Political Geography: Africa - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
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	100%
The autonomous province of Príncipe is contained in which country?	São Tomé and Príncipe	97%
Zanzibar is an autonomous region of this country.	Tanzania	97%
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	93%
The mainland country that has 521 (mostly uninhabited) islands off its Red Sea coast.	Egypt	87%
This country uses the westernmost point of uninhabited Pyramid Island in Lake Victoria to demarcate its border with Uganda.	Kenya	87%
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	87%
This European country has two autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla) on the north coast of Africa that are claimed by Morocco.	Spain	87%
The three most populous islands belonging to this island nation are Santiago, São Vicente, and Santo Antão.	Cape Verde	83%
Although most of this country's area is located on the mainland, its capital city is on the island of Bioko.	Equatorial Guinea	83%
The Dahlak Archipelago and certain other islands in the Red Sea belong to which mainland country?	Eritrea	83%
Mahé, Praslin, and La Digue are three of the islands contained in this island nation.	Seychelles	83%
	Sudan	83%
Ngazidja, Ndzuani, and Mwali are islands that belong to this island country.	Comoros	77%
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	77%
Although this country owns the fourth largest island in the world, it also has over 250 smaller ones.	Madagascar	77%
Rodrigues is an autonomous island contained in this country.	Mauritius	77%
	Réunion	77%
The disputed Abyei Area, a zone with "special administrative status," is jointly administered by the UN and these two countries.	South Sudan	70%
Name the British Overseas Territory that lies about midway between Africa and South America.	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	67%
Two of this European country's Pelagie Islands lie on the African continent.	Italy	63%
This autonomous region of Portugal is geographically part of Africa.	Madeira Islands	63%
This southernmost region of Spain is geographically part of Africa.	Canary Islands	57%
This country owns an Indian Ocean island of the same name that has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.	Mozambique	53%
France has two Overseas Departments in Africa. What are their names?	Mayotte	47%
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	43%
Name the British Overseas Territory that lies about midway between Africa and Indonesia.	British Indian Ocean Territory	40%
This island nation includes Addu Atoll, Gaafu Alifu Atoll, and Lhaviyani Atoll.	Maldives	33%
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	20%
Name the Australian External Territory that lies about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica.	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	13%
The Norwegian Dependent Territory that lies between Africa, South America and Antarctica (but north of the Antarctic Treaty limit).	Bouvet Island	7%

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