Africa

Map of Africa

countries and capitals

The following map of Africa shows countries and capital cities.
First read the questions and then have a look at the map to be able to answer them. We hope this test will be of great use to both students and people who are planning to visit Africa (travel and tourism). We suggest visitors to read the article entitled “Tourism in Africa”, below the map.

What’s the name of each of the 53 countries that appear on the map?
Taking the cursor to the capital cities , you will be able to see them as titles of the links*. Haciendo clic accederás a un mapa en el que se ha resaltado y aparece sobreimpreso su nombre.
What are the names of their their capital cities?
Check your answers by clicking on them.

To take into account: The territory known as Western Sahara which used to be a Spanish province, was divided into two smaller areas between Mauritania and Morocco in 1976, but it is almost completely occupied by Morocco since 1979 (there’s one area under the Polisario Front’s domination). Besides, the small territory known as Ilemi Triangle, placed in the area of the triple boundary of Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia, is here shown as integrated into Sudan. The Aouzou Strip, even though disputed with Libya, is here shown as belonging to Chad. And provided that Somaliland has not yet been acknowledged as an independent country, it appears as part of Somalia. Another disputed region in Africa is Bujumbura Rural Area, Burundi’s capital city.

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The names of the African countries (in alphabetic order) are: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Tourism in Africa

In Africathe continent of wild life, safaris and pyramidsthe traveller may visit among other tourist destinations: The city of Essaouira, a paradise itself on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, where the strong, permanent trade winds make it the ideal place for windsurfing; the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, from Tetuan to Ceuta, highly admired for the beauty of its beach resorts and its nice weather; the Turquoise Argelian Coast (on the Mediterranean Sea, to the East of Argel), with rocky inlets and broad beaches specially apt to practice nautical sports; Djerba Isle, Tunez, known as the Mediterranean Polynesia; the Saharan Region of Hoggar Massif (and in its hinterland, Oued Tanguet and Agargart, two oasis and garden areas) in Argelia, where ecotourism and trips living together and sharing with tuareg nomad communities are two of the main options; Alexandria city, in Egypt, with its Greek and Roman ruins and a rebuilding of the largest library of Ancient Times, the Library of Alexandria; the beautiful beaches of Marsa Metruh on the Mediterranean coast, to the West of this city; Guizeh Pyramids (Keops, Kefren and Micerinos) as well as the enigmatic Sphinx near El Cairo, Egypt; the city of Hurghada, a large beach resort and tourist place on the Red Sea coast (other very well known destinations on the Read Sea are Marsa Alam and Port Said); Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, that keeps and protects a large amount of the indigenous biodiversity of the Western African savannah (lions; leopards; elephants; antelopes; buffaloes; hippos; crocodiles); Queen Elizabeth Nacional Park, Uganda, one of the best places of the continent to carry out safaris; Mburu National Park, Uganda, where antelopes; zebras; eagles; hyenas and buffaloes can be found; Kipedo Valley National Park, Uganda, where lions; elephants; giraffes and cheetahs may be watched; Masi Mara, Tsavo; Ruma and Ambroselli National Parks and Nakuru Lake, Kenya, as well; Mounts Kenya and Aberdares (this last one, very appreciated by safari lovers), in Kenya; Turkana Lake (formerly known as Rudolf), in the Rift Valley (Kenya and Ethiopia); the last gorillas of our planet, which may be observed practising trekking across the bambu forests in Rwanda; Serengeti National Park, Rwenzori o QEII, Tanzania, where those areas distant from the usual safari roads keep still intact their original charm; Kilimanjaro Mount, Tanzania, which combines the jungle on its slopes with the glaciers on its summit; the beautiful Mozambique beaches (Ponta do Ouro Golden Point, Malugane; Inhaca Island; Inhambane; Xai-Xai; Vilankulo; São Martino de Bilene St. Martin of Bilene and Chonguene); Victoria Falls, Zambia, a waterfall of higher than 100 meters over Zambezi River; Moremi Reserve in Botswana, which stands out due to a very peculiar vegetation; Etosha National Park, with lions; elephants; gnues; leopards; cheetahs; zebras; giraffes; and antelopes; the desert of Namibia, with ochre-coloured dunes of three hundred metres of height; Kruger National Park, South Africa, a thicket savannah inhabitted by hyenas; lions; leopards; hippos; buffaloes; elephants; giraffes; zebras; antelopes and cheetahs; the dream Southafrican beaches over the Indic Ocean near the touristic city of Durban, in KwoZulu-Natal Province and Cape Town, with its european style, one of the three Southafrican capitals, together with Bloemfontein and Pretoria. Collapse article … Expand article