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  1. Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
    13: ... embarked on the first of his detours. Three commonly used routes existed to Mecca, and Ibn Battuta ch...
    15: ...first trip who prophesied that Ibn Battuta would only reach Mecca after a journey through [[Syria]]. A...
    20: ...ra]], then [[Isfahan (city)|Isfahan]], which was only a few decades away from being nearly destroyed b...
    63: ...visit the Muslim kingdom on the far side of the [[Sahara Desert]].
    66: ...ith one, and within a month he was in the Central Saharan town of [[Taghaza]]. A centre of the salt trade,...
  2. Burundi (13403 bytes)
    58: ...undian government issued arrest warrants for the FNL leaders Agathon Rwasa and Pasteur Habimana, and d...
    60: ...otiations are now under way, amid fears that the FNL will demand a blanket amnesty in exchange for lay...
    70: ...Ruzizi River]], north of Lake Tanganyika, is the only area below 3,000 ft: this area forms part of the...
    74: ...s in Burundi. Although [[Lake Victoria]] is commonly considered to be the source of the Nile, the [[K...
    89: ...second highest in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]], behind only Rwanda. The Twa are thought to be the original ...
  3. United Nations (29685 bytes)
    1: ... [[Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic]] ([[Western Sahara]]), and [[State of Palestine|Palestine]], have ''...
    33: ...sources". The advent of [[nuclear weapon]]s came only weeks after the signing of the Charter and provi...
    91: ...ning bodies made up of member states include not only the [[UN General Assembly|General Assembly]], [[...
    106: ...ted States is assessed. The United States is the only member that is assessed this rate, though it is ...
    111: ...nally, all official documents, in [[print]] or [[online]], are translated in all six languages.
  4. Egypt (18830 bytes)
    56: |}The '''Arab Republic of Egypt''', commonly known as '''Egypt''', (in [[Arabic language|Arab...
    60: ... km²). Large areas of land are part of the [[Sahara]] [[Desert]] and are sparsely inhabited.
    142: ... more than 5 million Egyptians working abroad, mainly in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf area like [[UAE]], and...
    153: ...hbouring demographics. The Egyptian people spoke only languages from the [[Afro-Asiatic]] family (prev...
    162: Deserts: Egypt includes parts of the Sahara Desert and of the [[Libyan Desert]]
  5. History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
    27: ...sm]] and cultivation of [[cereal]]s in the East [[Sahara]] dates to the [[7th millennium BC]] (see [[7th m...
    31: ...North Africa|Northeast Africa]] ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed...
    33: ...araoh Khufu]] (also known as [[Cheops]]), is the only surviving monument of the [[Seven Wonders of the...
    50: ...ancient Egyptians (freezing, pickling etc). The only method that they were aware of was by drying the...
    60: ...emselves as a specially selected people, "as the only true human beings on earth" ([http://www.louisvi...
  6. Nile (13738 bytes)
    30: ...e Nile originates from Ethiopia, but this runoff only happens in summer, when the great rains fall on ...
    36: After the Blue and White Niles merge, the only remaining major tributary is the [[Atbara River]...
    40: ...nd of the Nile in Sudan, looking north across the Sahara Desert towards Lake Nasser and Egypt. Photograph...
    46: ...storalism|pastoral]] lands of Egypt to form the [[Sahara]] and the tribes naturally migrated to the river,...
    52: ... a number of others, Brown and Scaturro were the only ones to remain on the expedition for the entire ...
  7. Africa (35389 bytes)
    23: ...ture, with [[Antarctica]] to the south, and the [[Sahara]] and [[Arabian peninsula]] at the top of the glo...
    26: ...e is shown by the fact that Europe, which covers only [[1 E12 m2|9,700,000 km<sup>2</sup>]] (3,760,000...
    41: ... many [[colony|colonial]] nation states, leaving only two independent nations ([[Liberia]] and [[Ethio...
    51: ...themselves crossing "borders" that often existed only on European maps.
    65: ...rmed force|military]] was perceived as being the only group that could effectively maintain order and ...
  8. Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
    18: ...s overcome. Within two decades the barrier of the Sahara had been overcome and trade in gold and slaves be...
    26: ... arrival unleashed, managed to conquer them with only a handful of men. Once Spanish suzereignancy was...
    33: Portugal had some trouble expanding its empire inland, however, concentrating mostly on the coastal ...
    40: ... expeditions of Cabot, Cartier and others were mainly hoping to find the [[Northwest passage]] and thu...
  9. North Africa (3562 bytes)
    12: *[[Western Sahara]]
    22: North Africa is often set apart from the sub-Saharan African region, as the desert serves more of an ...
    30: ... Africans, as was Upper Egypt, as demonstrated by Saharan [[Rock (geology)|rock]] [[art]] throughout the r...
    32: ...he far northern tip of Morocco, and the [[Western Sahara]], which went from Spanish to Moroccan rule.
  10. Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
    1: ...opposed to coastal regions. The modern term ''Sub-Saharan'' corresponds with the standard representation o...
    3: ...he [[Mediterranean]] and the [[Middle East]]. Sub-Saharan Africa, on the other hand, had sporadic contacts...
    5: ..., such as [[Mauritius]] and [[South Africa]], sub-Saharan Africa is one of the poorest regions in the worl...
    7: ... this classification scheme, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are:
    64: * [http://travel.state.gov/tips_sub-saharanafica.html USA State department travel tips]
  11. List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
    63: *[[Western Sahara]] *DISPUTED* - [[La⹯une]]
    141: * [[Finland]] - [[Helsinki]]
    191: *[[Greenland]] - [[Nuuk]] (Denmark)
    222: * [[Falkland Islands]] - [[Port Stanley]] (United Kingdom)
  12. List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
    90: <tr><td>[[Helsinki]] <td>[[Finland]]
    112: ...;td>[[Western Sahara]] (see [[Politics of Western Sahara]])
  13. Nigeria (19231 bytes)
    67: ...ith the Federal Government. Under Brigadiers Adekunle, Obasanjo and Murtala Mohammed a systematic and ...
    71: ... reign of terror came to an end when he died suddenly and in 1998 [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]] became lead...
    135: ...emi-arid [[sahel]] region on the fringes of the [[Sahara]] desert.
    210: ...rsons of different language backgrounds most commonly communicate in English, although knowledge of tw...
    297: *[http://www.thisdayonline.com/ This Day] independent daily newspaper
  14. Ghana (10910 bytes)
    87: ...oduct|GDP]] and employs 60% of the work force, mainly small landholders. In 1995-97, Ghana made mixed ...
    123: Ghana is located on the [[Gulf of Guinea]], only a few degrees north of the [[Equator]]. The coas...
    173: *[http://www.independent-gh.com/ The Online Independent] daily newspaper
    183: ...na.html Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: ''Ghana''] directory category
  15. Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
    126: ... reject these names on the basis that they refer only to certain ethnicities.[http://www.abesha.com/ab...
    258: ...bune.com/ Addis Tribune] newspaper with a weekly online edition
    269: ...o.uk/ethiopia2000/0,2759,181415,00.html Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: Ethiopia 2000]
    275: ...io.html Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Ethiopia] directory category
    291: ....rastafarian.nl/ethiopia/ethiopia.asp rastafarian.nl - Ethiopia]
  16. Algeria (16548 bytes)
    1: ...f that city's coast until becoming part of the mainland in [[1525]].
    21: ...r]], [[French language|French unofficial but commonly used in administration]]
    60: ...he Punic Wars to become independent of Carthage, only to be taken over soon after by the [[Roman Repub...
    66: ...integral part of France, a status that would end only with the collapse of the [[Fourth Republic]]. Te...
    81: ...pporting the right to self-determination of the [[Saharawis]]) have caused tension with [[Morocco]].
  17. Madagascar (29377 bytes)
    2: ...[lemur]]s. Madagascar and [[Mauritania]] are the only countries not to use a [[decimal currency]].
    66: ...tion in [[March]] [[1972]]. However, he resigned only 2 months later in response to massive [[antigove...
    68: ...year presidential term. For much of this period, only limited and restrained political opposition was ...
    111: .... It is also mentioned that the communes are the only entities that are operational, and there will be...
    174: ...ough [[2001]], [[poverty]] levels remained stubbornly high, especially in rural areas. A six-month pol...
  18. Eritrea (12964 bytes)
    100: ...mixed. The cessation of Ethiopian trade, which mainly used Eritrean ports before the war, leaves Eritr...
    102: ...]], with food supplies currently (February 2005) only lasting for one month.
    117: As of May [[2002]], the government of Eritrea only officially recognizes the [[Islam]]ic, Catholic,...
    180: ...ea.html Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: ''Eritrea''] directory category
  19. Mali (7755 bytes)
    3: ...ers on the north stretch into the centre of the [[Sahara]] desert, while the country's south, where the ma...
    60: ...[[Mali Federation]]. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, the Sudanese Republic was renamed ...
    64: ...n provides for a multi-party democracy, with the only restriction being a prohibition against parties ...
    84: ...the northeast. Most of the country lies in the [[Sahara Desert]], which produces a hot, dust-laden [[harm...
    91: ...ent anticipates that Mali will become a major Sub-Saharan gold exporter in the next few years.
  20. Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
    112: ...fr.html Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: ''Central African Republic''] directory category

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