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Providing a comprehensive look at the continent of Africa and the countries that comprise it, this book describes its peoples and cultures, music and art, trade and economy, holidays and festivals, tribal groups, ecology, religion, fossil and skeleton discoveries, the land and its history, art and architecture and daily life. It examines Africa from prehistoric times to the present day.
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Africa An Encyclopedia for Students
GEOPOLITICAL
TUNISIA MOROCCO ALGERIA LIBYA EGYPT
WESTERN SAHARA
MAURITANIA
MALI NIGER
SENEGAL
SUDAN
CHAD
ERITREA
GAMBIA
DJIBOUTI
BURKINA FASO
GUINEA BISSAU
BENÍN
NIGERIA SOMALIA
GUINEA SIERRA LEONE LIBERIA
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
GHANA TOGO
ETHIOPIA
CAMEROON
EQUITORIAL GUINEA ˜ TOMÉ AND SAO PRINCIPE
UGANDA
GABON
KENYA
RWANDA 19,341 ft.
CONGO (Kinshasa) BURUNDI
CONGO (Brazzaville)
TANZANIA
COMOROS
ELEVATIONS OVER 1,640 FEET ANGOLA
MALAWI
ZAMBIA MOZAMBIQUE ZIMBABWE
NAMIBIA
MADAGASCAR BOTSWANA SWAZILAND
LESOTHO
SOUTH AFRICA
Africa An Encyclopedia for Students John Middleton, Editor
Volume 1 Abidjan–Economic
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