN. It is the largest, primate, and gateway city and business center.

Excellent subway system

Was ruled by recently-deceased President for Life Niyazov, another dictator who was a close friend of the USA.  Niyazov created a personality cult around himself. (All citizens has to read his, Book of Souls. The days of the week and months of the year were named after his family. At 50 ft solid gold rotating statue of himself stands in the capital);

The capital city is Ashgabat

85% of this country is the Tien Shen Mts. Mostly unstable since independence;

Bishkek is the capital city

Landlocked mountainous country which has suffered a major Islamic uprising which resulted in a devastating civil war between 1992 and 1998. Russian military intervention was necessary to restore stability;

Capital city is Dushanbe

Primate and current capital of AFGHANISTAN

The old traditional capital of IRAN. Home of many great mosques, palaces, monuments, and bridges.

Cultural center of modern IRAN. 

Capital city, largest city and gateway city of IRAQ.

Center of American military operations

The site of the Kabba, the most holy site in Islam.  It is the site of pilgrimage of millions of Muslims every year. The Kabba is an altar said to be built by the Prophet Abraham. It has been the site of pilgrimage for thousands of years before the Islam by all of the camel caravans in the region. Mecca was the home of the Prophet Mohammed. It was here that he received the message to organize the religion. 

Capital city of SAUDI ARABIA. Largest and primate city as well.

This nation has one of the world’s largest oil supplies. The quality of its oil is the best in the world;

Kuwait City is the capital city

  A group of 7 tribal lands, each led by an Emir. The traditional business of this land was sea trade with India. They are using their oil wealth to build some of the most lavish cities in the world, which are attracting wealth residents from all over the world;

Capital city is Abu Dhabi

Very lavish city.

World's tallest buidling is in this UNITED ARAB EMIRATES city

Island nation. Famous for banking and trade;

Capital city is Manama

Small peninsular nation in Persian Gulf. Moderate Arab nation;

Doha is the capital and home to the Al Jazeera news organization

Capital and primate city and gateway city to YEMEN. One of the oldest cities in the world. Old houses have plumbing and sewrage

Nation which occupies the plateau/peninsula called  Anatolia. This country is the most modern of the Middle Eastern countries.

Primate city of Turkey. Was home to Constantinople

Capital city and a major education center with over 50 universities in LEBANON

Capital city, gateway city and primate city of SYRIA

The capital city of JORDAN

Capital city of CYPRUS, divided city w/ a wall separating the 2 sides just like the Berlin Wall was