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Colonization: Belgium
Independence: August 5, 1960
Government type: Semi presidential system
Ethnic groups: 18% luba, 5.8% Bangi, 13.5% Mongo, 10.3% Rwanda, 21.4% other
Religion: Christianity
Population: 81.34 million
GDP: $37.24 billion
GDP (per capita): 457.85
economic sectors: 58% agriculture, 14% copper, 11% unwroten cement
challenge: has the lowest GDP per capita
climate: Its hot and humid

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colonization: French
Independence : August 7,1960
government type: Presidential republic
Ethnic groups: 16.5% northern mandes, 11% Krous, Southern mandes 10%, Akan 42%, 17.6% valtaiques
Religion: Christianity mostly Catholic
population: 24.29 million
GDP:  $40.39 billion
GDP (per capita) : 1,662.44
economic sectors: communication, transportation , and finance
challenge: climate change risks
shape: does not fit described states
climate: warm and humid

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Nigeria
Chad
Republic of Congo
Sudan

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colonization : Leopold II of Belgium
independence date : August 15, 1960
government type : presidential republic
ethnic groups : Kongo - 21.2% Yombe - 11.5%
religion : Roman Catholic - 33.1% Awakening Church/ Christian Revival - 22.3%
population : 5.261 million
GDP : 8.723 billion
GDP (per capita) : 409.12 USD
economic sectors : agriculture - 4.9% industry - 69.8% services 25.3%
challenge : civil wars and militia conflicts
shape : prorupted
climate : hot and humid in the river basin and cool and dry in the southern highlands, with a cold, alpine climate in the Rwenzori Mountains

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colonization : British colonization (1890s - 1953)
independence date : January 1, 1956
government type : presidential representative democratic republic
ethnic groups : Black - 52% Arab - 39%
religion : Muslim - 69.77% Christianity - 19.03%
population : 40.53 million
GDP : 117.5 billion
GDP (per capita) : 2,898.55 USD
economic sectors : agriculture - 27.5% Industry - 20.7% services - 51.8%
challenge : controlling violence in the Sudan's Darfur region and also in promoting north/south reconciliation for the country as a whole
shape : does not fit any of the described states
climate : arid in the north to tropical wet-and-dry in the far southwest

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Africa with Equatorial Guinea Highlighted

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Africa with Equatorial Guinea Highlighted

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colonization: Spain
independence date: October 12, 1968
government type: presidential republic
ethnic group: Fang (85.7%) and Bubi (6.5%)
religion: nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic
population: 797,457 (population growth)
GDP: $12.49 billion
GDP per capita: $37,400
economic sectors: agriculture (2.5%), industry (54.6%), and services (42.9%)
challenge: corruption, poverty, and repression of human rights
country shape: compact
climate: tropical; always hot, humid

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colonization: Britain and France
independence date: July 1, 1960
government type: federal parliamentary republic
ethnic group: Somali (85%), Bantu and other non-Somali (15%)
religion: Sunni Muslim (Islam)-official religion
population: 11,259,029 (heavy population growth)
GDP: $7.052 billion
GDP per capita: N/A
economic sectors: agriculture (60.2%), services (32.5%) and industry (7.4%)
challenge: life-threatening malnutrition
country shape: elongated
climate:  principally desert- northeast monsoon, moderate temperatures in north and hot in south, southwest monsoon torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid
between monsoons

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colonization : Chad was part of the French colonial empire from 1900 to 1960
independence date : August 11, 1960
government type : presidential republic
ethnic groups : Sara - 27.7% Sudanic Arab 12.3%
religion : Muslim - 57% traditional beliefs - 18.8%
population : 14.9 million
GDP : 9.981 billion
GDP (per capita) : 669.89 USD
economic sectors : agriculture - 52.3% industry - 14.7% services 33.1%
challenge : land and water pollution and desertification
shape : landlocked
climate : tropical

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colonization: West African coast
independence date: January 7, 1982
government type: presidential republic
ethnic groups: Bassa 13.4%, Lorma
Religion: Christianity and Muslims
population: 4.732 million
GDP: $50.98 billion
GDP per capita : 456.05
economic sectors: 61% vessels for the transports of persons, 14% petroleum oils, 11% natural rubber, 8.6% light vessels
challenge: Being one of the poorest countries in the world and scarcity of food
shape: perforated
climate: tropical hot

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colonization: the British
independence date: December 12, 1963
government type: presidential republic
ethnic groups: Kikuyu (17.2%) and Luhya (13.8%)
religion: Christian (83%) and Muslim (11.2%)
population: 48,397,527 (population growth but a recent decrease)
GDP: $79.22 billion
GDP per capita: $3,500
economic sectors: agricultural (61.1%), services (32.2%) and industry (6.7%)
challenge: Environmental issues in Kenya include deforestation, soil erosion, desertification,water shortage and degraded water quality, flooding, poaching, and domestic and industrial pollution
country shape: compact
climate: varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior

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John Cecil Rhodes, the founder of Zimbabwe

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John Cecil Rhodes, the founder of Zimbabwe

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colonization : located in West Africa and colonized by the British
independence date : October 1, 1960
government type : federal government
ethnic groups : Hausa 25.1% and Yoruba 21.0%
religion : Muslim - 50% and Christian - About 40%
population - Nigeria's population continues to rapidly increase
GDP : 375.8 billion
GDP (per capita) : 1,968
economic sectors : Services - 52.99%, Industries - 27.36%, Agriculture - 19.65%
challenge : National security
shape : this country does not fit any of the described states
climate : tropical climate

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The San or Basarwans, they gained independence on September 30th, 1966. Botswana is a parliamentary republic and its two largest ethnic groups are the Tswana at 79% and the Kalanga at 11%. The two most abundant religions in Botswana are christians at 79.1% and Badimo at 4.1%. Botswana has a population of 2, 249, 104 and they are experiencing a steady fast population growth. Their GDP is 17.41 million USD and their GDP per capita is 7,595.60. Botswana's economic sectors are mining at 19.6%, trade, hotels, and restaurants 15.3%, general government at 15.1%, banks, insurance, and business services 14.4%, adjustment items 8.8%, construction 6.8%, social and personal services 6.2%, manufacturing 5.9%, transport, post, and telecommunications 5.7%, agriculture 2.7%, water and electricity -0.4%. Botswana's challenge is immense poverty, they're stuck in structural poverty and high reliance on state support. Botswana does not fit any definitions of the states and their climate is semi-arid.

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A colonial entrepreneur name Cecil John Rhodes. Zimbabwe gained independence on April 18th, 1980. They have a semi-presidential republic and the two highest ethnic groups are African at 99.4% and others at 0.4%.The two most popular religions are protestant at 74.8% and Roman Catholics at 7.3%. Zimbabwe's population is 14, 030, 368 people and they are experiencing population growth at a steady pace. Zimbabwe's GDP is 17.85 billion USD and their GDP per capita is 1,079.61 USD.Two highest economic sectors are Agriculture, forestry, and fishing as well as distribution, hotels, and restaurants that are both at 18%, manufacturing at 17%, transport and communications, and mining and quarry both at 5%, public administration 4%, and other things at 33%. One of Zimbabwe's major challenge is their bad and worsening economy which keeps kids at home and not at school because parents aren't getting paid. This forces the family to keep everyone working to keep the economy running and to make ends meet. Zimbabwe doesn't fit any of the definitions of the states and their climate is varied, there are dry seasons, cool seasons, and wet seasons.

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colonization: Britain
independence date: December 9, 1961
government type: presidential republic
ethnic groups: African (99%) and
Asian, European, Arab (1%)
religion: Christian (61.4%) and
Muslim (35.2%)
population: 55,451,343 (population growth)
GDP: $51.76 billion
GDP (per capita): $3,200
economic sectors: agriculture (23.4%), industry (28.6%), and

services (47.6%)

challenge: poverty
country shape: compact
climate: tropical along the coast yet temperate in the highlands

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South Africa was colonized by Khoisan and Bantu people. It gained its independence on May 31st, 1910. It is a parliamentary republic. The two biggest religions there are Christians at 86% and the second largest are other African religions such as animist, ancestral, and tribal at 5.4%. The two largest ethnic groups are the black Africans at 80.9% and Colored at 8.8%. There are 55,380,210 people and the population is growing quickly. Their GDP is 349.4 USD and the GDP per capita is 6,160.73. Finance at 20%, Government 18%, Trade 15%, Manufacturing 13%, Transportation and Communication 10%, Mining 8%, Personal services 6%, Construction 4%, Electricity 4%, and Agriculture at 3%. One challenge they have is a very uneducated population, they will not be able to grow as a country if nobody know how to do it or run it. South Africa is a perforated state because Lesotho is right in the middle of it and Swaziland is in part of it, South Africa also has a Mediterranean climate.

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East Africa-
Tanzania, RH
Kenya, RH
Somalia, RH
South Africa-
South Africa, MC
Botswana, MC
Zimbabwe, MC
Transition zone-
Nigeria, TG
Chad, TG
Sudan, TG
West Africa-
Cote d'ivoire VC
Liberia, VC
Sierra Leone, VC
Equatorial Africa-
Equatorial Guinea, RH
Republic of Congo, TG
Democratic Republic of the Congo, VC