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Sudan is ___ country in Africa? smallest, richest, largest, poorest: largest
Who did Equatorial Guinea once belong to?: Spain
genocide: deliberate destruction of a group of people because of their race or culture
What was the largest in D.R.C. called?: Kongo
What counrty has a stable government?: Uganda
C.A.R. has omly one industry to claim as its own...what is it?: diamond mining
What was the center of powerful civilization called?: Kush
Most of the people of Uganda are what religion?: Christians
What is D.R.C.'s official language?: French
What are the major religions of Ethiopia?: muslims and christians
Who are the ancestor of the D.C.R. people today?: the Bantu people
Nearly all the people in Somalia are what religion?: Muslims
What is a strong river in D.R.C: Congo river
Why hasen't the D.R.C. been able to take full advantage of its resources?: becasue of its diffuculty with transportaion
What is the capital od D.R.C.?: Kinshash
Who brought Chrsitianty to Sudan?: Egypt
What was D.R.C. renamed?: Zaire
What are C.A.R. and Cameroon trying to start doing with their economy?: industralize and manufacturing
What is the hottest driest place on earth?: Djibouti
What is the national language of C.A.R.?: Sango
What is the major export in Equatorial Guinea?: oil
What are the countries in East Africa called?: Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia
What do most people in the Congo and Gabon do for a living?: farm
What does Djibouti lie on?: Great Rift Valley
Cameroon was divided between what two countries for a while?: the British and the French
Who onced ruled Sao Tome and Principe?: Portugal
What country has one of the fastest growing economies in Africa?: Uganda
What do most people in C.A.R. and Cameroon do for a living?: farm
What is a possibality for income?: oil from the oil fields
What is the capital and largest city and largest island of Equatorial Guinea?: Malabo
What ethnic group makes up 80% of the population of Rwanda and Burundi?: Hutu
What do most of the people in Uganda do for a living?: work in agriculture
What type of gevernment does Somalia have?: no real government armed groups control some parts of Somalia
What is the offical languages of Cameroon?: French and English
WHat are Equitorial Guinea's main economic exports?: farming, fishing, and harvesting wood
What are the three landlocked countries in East Africa?: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
What lake is the largest freshwater lake in the world?: Lake Tanganyika
What does Rwanda and Burundi have trouble do because of being landlocked?: exporting and inporting goods
Who was Idi Amin?: a dictator that harshly ruled Uganda
What was Eritrea once a part of?: Ethiopia
What type of government has Ethiopia been trying to build?: a democratic government
What river provides hydroelectric power fro D.R.C.?: Congo river
Who was Mobutu Sese Seko?: a harsh dictator of the D.R.C.
What helps the Congo and Gabon with farming?: the Congo river
Why is the soil in Sao Tome and Principe rich?: because of valconic eruptions
What is the coastal capital of Gabon?: Libreville
What is the norther part of East Africa called?: Horn of Africa
What was Gabon and Congo both ruled by?: France
What export does Congo and Gabon rely on?: lumber
Who is the country named after?: Kongo people
What are 2 ethnic groups that are fighting in Rwanda and Burundi?: Hutu and Tutsi
What is the capital of Gabon?: Brazzaville
What is the major religion in D.R.C?: Christan
What do the Nomads raise?: camels and and goats
What was Uganda onced called?: the pearl of Africa
What country has the opportuniy to be a wealthy nation?: D.R.C.
What is the major religion in Ethiopia?: Amharic
What brought Ethiopia to attention of the world?: a famine
What is a main export crop in Rwanda and Burundi?: coffee
What was C.A.R once a colony of?: France
Ethiopia is a what country that has no water touching it?: landlocked
What is the biggest export crop in Sao Tome and Principe?: cacao which is made to make chocolate

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