Statistics for Political Geography: Africa

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Although this country owns the fourth largest island in the world, it also has over 250 smaller ones.	Madagascar	100%
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%
Zanzibar is an autonomous region of this country.	Tanzania	100%
The three most populous islands belonging to this island nation are Santiago, São Vicente, and Santo Antão.	Cape Verde	86%
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	86%
The mainland country that has 521 (mostly uninhabited) islands off its Red Sea coast.	Egypt	86%
The Dahlak Archipelago and certain other islands in the Red Sea belong to which mainland country?	Eritrea	86%
Rodrigues is an autonomous island contained in this country.	Mauritius	86%
The autonomous province of Príncipe is contained in which country?	São Tomé and Príncipe	86%
Mahé, Praslin, and La Digue are three of the islands contained in this island nation.	Seychelles	86%
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	86%
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	86%
This European country has two autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla) on the north coast of Africa that are claimed by Morocco.	Spain	86%
Ngazidja, Ndzuani, and Mwali are islands that belong to this island country.	Comoros	71%
This country uses the westernmost point of uninhabited Pyramid Island in Lake Victoria to demarcate its border with Uganda.	Kenya	71%
This autonomous region of Portugal is geographically part of Africa.	Madeira Islands	71%
France has two Overseas Departments in Africa. What are their names?	Mayotte	71%
	Réunion	71%
Name the British Overseas Territory that lies about midway between Africa and South America.	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	71%
The disputed Abyei Area, a zone with "special administrative status," is jointly administered by the UN and these two countries.	South Sudan	71%
	Sudan	71%
This southernmost region of Spain is geographically part of Africa.	Canary Islands	57%
Although most of this country's area is located on the mainland, its capital city is on the island of Bioko.	Equatorial Guinea	57%
The only Norwegian Dependent Territory in Africa.	Bouvet Island	43%
Name the British Overseas Territory that lies about midway between Africa and Indonesia.	British Indian Ocean Territory	43%
Name the French Overseas Territory that is located partially in Africa.	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	43%
This island nation includes Addu Atoll, Gaafu Alifu Atoll, and Lhaviyani Atoll.	Maldives	43%
This country owns an Indian Ocean island of the same name that has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.	Mozambique	43%
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 single Australian External Territory in Africa.	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	29%
Two of this European country's Pelagie Islands lie on the African continent.	Italy	29%