It is surrounded by Senegal, apart from a short strip of Atlantic coastline at its western end. It is the smallest country on mainland Africa. The country is situated on either side of the Gambia River, the nation’s namesake, which flows through the country’s centre and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The Gambia has a […]
Low population density, abundant petroleum, and foreign private investment[ambiguous] have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the 4th highest HDI and the third highest GDP per capita (PPP) (after Equatorial Guinea and Botswana) in the region. Most Gabonese have Bantu origin, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, […]
France’s formal name is La République Française (French Republic). The name “France” comes from the Latin Francia, which means “land or kingdom of the Franks.” France is the largest country by size in Europe at 248,573 m2 (643,801 km2), and that figure includes the islands of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion Island. France’s […]
Finland was one of the last region of Europe to be Christianised, in the 12th century. Finland has only been an independent country since 1918. Before that it belonged to Russia or Sweden. Finnish athletes have won more Summer Olympic medals per capita than any other nation. As of 2012, Finland had won in total […]
Fiji is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean. The official name of the country is the Republic of Fiji. Its closest neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealand‘s Kermadec Islands to the southeast, Tonga to the east, the Samoas and France’s Wallis and Futuna to […]
Founded in 980 B.C., Ethiopia is one of the oldest nations in the world. Ethiopians have one of the lowest life expectancies in the world. Current figures estimate that women can expect to live for about 50 years, and men for about 48 years. Some of the traditional societies in Ethiopia view having twins as […]
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