Political Geography: Africa

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This federal republic has two states that have self-declared autonomy (Puntland and Galmudug) and another that is de facto independent, although it is not diplomatically recognized by any UN member state.
Somalia
Although most of this country's area is located on the mainland, its capital city is on the island of Bioko.
Equatorial Guinea
The Dahlak Archipelago and certain other islands in the Red Sea belong to which mainland country?
Eritrea
Name the Australian External Territory that lies about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Owner of the Penguin Islands, this country also owns the man-made Bird Island, which serves as a breeding ground for birds and yields guano, which is collected and sold.
Namibia
France has two Overseas Departments in Africa. What are their names?
Mayotte
Réunion
Perhaps the most famous of this country's many islands is Robben Island, where one of its future presidents was imprisoned for 18 years.
South Africa
Zanzibar is an autonomous region of this country.
Tanzania
Western Sahara (the former colony of Spanish Sahara) is partially controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (which at some stage was recognized by 84 UN member states). Most of Western Sahara is controlled by which sovereign state?
Morocco
Rodrigues is an autonomous island contained in this country.
Mauritius
This country uses the westernmost point of uninhabited Pyramid Island in Lake Victoria to demarcate its border with Uganda.
Kenya
The autonomous province of Príncipe is contained in which country?
São Tomé and Príncipe
Name the British Overseas Territory that lies about midway between Africa and Indonesia.
British Indian Ocean Territory
Name the British Overseas Territory that lies about midway between Africa and South America.
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
This southernmost region of Spain is geographically part of Africa.
Canary Islands
Mahé, Praslin, and La Digue are three of the islands contained in this island nation.
Seychelles
This European country has two autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla) on the north coast of Africa that are claimed by Morocco.
Spain
The mainland country that has 521 (mostly uninhabited) islands off its Red Sea coast.
Egypt
The Norwegian Dependent Territory that lies between Africa, South America and Antarctica (but north of the Antarctic Treaty limit).
Bouvet Island
This mainland country has islands in the Red Sea, in the Bab-el-Mandeb (the strait between Yemen and Africa), and in the Gulf of Tadjoura.
Djibouti
This autonomous region of Portugal is geographically part of Africa.
Madeira Islands
The disputed Abyei Area, a zone with "special administrative status," is jointly administered by the UN and these two countries.
South Sudan
Sudan
Two of this European country's Pelagie Islands lie on the African continent.
Italy
Name the French Overseas Territory that consists of remote islands lying about halfway between Africa and Antarctica, but that also includes Adélie Land, the French claim on Antarctica.
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Although this country owns the fourth largest island in the world, it also has over 250 smaller ones.
Madagascar
Ngazidja, Ndzuani, and Mwali are islands that belong to this island country.
Comoros
The three most populous islands belonging to this island nation are Santiago, São Vicente, and Santo Antão.
Cape Verde
This country owns an Indian Ocean island of the same name that has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mozambique
This island nation includes Addu Atoll, Gaafu Alifu Atoll, and Lhaviyani Atoll.
Maldives
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3 Comments
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Level 94
Feb 3, 2026
I recommend switching to the yellow box
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Level 76
Feb 3, 2026
Why? Is it too tempting to just type random country names, hoping some of them stick?
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Level 76
Feb 3, 2026
As I recall, it didn’t seem fair because of the questions with multiple answers.