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1. This country is one of the oldest civilizations in Africa, famous for pyramids and mythical creatures. In what country are an important canal and the world's longest river located?

Answer: Egypt

Egypt is bordered by the Gaza Strip, Israel, Libya, and Sudan. The country occupies an area of 1 million sq. km, almost twice the size of France.

Cairo is the capital city and the largest city. Other major cities are Alexandria, the main port, and Giza, third largest city and the location of the Giza Pyramids.

The Upper Nile River is the life-sustaining artery of Egypt. The Suez Canal, completed in 1869, is an important water-way connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

2. This is the largest island nation in Africa nicknamed the Red Island. It is one of the world's top ten hot spots for biodiversity. What country is located off the south-east coast of Africa and is the only place where lemurs can be found in the wild?

Answer: Madagascar

Madagascar is situated in the Indian Ocean separated from mainland Africa by the Strait of Mozambique, about 450 km (280 mi) off the coast of Mozambique.

It is the fourth largest island in the world with an area of 587,041 sq. km. Antananarivo is the capital and largest city.

The lemur is an arboreal primate with a pointed snout and typically a long tail which can only be found in the wild in Madagascar.

3. This is a former British colony located in the east of Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean in the south-east. The country is famous for producing world-class long distance runners, its rich wildlife and nature. What country shares the same name as its highest mountain?

Answer: Kenya

Kenya is bordered by five countries: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

The area size of the country is 580,000 sq. km. Nairobi is the capital and largest city. Mombasa, the port city, is the second largest. Mount Kenya, at a height of 5199 m (17057 ft), is the second highest mountain in Africa.

English and Swahili are the official languages. About 85% of the population are Christians.

4. This country is formerly a French colony, the largest African country by size and is located in the north of Africa. What country has a capital with a very similar name?

Answer: Algeria

Algeria is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and Tunisia in the northeast, by Libya in the east, by Morocco in the west, by Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali in the southwest and by Niger in the southeast.

It is the largest country in Africa after South Sudan, and separated from Sudan in 2011. It has a land area of nearly 2.4 million sq. km, four times the size of France.

About 90% of its population live in the northern coastal region, because its southern part is covered by the Sahara Desert. Official languages are Arabic and French. The capital and the largest city is Algiers.

5. This small landlocked African country was ravaged by civil war in 1994. Kigali is the capital of what country nicknamed "the land of a thousand hills"?

Answer: Rwanda

Rwanda is a relatively small landlocked, hilly country in Central Africa. It is bordered by four countries: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Uganda.

It has an area of 26,338 sq. km. Kigali is the capital and largest city. Spoken languages are Kinyarwanda (official language of Rwanda), English and French.

Rwandan genocide took place between 7 April and 15 July 1994, where an estimated half a million to one million of Tutsi, Twa and moderate Hutus, were killed by the Hutus.

6. This is the southernmost country in Africa where apartheid started in 1948 and ended in 1994. It has three capitals and eleven official languages. In what country are Kruger National Park and Table Mountain located?

Answer: South Africa

South Africa is bordered by Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), and Zimbabwe and it surrounds the small Kingdom of Lesotho.

It has a land area of 1,221,000 sq. km. The administrative capital is Pretoria; the legislative capital is Cape Town and the judicial capital is Bloemfontein. The largest city is Johannesburg.

Kruger National Park is a large game reserve in the north-east of South Africa, covering an area of 19,485 sq. km (7,523 sq. mi). Table Mountain is the famous landmark overlooking Cape Town.

7. Formerly known as Abyssinia, this is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world. It is a landlocked country in east Africa. What country has its capital at Addis Ababa?

Answer: Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a landlocked country on the Horn of Africa, in eastern Africa, bordered by Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Somaliland (Somalia).

It has an area of 1,126,829 sq. km, with more than 80 ethnic groups and as many languages. Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city.

Amharic is the official language. About 63% of the population are Christians and 34% are Muslims. Ethiopia lost its access to the Red Sea after Eritrea separated from the country in 1991.

8. Formerly known as the Gold Coast, this country in western Africa was a former British colony. What country has its capital at Accra?

Answer: Ghana

Ghana is located in western Africa just north of the Equator, bordered by Ivory Coast, Togo, Burkina Faso in the north and by the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) in the south.

It has an area of 238,533 sq. km. There are 75 ethnic groups. Accra is the capital and the largest city. Spoken languages are English (official), and Akan (Twi-Fante) and about seventy more West African languages.

9. This country located in western Africa is a landlocked country. It is the largest western African country by size. What country is named after its main river?

Answer: Niger

Niger, situated on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, is of the world's least-developed nations. It is bordered by Libya and Algeria in the north, Benin and Nigeria in the south, Burkina Faso in southeast, Mali in west, and Chad in east.

It has a land area of 1,267,000 sq. km, with about 65% of the land covered by the Sahara Desert. Most people in Niger live in the southern part of the country.

Niamey is the capital and largest city. Spoken languages are French (official), but also Hausa, Zarma, Songhay, Arabic and half a dozen other languages. About 95% of Niger's population are Muslims.

10. This country in North Africa is located to the south of Spain (separated by the Mediterranean Sea) and was formerly a French colony. In what country can you find the famous city of Casablanca?

Answer: Morocco

Morocco is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to north, Algeria to east and to the south by Western Sahara, the non-self-governing territory claimed by Morocco.

The land area of the country is 446,550 sq. km (excluding Western Sahara). The capital city is Rabat and the largest city is Casablanca. The official languages are Arabic and Berber.

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