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 Republic
of Madagascar: Facts and Figures
Local Name Repoblikan'i
Madagasikara (Malagasy), Republique de Madagascar
(French). Area 226,658 sq mi. Population
20.1 million. Capital Antananarivo. Independence
from France Achieved June 26, 1960. |
 The
Ubangi
(Oubangui) River is the largest
right-bank tributary of the Congo River, with a
length of about 700 miles and a drainage basin
covering about 298,400 square miles. |
 Gabonese
Republic: Facts and Figures Local
Name République Gabonaise. Area
103,347 sq mi. Population 1,545,255. Capital
Libreville. Independence from France Achieved
August 17, 1960. |
 Jean-Bédel
Bokassa overthrew his cousin to
become President of the Central African Republic
in 1965. Despite widespread public discontent
brought about by his extravagant lifestyle and
erratic personality, he proclaimed himself
Emperor of the Central African Empire in 1976. He
was overthrown by French paratroopers in 1979. |
 Central
African Republic: Facts and Figures
Local Name Repúblique
Centrafricaine. Area 240,535 sq mi. Population
4,511,488. Capital Bangui. Independence
from France Achieved August 13, 1960. |
 Republic
of the Congo: Facts and Figures Local
Name République du Congo. Area
132,047 sq mi. Population 3,800,610. Capital
Brazzaville. Independence from France
Achieved August 15, 1960. |
 People's
Democratic Republic of Algeria: Facts and Figures
Local Name Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad
Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah. Total Area
919,595 sq mi. Population 33,333,216. Capital
Algiers. Independence from France Achieved
July 5, 1962. |
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