Glencoe World Geography

Unit 7: Africa South of the Sahara

Country Databanks

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CountryPopulation And Density Percent UrbanPercent Of PopulationProjected Population Change 2002-2050 (Percent)Estimated Population 2050Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000Average Number of Children per FemaleLife ExpectancyGDP Per Capita in Dollars Literacy Rate (%)Telephones (Mainline) Per 1,000Cell Phones Per 1,000Televisions Per 1,000Personal Computers Per 1,000Daily Caloric SupplyPercent of People With Access to MedicinesCountry
Under 15Over 65TotalMaleFemale
Angola13,100,0003248331953,300,0001226.84544471,3304252161.11,98320Angola
27 per sq. mi.
10 per sq. km
Benin7,000,0003946317318,100,000855.65453561,04037.589101.62,41577Benin
162 per sq. mi.
63 per sq. km
Botswana1,600,00049414-271,200,000603.93939407,80069.89312319372,27290Botswana
7 per sq. mi.
3 per sq. km
Burkina Faso13,200,0001549317234,300,0001056.84746471,0403642111.32,13760Burkina Faso
125 per sq. mi.
48 per sq. km
Burundi6,100,000848320220,200,0001166.841404160035.3324Data not available1,70820Burundi
567 per sq. mi.
219 per sq. km
Cameroon15,700,0004843311434,700,000774.95554561,70063.4610283.32,17566Cameroon
86 per sq. mi.
33 per sq. km
Cape Verde500,0005343781800,0003146966721,50071.61264538Data not available3,13580Cape Verde
305 per sq. mi.
118 per sq. km
Central African Republic3,700,00039444756,400,000985.14442461,300603151.71,93850Central African Republic
15 per sq. mi.
6 per sq. km
Chad9,300,0002148327033,300,0001036.65149531,03040111Data not available1,97246Chad
19 per sq. mi.
7 per sq. km
United States291,500,00075211344413,500,0006.62.177748036,30097700398770585.23,64299United States
291 per sq. mi.
78 per sq. km
CountryPopulation And Density Percent UrbanPercent Of PopulationProjected Population Change 2002-2050 (Percent)Estimated Population 2050Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000Average Number of Children per FemaleLife ExpectancyGDP Per Capita in Dollars Literacy Rate (%)Telephones (Mainline) Per 1,000Cell Phones Per 1,000Televisions Per 1,000Personal Computers Per 1,000Daily Caloric SupplyPercent of People With Access to MedicinesCountry
Under 15Over 65TotalMaleFemale
Comoros600,000294651991,800,000866.856545971057.310024.31,82490Comoros
735 per sq. mi.
284 per sq. km
Congo3,700,0004146323510,700,000726.351495390074.972411Data not available2,10761Congo
28 per sq. mi.
11 per sq. km
Democratic Republic of the Congo56,600,00029483229181,900,0001026.949475159077.3Data not availableData not available121Data not available1,815Data not availableDemocratic Republic of the Congo
63 per sq. mi.
24 per sq. km
Côte d’Ivoire17,000,0004647211235,700,000955.24544471,55048.51830676.12,42180Côte d’Ivoire
136 per sq. mi.
53 per sq. km
Djibouti700,00083433641,100,0001175.94342441,40046.215Data not available4710.21,92080Djibouti
73 per sq. mi.
28 per sq. km
Equatorial Guinea500,000374441851,400,0001085.95149532,10078.513Data not available8Data not availableData not available44Equatorial Guinea
47 per sq. mi.
18 per sq. km
Eritrea4,400,0001643319813,300,000775.956535874025800.21.61,58557Eritrea
96 per sq. mi.
37 per sq km
Ethiopia70,700,00015443155172,700,000975.952515370035.54Data not available100.91,84566Ethiopia
166 per sq. mi.
64 per sq. km
Gabon1,300,00073406471,800,000574.35049515,50063.23298539.82,51730Gabon
13 per sq. mi.
5 per sq. km
Gambia1,500,000374531864,200,000825.85351551,77047.5264411.52,33290Gambia
344 per sq. mi.
133 per sq. km
United States291,500,00075211344413,500,0006.62.177748036,30097700398770585.23,64299United States
291 per sq. mi.
78 per sq. km
CountryPopulation And Density Percent UrbanPercent Of PopulationProjected Population Change 2002-2050 (Percent)Estimated Population 2050Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000Average Number of Children per FemaleLife ExpectancyGDP Per Capita in Dollars Literacy Rate (%)Telephones (Mainline) Per 1,000Cell Phones Per 1,000Televisions Per 1,000Personal Computers Per 1,000Daily Caloric SupplyPercent of People With Access to MedicinesCountry
Under 15Over 65TotalMaleFemale
Ghana20,500,000374335832,000,000564.35856591,98064.51269532,56044Ghana
222 per sq. mi.
86 per sq. km
Guinea9,000,0002644314720,700,0001195.54847481,97035.985113.72,09993Guinea
95 per sq. mi.
37 per sq. km
Guinea-Bissau1,300,000224441613,300,00012664543469003490Data not availableData not available2,38144Guinea-Bissau
92 per sq. mi.
36 per sq. km
Kenya31,600,000204432037,400,000744.44847491,00078.1104244.91,97136Kenya
141 per sq. mi.
54 per sq. km
Lesotho1,800,00016405292,800,000844.35150522,450831010Data not availableData not available2,20980Lesotho
153 per sq. mi.
59 per sq. km
Liberia3,300,0004543320410,000,0001396.65049521,10038.3Data not availableData not available22Data not available1,64030Liberia
77 per sq. mi.
20 per sq. km
Madagascar17,000,0002245317847,000,000965.85553578708034202.22,00165Madagascar
75 per sq. mi.
29 per sq. km
Malawi11,700,000204633815,000,0001046.53837386605845Data not available1.22,09744Malawi
255 per sq. mi.
98 per sq. km
Mali11,600,0002647322136,400,0001136.8474648840383141.22,02760Mali
24 per sq. mi.
9 per sq. km
Mauritania2,900,000554431757,200,000744.75353551,80041.273369.42,65366Mauritania
7 per sq. mi.
3 per sq. km
United States291,500,00075211344413,500,0006.62.177748036,30097700398770585.23,64299United States
291 per sq. mi.
78 per sq. km
CountryPopulation And Density Percent UrbanPercent Of PopulationProjected Population Change 2002-2050 (Percent)Estimated Population 2050Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000Average Number of Children per FemaleLife ExpectancyGDP Per Capita in Dollars Literacy Rate (%)Telephones (Mainline) Per 1,000Cell Phones Per 1,000Televisions Per 1,000Personal Computers Per 1,000Daily Caloric SupplyPercent of People With Access to MedicinesCountry
Under 15Over 65TotalMaleFemale
Mauritius1,200,00043266221,500,00013.71.972687510,80082.9235151215100.52,952100Mauritius
1,550 per sq. mi.
598 per sq. km
Mozambique17,500,000284531722,900,0001355.638383790042.343331,79950Mozambique
56 per sq. mi.
22 per sq. km
Namibia1,900,00027434352,500,000724.94344414,5003863473334.22,16880Namibia
6 per sq. mi.
2 per sq. km
Niger12,100,0001750234651,900,000123845454682015.32Data not available120.52,11666Niger
25 per sq. mi.
10 per sq. km
Nigeria133,900,00036443134303,600,000755.852525284057.14Data not available556.62,60910Nigeria
375 per sq. mi.
146 per sq. km
Rwanda8,300,0005443208,900,0001075.83939401,0004825Data not availableData not available2,14244Rwanda
817 per sq. mi.
315 per sq. km
Sao Tome and Principe200,00044484195500,000506.16564671,20079.3310115Data not available2,156Data not availableSao Tome and Principe
475 per sq. mi.
183 per sq. km
Senegal10,600,0004344312922,700,000685.25352551,58039.122263716.82,394Data not availableSenegal
139 per sq. mi.
54 per sq. km
Seychelles100,000632986100,000102.17067737,60058235320110135.62,424Data not availableSeychelles
501 per sq. mi.
193 per sq. km
United States291,500,00075211344413,500,0006.62.177748036,30097700398770585.23,64299United States
291 per sq. mi.
78 per sq. km
CountryPopulation And Density Percent UrbanPercent Of PopulationProjected Population Change 2002-2050 (Percent)Estimated Population 2050Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000Average Number of Children per FemaleLife ExpectancyGDP Per Capita in Dollars Literacy Rate (%)Telephones (Mainline) Per 1,000Cell Phones Per 1,000Televisions Per 1,000Personal Computers Per 1,000Daily Caloric SupplyPercent of People With Access to MedicinesCountry
Under 15Over 65TotalMaleFemale
Sierra Leone5,700,0003744316614,900,0001536.539384050031.44210Data not available2,00244Sierra Leone
207 per sq. mi.
80 per sq. km
Somalia8,000,0002844322925,500,0001267.247454855037.8Data not availableData not available18Data not available1,50518Somalia
33 per sq. mi.
13 per sq. km
South Africa44,000,00054345-2532,500,000452.95150529,4008511419013861.82,93380South Africa
93 per sq. mi.
36 per sq. km
Sudan38,100,000274039563,500,000824.95655571,36046.1121753.22,39115Sudan
39 per sq. mi.
15 per sq. km
Swaziland1,200,00025463802,000,0001095.94040414,20078.3323321Data not available2,529100Swaziland
173 per sq. mi.
67 per sq. km
Tanzania35,400,0002245313788,300,000995.652515361067.85532.82,02866Tanzania
97 per sq. mi.
per sq. km
Togo5,400,00031472849,700,000805.85553571,50051.79111421.62,15570Togo
248 per sq. mi.
96 per sq. km
Uganda25,300,0001651224184,100,000886.94342441,20062.738212.72,11070Uganda
271 per sq. mi.
105 per sq. km
Zambia10,400,0003848310420,300,000955.737373787078.989286.71,93966Zambia
37 per sq. mi.
14 per sq. km
Zimbabwe12,600,00032443-1810,100,0006543839362,4508518233211.92,08370Zimbabwe
83 per sq. mi.
32 per sq. km
United States291,500,00075211344413,500,0006.62.177748036,30097700398770585.23,64299United States
291 per sq. mi.
78 per sq. km

Chart Skills Practice

Unit 7: Africa South of the Sahara

1
Which countries in this region have the highest and lowest GDPs per capita?
A)Mauritius and Somalia
B)South Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo
C)Botswana and Democratic Republic of the Congo
D)Mauritius and Sierra Leone
2
According to available data, how many countries in this region have more cell phones than televisions per 1,000 people?
A)39
B)9
C)3
D)none
3
Which country in the region is expected to have the biggest population decrease by the year 2050?
A)Seychelles
B)Botswana
C)South Africa
D)Zimbabwe
4
What is the average infant mortality rate per 1,000 of countries in this region where at least 80 percent of the people have access to medicines?
A)63
B)36
C)163
D)136
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