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PHOTOS AFRICA

INDEX● Information about Africa: Slide 4. Information about Africa: Slide 4.

● Commonwealth: Slide 5. Commonwealth: Slide 5.

● Botswana: Slide 6.Botswana: Slide 6.

● Cameoon:Slide 7.Cameoon:Slide 7.

● Ghana: Slide 8.Ghana: Slide 8.

● Kenya: Slide 9.Kenya: Slide 9.

● Lesotho: Slide 10.Lesotho: Slide 10.

● Malawi: Slide 11.Malawi: Slide 11.

● Mauritius:Slide 12.Mauritius:Slide 12.

● Mozambique: Slide 13.Mozambique: Slide 13.

INFORMATION ABOUT AFRICA

● Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most-Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million km2 (11.7 populous continent. At about 30.2 million km2 (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers six million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent percent of Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of its total land area.[2] With 1.1 billion people as of of its total land area.[2] With 1.1 billion people as of 2013, it accounts for about 15% of the world's human 2013, it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the westAtlantic Ocean to the west. .

COMMONWEALTH

The Commonwealth is a family of 53 nations, from The Commonwealth is a family of 53 nations, from every continent in the world. There are 2.2 billion every continent in the world. There are 2.2 billion

people in the Commonwealth. That’s nearly 30% of people in the Commonwealth. That’s nearly 30% of the world’s population! They are very different, but the world’s population! They are very different, but

they work together. The pillars of this community are they work together. The pillars of this community are diversity, equality and friendship. Most of the diversity, equality and friendship. Most of the

countries in the Commonwealth were part of the countries in the Commonwealth were part of the British Empire. This is why English is the common British Empire. This is why English is the common

language.language.

BOTSWANA● Country:AfricaCountry:Africa

● Capital:GabaroneCapital:Gabarone

● Joined Commonwealth:1966Joined Commonwealth:1966

● Official language:Setswana. English Official language:Setswana. English

CAMEOON● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:Yaounde(constitutional);Douala (economic)Capital:Yaounde(constitutional);Douala (economic)


● Official language:French.EnglishOfficial language:French.English

GHANA● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:AccraCapital:Accra


● Official language:EnglishOfficial language:English

KENYA● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:NairobiCapital:Nairobi


● Official language:Kiswahili. EnglishOfficial language:Kiswahili. English

LESOTHO● Country:África.Country:África.

● Capital:MaseruCapital:Maseru


● Official language:Sesotho. EnglishOfficial language:Sesotho. English

MALAWI● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:LilongweCapital:Lilongwe



MAURITIUS● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:Port LouisCapital:Port Louis



MOZAMBIQUE● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:MaputuCapital:Maputu


● Official language:PortugueseOfficial language:Portuguese

NAMIBIA● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:WindchoekCapital:Windchoek



NIGERIA● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:AbujaCapital:Abuja

● Joined Commonwealth:1960 (suspend 1995-99)Joined Commonwealth:1960 (suspend 1995-99)


RWANDA● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:KigaliCapital:Kigali

● Joined Commonwealth:Nowember 2009Joined Commonwealth:Nowember 2009

● Official language:Kinyarwanda,French,EnglishOfficial language:Kinyarwanda,French,English

SEYCHELLES● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:VictoriaCapital:Victoria


● Official language:Creole,English and FrenchOfficial language:Creole,English and French

SIERRA LEONE● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:FreetownCapital:Freetown


● Official language: EnglishOfficial language: English

SOUTH AFRICA● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:PretoriaCapital:Pretoria

● Joined Commonwealth:1931(Statute of Westminster; left in Joined Commonwealth:1931(Statute of Westminster; left in 1961,rejoined in 1994)1961,rejoined in 1994)

● Official language:11 most widely spokenOfficial language:11 most widely spoken

SWAZILAND● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:MbabaneCapital:Mbabane


● Official language: Siswati and EnglishOfficial language: Siswati and English

UGANDA● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:KampalaCapital:Kampala


● Official language:English and KiswahiliOfficial language:English and Kiswahili

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:DodomaCapital:Dodoma


● Official language:English and KiswahiliOfficial language:English and Kiswahili

ZAMBIA● Country:Africa.Country:Africa.

● Capital:LusakaCapital:Lusaka



SOURCES

● Wikipedia for Africa information.Wikipedia for Africa information.● Google for pictures.Google for pictures.● http://thecommonwealth.org/member-http://thecommonwealth.org/member-

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LARA PORTELA

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