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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...na]], a distance readily surpassing that of his prior, near-contemporary and traveller [[Marco Polo]].
4: ...rly in the Islamic East, meaning "the Sun of Religion". His full title and name is given as '''Shams a...
6: ...he ''Rihla'', or "Journey". Whilst apparently fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as comple...
8: ...ing account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter.
13: ...y he was forced to turn back due to a local rebellion. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...on in the [[Great Lakes (Africa)|Great Lakes]] region of [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Rwanda]] on t...
3: ... with the growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
10: national_motto = Unit鬠Travail, Progr賠([[F...
11: image_map = LocationBurundi.png |
12: national_anthem = [[Burundi bwacu]] | - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...UN members. For more information, see [[United Nations member states]].
3: ...is in [[New York City]], [[USA]]; see [[United Nations headquarters]].
5: ...sh speakers were referring to it as the United Nations, or UN.
7: ...rt of what is collectively called the [[United Nations System]]:
14: *[[International Court of Justice]] - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: ...ṣr al-ˁArabiyah'''</big></big><br>{{Audio|ar-Gumhuriyat_Misr_al-Arabiyah.ogg|listen}}
14: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: [[Bilady, Bilady, Bilady]]''</small>
16: ...center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationEgypt.png|Location of Egypt]]
36: ...<br /> - Total (2003) <br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 15th]] <br /> 74,718,797 <br /> 75/km&sup... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
8: ...ptian history is broken into several different periods according to the dynasty of the ruling [[pharao...
10: ...bout three millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
12: ...edynastic Period of Egypt|Predynastic Period]] (Prior to 3100 BC)
13: ...[Early Dynastic Period of Egypt|Early Dynastic Period]] (1st–2nd Dynasties)
15: ...ntermediate Period of Egypt|First Intermediate Period]] (7th–11th Dynasties) - Nile (13738 bytes)
8: ...Greek name for the Nile was ''Aigyptos'' (Αιγυπτος), wh...
14: ...n to 3.4 million km² (1.1 million to 1.3 million mile²).
20: ...quatorial East Africa, and the Blue Nile, from Ethiopia. Both branches formed on the western flanks o...
30: ...the rest of the year the great rivers draining Ethiopia to the Nile (Sobat, Blue Nile, and Atbara) flo...
36: ...int north, the Nile diminishes because of evaporation. - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ...for about one seventh of the [[world human population]].
6: ...e:LocationAfrica.png|thumb|World map showing location of Africa]]
23: ...ture, with [[Antarctica]] to the south, and the [[Sahara]] and [[Arabian peninsula]] at the top of the glo...
24: ...s the largest of the three great southward projections from the main mass of the Earth's surface. It i...
26: ...km (16,100 miles) and the absence of deep indentations of the shore is shown by the fact that Europe, ... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...o them. Among the most famous explorers of the period were [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]]...
3: ...[Iberia]]. These that were a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships...
5: ==Exploration by land==
6: ...e world maps prior to the age of European exploration]]
7: ...further east. The [[Papacy]] also launched expeditions in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[Pr... - North Africa (3562 bytes)
3: '''North Africa''' is a region generally considered to include:
12: *[[Western Sahara]]
14: The [[Canary Islands]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Eritrea]], [[Azores]] and [[Madeira]] are...
16: ... [[Northwest Africa]] or [[Tamazgha]]) is the portion of North Africa that consititutes Morocco, Alger...
18: ...le East]], not being part of the Maghreb. In addition, the [[Sinai Peninsula]] of Egypt is often consi... - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...], used for the distinctive [[ecology]] of the region. However, if strictly applied, this term would e...
3: ...asts received visits by traders, much of the interior of the continent remained unknown to the outside...
5: ...ca]], sub-Saharan Africa is one of the poorest regions in the world, and it contains many of the [[lea...
7: ... this classification scheme, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are:
20: * [[Ethiopia]] - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ... of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and by [[time zone]].
3: ...y]], [[state]], [[nation state]] for some explanation of the difference between these.
27: *[[Ethiopia]] (Itiopia) - [[Addis Ababa]]
48: *[[R鵮ion]] - [[Saint-Denis, R鵮ion|Saint-Denis]] (France)
63: *[[Western Sahara]] *DISPUTED* - [[Laune]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of national [[Capital (politics)|capital]]s''' of the worl...
5: *[[list of capitals of subnational entities]]
6: *[[list of historical national capitals]]
14: ...td>[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia|Addis Ababa]] <td>[[Ethiopia]]
112: ...;td>[[Western Sahara]] (see [[Politics of Western Sahara]]) - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
14: ...="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Unity and Strength, Peace and Progres...
16: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationNigeria.png]]
33: ...<br> - Total ([[2004]]) <br> - [[Population density|Density]]
34: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 9th]]<br> 133,881,703<br> 147/km²
45: | '''[[National anthem]]''' - Ghana (10910 bytes)
1: '''The Republic of Ghana''' is a nation in [[West Africa]]. It borders [[C?d'Ivoire]] to...
14: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Freedom and Justice''</small>
16: | align=center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationGhana.png]]
33: | '''[[Population]]'''
35: <br> - [[Population density|Density]] - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...[Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement]] in December 1944. Ethiopia was historically called Abyssinia.
4: |+<big>'''Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia'''</big><br>
10: ... [[Image:Ethiopia flag large.png|125px|Flag of Ethiopia]]
11: ... width="140px" | [[Image:Ethiopia_COA.png|90px|Ethiopia COA]]
13: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Ethiopia|In Detail]]) - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...ew kilometers of its annexed territory, [[Western Sahara]], in the west. The name Algeria is derived from...
15: ...ll>''[[National motto]] (translation): The Revolution by the people and for the people''</small>
17: | align="center" colspan=2 | [[image:LocationAlgeria.png]]
21: ...French unofficial but commonly used in administration]]
23: | '''[[Capital]]'''<br><br> - Population:<br> - [[Coordinates]]:||[[Algiers]] &... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: '''Madagascar''' is an [[island]] [[nation]] in the [[Indian Ocean]], off the eastern coast...
10: national_motto = Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fa...
11: image_map = LocationMadagascar.png |
12: national_anthem = ''Ry Tanindraza nay malala &...
24: population_estimate = 17,501,871 | - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
13: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: None''</small>
15: ...nter colspan=2 | [[image:LocationEritrea.png|Location of Eritrea]]
29: | '''[[Population]]'''<br /> - Estimated ([[2005]])<br />&nbs...
30: ...<br /> 38/km² ([[List of countries by population density|135th]])
36: | From [[Ethiopia]]<br /> [[May 29]], [[1991]]<br /> [... - Mali (7755 bytes)
3: ...ers on the north stretch into the centre of the [[Sahara]] desert, while the country's south, where the ma...
17: ...="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Un peuple, un but, une foi<br>([[Fren...
19: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationMali.png]]
36: ...'<br> - Total ([[2002]])<br> - [[Population density|Density]]
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 68th]]<br> 11,340,480<br> 10.9/km² - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
2: ...on was first ruled by French [[plantocracy|plantation]] interests, and, for three decades after it gai...
15: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Unit鬠Dignit鬠Travail<br>([[French ...
17: | align=center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationCentralAfricanRepublic.png]]
20: ... language|French]] (official), [[Sangho]], and various tribal languages
34: | '''[[Population]]'''
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