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NIGER
Area:
1,267,000 sq km; 525,726 sq miles
Population: 10.6 million (2000)
Capital City: Niamey
People: Hausa farmers and pastoralists in the South (50%),
Djerma (20%) and Tuareg (10%) in the North.
Languages: The official language are French and Arabic but
local languages are widely used.
Religion(s): Muslim (90%), indigenous beliefs
Currency: CFA Franc (FCFA). Pegged at FCFA 655.957 = euro
1.00
Economic Facts
GDP per Head: CFA 118 700 (2000)
Major Industries: uranium, livestock
Exchange rate: FCFA100 = €0.15 (euro 1 = 655.957 FCFA)
NIGERIA
Area: 923,768 sq km (356,700 sq mi)
Population: 128 million (estimated)
Capital City: Abuja (population: about 6 million)
Other Major Cities: Lagos (population: 15 million), Ibadan (5
million), at least 8 other cities with a population of over 1
million
People: Hausa/Fulani (29%), Yoruba (21%), Ibo (18%), at least
250 other ethnic groups
Language(s): English (official), many ethnic languages
Religion(s): Muslim (50%), Christian (40%), traditional (10%)
Currency: Naira
GDP: US$35.1bn
GDP per head: US$314
Major Industries: Oil, Agriculture
Major trading partners: US, UK, Spain, India, Germany, France
Exchange rate: £1 = N203 (May 2003)
GHANA
Area: 239,000 sq km
Population: 18,845,265 (according to the census conducted in
March 2000)/ 20.3 million (2003 estimate)
Capital City: Accra, 1.7 million
People and languages: There are 75 spoken languages, each associated
with a distinct ethnic group. The largest are the Akan which
comprises approximately half the population. This is followed
by the Mossi, Ewe and Ga-Adangme. Other significant groups and
languages are Twi Fante, Ga and Hausa. The official language
is English.
Religion(s): 69% Christian, 16% Muslim, 9% other traditional
and indigenous religions (latest census)
Currency: Cedi
GDP: Approximately US$ 6bn (2002)
GDP per head: US$374 (2003 estimate)
Major Industries: Cocoa, Gold and timber
Major trading partners: United Kingdom, United States, France,
Italy, Nigeria, Togo
Exchange rate: 16,050 cedis = £1 (4 February 2004)
UGANDA
Area: 236, 000 sq km
Population: 24.7 million (2002 Census)
Capital City: Kampala (population 1.2 million)
People: There are over 20 tribes, the largest being the Baganda,
Banyankole, Basoga, Iteso, Acholi and Langi. The Asian and European
communities remain small.
Language(s): English is the official language. The local language
spoken in central areas is Luganda. Luo is spoken in the north,
Ateso in the east, Runyankole, Rukiga, Rutooro and Runyoro in
the west and south.
Religion(s): Christianity, with a sizeable Muslim minority.
Currency: Uganda shilling (Ush)
GDP: US$ 6 billion (2003)
GDP per head: US$ 270 (2003)
Major Industries: agriculture (coffee, tea, fish, fresh flowers,
tobacco), mining, construction, manufacturing, textiles
Major trading partners: UK, South Africa, India, Kenya
Exchange rate: £1 = Ush 3,275 (May 2004)
Mozambique
Area: 799,380 sq km
Population: 18.4 million (2000)
People: Native Ethnic Groups (99%); European (1%)
Languages: Portuguese, English, several African dialects
Religion(s): At the last census (1997) approximately 24% of
the population described themselves as Roman Catholics and 29%
as 'other Christian' (this includes the independent Zionist
Churches which have been expanding in recent years, especially
in southern Mozambique); 18% - less than expected - described
themselves as Moslems, mainly concentrated in the north of the
country; traditional animist beliefs probably still account
for a quarter of the population. Population growth rate (1997-2002):
2.1% p.a.
Currency: Metical (MT) = 100 centavos
GDP: US$3.5 billion (2002)
GDP per head: US$192 (2002)
Major Industries: aluminium; natural gas; hydro power, prawns
and fish (45%); cotton 1(2%); cashew nuts (9%); timber, sugar
and copra (14%); services and tourism are growing
Major trading partners: (exports) Spain, South Africa, US, Portugal;
(imports) South Africa, Zimbabwe, Portugal
Exchange rate: £1 = 42,220 Meticals (7 January 2004)
