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Eritrea
(Encyclopedia)Eritrea ĕrĭtrēˈə [key], officially State of Eritrea, republic (2021 est. pop. 3,616,635), ...Togo
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Togo, officially Togolese Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 7,417,000), 21,622 sq mi (56,000 sq km), W Africa. It borders on the Gulf of Guinea in the south, on Ghana in the west, on Burkina F...Dar es Salaam
(Encyclopedia)Dar es Salaam därˈ-ĕs-sälämˈ [key] [Arab.,=haven of peace], city (2021 est. metro area pop. ...baboon
(Encyclopedia)baboon, any of the large, powerful, ground-living monkeys of the genus Papio, also called dog-faced monkeys. Five subspecies live in Africa, with one species extending into the Arabian peninsula. They...millet
(Encyclopedia)millet, common name for several species of grasses cultivated mainly for cereals in the Eastern Hemisphere and for forage and hay in North America. The principal varieties are the foxtail, pearl, and ...Orange River
(Encyclopedia)Orange River, chief river of S Africa, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long, rising in the Maluti Mts., N Lesotho. It flows SW through Lesotho, then meanders northwest and west through central South Africa, for...Afrikaans
(Encyclopedia)Afrikaans ăfˌrəkänsˈ [key], member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Although its classification is still dis...Uganda
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Uganda yo͞ogänˈdə, o͞ogänˈdä [key], officially Republic of Uganda, republic (2015 est. pop. 37,102,000), 91,133 sq mi (236,036 sq km), E central Africa. It borders on Tanzania and Rwand...Seychelles
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Seychelles sāshĕlzˈ [key], officially Republic of Seychelles, republic (2015 est. pop. 94,000), c.110 sq mi (285 sq km), comprising approximately 100 islands in the Indian Ocean, c.600 mi (9...Equatorial Guinea
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Equatorial Guinea gĭnˈē [key], officially Republic of Equatorial Guinea, republic (2021 est. pop. ...Browse by Subject
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