Statistics for African Geography by Letter - Y

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Capital of Cameroon	Yaoundé	98%
Plant similar to the potato; 95% of its crops are grown in Africa	yam	92%
Capital of Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro	85%
Official language of Nigeria and ethnic group making up 20% of Nigeria's population	Yoruba	74%
Capital of Adamawa State in eastern Nigeria	Yola	15%
State in northern Nigeria, where the largest cattle market in Africa is located	Yobe State	11%
The oldest standing structure in Ethiopia, estimated to have been built around 700 BC	Temple of Yeha	9%
Town of 80,000 in the far north of Cameroon	Yagoua	9%
City of 45,000 in southwest South Sudan	Yambio	9%
County of 271,000 in South Sudan on the border with DR Congo	Yei River County	9%
Kingdom in modern Katanga, DR Congo which existed from 1856-1891 and was one of the most powerful in Africa due to controlling the trade route connecting Africa's east and west coasts	Yeke Kingdom	9%
Another species of gecko endemic to Madagascar	yellow-throated day gecko	9%
Capital of Bayelsa State in southern Nigeria	Yenagoa	9%
District in Lagos, Nigeria, where the University of Lagos is located	Yaba	8%
Town of 86,000 in the Oromia region of southern Ethiopia	Yabelo	8%
Swampy valley in northern Tanzania home to many species of waterbirds	Yaeda Valley	8%
Town of 38,000 in Burkina Faso that was the birthplace of President Thomas Sankara	Yako	8%
Town of 40,000 in DR Congo and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve around the town	Yangambi	8%
Species of gecko endemic to Madagascar	yellow-headed day gecko	8%
Town of 12,000 in the far north of DR Congo	Yakoma	6%