Political Geography: Africa

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.

Although most of this country’s area is located on the mainland, its capital city is on the island of Bioko.

The Dahlak Archipelago and certain other islands in the Red Sea belong to which mainland country?

Name the single Australian External Territory in Africa.

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.

France has two Overseas Departments in Africa. What are their names?

Perhaps the most famous of this country’s many islands is Robben Island, where one of its future presidents was imprisoned for 18 years.

Zanzibar is an autonomous region of this country

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?

Rodrigues is an autonomous island contained in this country.

This country uses the westernmost point of uninhabited Pyramid Island in Lake Victoria to demarcate its border with Uganda.

The autonomous province of Príncipe is contained in which country?

Name the two British Overseas Territories in Africa.

This southernmost region of Spain is geographically part of Africa.

Mahé, Praslin, and La Digue are three of the islands that are contained in this island nation.

This European country has two autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla) on the north coast of Africa that are claimed by Morocco.

The mainland country that has 521 (mostly uninhabited) islands off its Red Sea coast.

The only Norwegian Dependent Territory in Africa.

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.

This autonomous region of Portugal is geographically part of Africa.

The disputed Abyei Area, a zone with “special administrative status,” is jointly administered by the UN and these two countries.

Two of this European country’s Pelagie Islands lie on the African continent.

Name the French Overseas Territory that is located partially in Africa.

Although this country owns the fourth largest island in the world, it also has over 250 smaller ones.

Ngazidja, Ndzuani, and Mwali are islands that belong to this island country.

The three most populous islands belonging to this island nation are Santiago, São Vicente, and Santo Antão.

This country owns an Indian Ocean island of the same name that has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.