Africa
Algeria
Population:32,814,000
Capital:Algiers
Region: North Africa
Language:Arabic, French, Berber dialects
Religion:Sunni Muslim
Industry:Oil, natural gas, light industries, mining
Agriculture: Wheat, barley, oats, grapes; sheep
Angola
Population:15,375,000
Capital:Luanda
Region:Southern Africa (West Coast)
Language:Portuguese, Bantu
Religion:Indigenous beliefs, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Industry:Oil, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, gold
Agriculture: Bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal; livestock; forest products; fish
Benin
Population:8,439,000
Capital:Porto-Novo
Region: West Africa
Language:French, Fon, Yoruba, tribal langauges
Religion:Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim
Industry: Textiles, food processing, chemical production, construction materials
Agriculture: Cotton, corn, cassava (tapioca), yams; livestock
Botswana
Population:1,640,000
Capital:Gaborone; 199,000
Region: Southern Africa
Language:English, Setswana
Religion:Indigenous beliefs, Christian
Industry: Diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, livestock processing, textiles
Agriculture: Sorghum, maize, millet; livestock
Burkina Faso
Population:13,925,000
Capital:Ouagadougou
Region: West Africa
Language:French, native African languages
Religion:Muslim, indigenous beliefs, Christian
Industry: Cotton, beverages, agricultural processing, soap
Agriculture: Cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame; livestock
Burundi
Population:7,795,000
Capital:Bujumbura
Region: Central Africa
Language:Kirundi, French, Swahili
Religion:Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Muslim, Protestant
Industry: Light consumer goods (blankets, shoes, soap), component assembly
Agriculture: Coffee, cotton, tea, corn; beef
Côte d'Ivoire
Population:18,154,000
Capital:Abidjan (administrative), Yamoussoukro (legislative)
Region: West Africa
Language:French, Dioula, 60 native dialects
Religion:Christian, Muslim, indigenous beliefs
Industry: Food production, beverages; wood, petroleum, automobile assembly
Agriculture: Coffee, cacao, bananas, palm kernels; timber
Cape Verde
Population:476,000
Capital:Praia
Region: Off West Coast of Africa (Atlantic Ocean)
Language:Portuguese, Crioulo
Religion:Roman Catholic, Protestant
Industry: Food and beverages, fish processing, clothing, salt mining
Agriculture: Bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes; fish
Cameroon
Population: 20,129,878
Capital:Yaoundé
Region: Central Africa
Language:French, English (both official), 24 major African language groups
Religion: indigenous beliefs, Christian, Islam
Industry:Oil, aluminum, food processing, consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair
Agriculture:coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, grains; livestock; timber.
Central African Republic
Population:4,238,000
Capital:Bangui
Region: Central Africa
Language:French, Sangho, Arabic, tribal languages
Religion:Indigenous beliefs, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim
Industry: Diamond mining, logging, brewing, textiles
Agriculture: Cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca); timber
Chad
Population:9,657,000
Capital:N'Djamena
Region: North Africa
Language:French, Arabic, Sara, Sango, more than 120 different languages and dialects
Religion:Muslim, Christian, animist
Industry:Oil, textiles, meatpacking, beer
Agriculture: Cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts; cattle
Comoros
Population:671,000
Capital:Moroni
Region: Off East Coast of Africa (Indian Ocean)
Language:Arabic, French, Shikomoro
Religion:Sunni Muslim, Roman Catholic
Industry: Tourism, perfume
Agriculture: Vanilla, cloves, perfume essences, copra
Congo
Population: 3,999,000
Capital:Brazzaville
Region: Central Africa
Language:French, Lingala, Monokutuba
Religion:Christian, Animist, Muslim
Industry:Oil, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap
Agriculture: Cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
Population:60,764,000
Capital:Kinshasa
Region:Central Africa
Language:French, Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
Religion:Roman Catholic, Protestant, Kimbanguist, Muslim, traditional
Industry: Mining (diamonds, copper, zinc), mineral processing, consumer products
Agriculture: Coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber; wood products
Djibouti
Population:793,000
Capital:Djibouti
Region:East Africa
Language:French, Arabic, Somali, Afar
Religion:Muslim, Christian
Industry: Construction, agricultural processing
Agriculture: Fruits, vegetables; goats
Egypt
Population:74,033,000
Capital:Cairo
Region: North Africa
Language:Arabic, English, French
Religion:Sunni Muslim, Coptic Christian
Industry: Textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals
Agriculture: Cotton, rice, corn, wheat; cattle
Guinea
Population:9,453,000
Capital:Conakry
Region:West Africa
Language:French, local languages
Religion:Muslim, Christian, indigenous beliefs
Industry: Bauxite, gold, diamonds, aluminum, light manufacturing
Agriculture: Rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels; cattle; timber
Guinea-Bissau
Population:1,586,000
Capital:Bissau
Region: West Africa
Language:Portuguese, Crioulo, African languages
Religion:Indigenous beliefs, Muslim, Christian
Industry: Agricultural processing, beer, soft drinks
Agriculture: Rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca); timber; fish
Equatorial Guinea
Population:504,000
Capital:Malabo
Region:Central Africa
Language:Spanish, French, pidgin English
Religion:Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Industry: Oil, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas
Agriculture: Coffee, cocoa, rice, yams; livestock; timber
Eritrea
Population:4,670,000
Capital:Asmara
Region:East Africa
Language:Afar, Arabic, Tigre, Kunama, Tigrinya
Religion:Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Industry: Food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles
Agriculture: Sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn; livestock; fish
Ethiopia
Population:77,431,000
Capital:Addis Ababa
Regions: East Africa
Language:Amharic, Tigrinya, Orominga, Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic
Religion:Muslim, Ethiopian Orthodox, Animist
Industry: Food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals Agriculture: Cereals, pulses (beans), coffee, oilseed; cattle; hides
Gabon
Population:1,384,000
Capital:Libreville
Region:Central Africa
Language:French, Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Religion:Christian, indigenous beliefs
Industry: Oil, manganese and gold mining, chemicals
Agriculture: Cacao, coffee, sugar, palm oil; cattle, fish
Gambia
Population:1,595,000
Capital:Banjul
Region: West Africa
Language:English, Mandinka, Wolof, Fula
Religion:Muslim, Christian
Industry:peanuts, fish, hides; tourism; beverages; agricultural machinery assembly
Agriculture: Rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts; cattle
Ghana
Population:22,019,000
Capital:Accra
Region: West Africa
Language:English, Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, Ga
Religion:Christian, indigenous beliefs, Muslim
Industry: Mining, lumber, light manufacturing, aluminum
Agriculture: Cacao, rice, coffee, cassava (tapioca); timber
Kenya
Population:33,830,000
Capital:Nairobi
Region:East Africa
Language:English, Kiswahili, numerous indigenous languages
Religion:Protestant, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Muslim
Industry:consumer goods (plastic, furniture), agricultural processing; oil refining
Agriculture: Tea, coffee, corn, wheat; dairy products
Lesotho
Population:1,804,000
Capital:Maseru
Region: Southern Africa (Inside the country of South Africa)
Language:English, Sesotho, Zulu, Xhosa
Religion:Christian, indigenous beliefs
Industry: Food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts
Agriculture: Corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum; livestock
Liberia
Population:3,283,000
Capital:Monrovia
Region:West Africa
Language:English, 20 ethnic languages
Religion:Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim
Industry: Rubber, palm oil, timber, diamonds Agriculture: Rubber, coffee, cacao, rice; sheep; timber
Libya
Population:5,766,000
Capital:Tripoli
Region:North Africa
Language:Arabic, Italian, English
Religion:Sunni Muslim
Industry:Oil, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement
Agriculture: Wheat, barley, olives, dates; cattle
Madagascar
Population:17,308,000
Capital:Antananarivo
Region:Off the East Coast of Africa (Indian Ocean)
Language:French, Malagasy
Religion:Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim
Industry: Meat processing, soap, breweries, tanneries
Agriculture: Coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves; livestock products
Malawi
Population:12,341,000
Capital:Lilongwe
Region: Central Africa
Language:English, Chichewa
Religion:Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim
Industry: Tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products
Agriculture: Tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea; groundnuts; cattle
Mali
Population:13,518,000
Capital:Bamako
Region:North Africa
Language:French, Bambara, numerous African languages
Religion:Muslim, Christian, indigenous beliefs
Industry: Food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining
Agriculture: Cotton, millet, rice, corn; cattle
Mauritania
Population:3,069,000
Capital:Nouakchott
Region:West Africa
Language:Hassaniya Arabic, Wolof, Pulaar, Soninke, French
Religion:Muslim
Industry: Fish processing, iron ore, gypsum
Agriculture: dates, millet, sorghum, rice; cattle
Mauritius
Population:1,243,000
Capital:Port Louis
Region:Off the East Coast of Africa (India Ocean)
Language:English, French, Creole, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri
Religion:Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Protestant
Industry: Food processing, textiles, clothing, chemicals, metal products Agriculture: Sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas; cattle; fish
Morocco
Population:30,704,000
Capital:Rabat
Region:North Africa
Language:Arabic, Berber dialects, French
Religion:Muslim
Industry: Phosphate mining, food processing, leather goods, textiles Agriculture: Barley, wheat, citrus, wine; livestock
Mozambique
Population:19,420,000
Capital:Maputo
Region:Southern Africa
Language:Portuguese, indigenous dialects
Religion:Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim
Industry: Food and beverages, chemicals, aluminum, oil products, textiles
Agriculture: Cotton, cashews, sugarcane, tea; beef
Namibia
Population:2,031,000
Capital:Windhoek
Region:Southern Africa
Language: English, Afrikaans, German, indigenous languages
Religion:Christian, indigenous beliefs
Industry: Meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products, mining (diamonds, lead, zinc)
Agriculture: Millet, sorghum, peanuts; livestock; fish
Niger
Population:13,957,000
Capital:Niamey
Region:North Africa
Language:French, Hausa, Djerma
Religion:Muslim, indigenous beliefs, Christian
Industry: Uranium mining, cement, brick, textiles
Agriculture: Cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet; cattle
Nigeria
Population:131,530,000
Capital:Abuja
Region: West Africa
Language:English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani
Religion:Muslim, Christian, indigenous beliefs
Industry: Crude oil, coal, tin, columbite, palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber, wood, textiles
Agriculture: Cacao, peanuts, palm oil, corn; cattle; timber; fish
Rwanda
Population:8,722,000
Capital:Kigali
Region:Central Africa
Language:Kinyarwanda, French, English, Kiswahili
Religion:Roman Catholic, Protestant, Adventist, Muslim
Industry: Cement, agricultural products, beverages, soap Agriculture: Coffee, tea, pyrethrum, bananas; livestock
Sao Tome and Principe
Population:153,000
Capital:São Tomé
Region:Off the West Coast of Africa (Atlantic Ocean)
Language:Portuguese
Religion:Roman Catholic, Evangelical, Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist
Industry: Light construction, textiles, soap, beer, fish processing, timber
Agriculture: Cacao, coconuts, palm kernels, copra; poultry; fish
Senegal
Population:11,658,000
Capital:Dakar
Region:West Africa
Language:French, Wolof, Pulaar, Diola, Jola, Mandinka
Religion:Muslim, Christian
Industry: Agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, oil refining
Agriculture: Peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum; cattle; fish
Seychelles
Population:81,000
Capital:Victoria
Region: Off the East Coast of Africa (Indian Ocean)
Language:English, French, Creole
Religion:Roman Catholic, Anglican
Industry:Fishing, tourism, coconuts, vanilla, rope
Agriculture: Coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes; chickens; tuna fish
Sierra Leone
Population:5,525,000
Capital:Freetown
Region:West Africa
Language:English, Mende, Temne, Krio
Religion:Muslim, indigenous beliefs, Christian
Industry: diamonds; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles); oil refining
Agriculture: Rice, coffee, cacao, palm kernels; poultry; fish
Somalia
Population:8,592,000
Capital:Mogadishu
Region:East Africa
Language:Somali, Arabic, Italian, English
Religion:Sunni Muslim
Industry: light industries, sugar refining, textiles Agriculture: Bananas, sorghum, corn, coconuts; cattle; fish
South Africa
Population:46,923,000
Capital:Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial), Cape Town (legislative)
Region:Southern Africa
Language:Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Religion:Christian, indigenous beliefs, Muslim, Hindu
Industry: platinum, gold, chromium, automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery
Agriculture: Corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits; beef
South Sudan
Population:8,260,490
Capital:Juba
Region:Central Africa
Language:English, Arabic, Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
Religion:Animist, Christian
Industry: (Country was created in 2011, no current major industries)
Sudan
Population:36,787,012
Capital:Khartoum
Region: Central Africa
Language:Arabic, Nubian, Ta Bedawie, many local dialects
Religion:Sunni Muslim, indigenous beliefs, Christian
Industry: Oil, cotton, textiles, cement, sugar, soap, shoes, oil refining Agriculture: Cotton, peanuts, sorghum, millet, wheat; sheep
Swaziland
Population:1,138,000
Capital:Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative and royal)
Region:Southern Africa
Language:English, siSwati
Religion:Indigenous beliefs, Roman Catholic, Muslim
Industry: coal, wood, sugar, beverages
Agriculture: Sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco; cattle
Tanzania
Population:36,481,000
Capital:Dar es Salaam (administrative), Dodoma (legislative)
Region:East Africa
Language:Kiswahili, Kiungujo, English, Arabic, many local languages
Religion:Christian, Muslim, indigenous beliefs
Industry: sugar, beer, cigarettes, twine, diamond and gold mining, oil refining
Agriculture: Coffee, sisal, tea, cotton; cattle
Togo
Population:6,145,000
Capital:Lomé
Region:West Africa
Language:French, Ewe, Mina, Kabye, Dagomba
Religion:Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim
Industry: Phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts
Agriculture: Coffee, cacao, cotton, yams; livestock; fish
Tunisia
Population:10,043,000
Capital:Tunis
Region:North Africa
Language:Arabic, French
Religion:Muslim
Industry: Oil, mining, tourism, textiles, shoes
Agriculture: Olives, olive oil, grain, dairy products
Uganda
Population:26,907,000
Capital:Kampala
Region:Central Africa
Language:English, Ganda or Luganda, many local languages
Religion:Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous beliefs, Muslim
Industry: Sugar, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement
Agriculture: Coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco; beef
Zambia
Population:11,227,000
Capital:Lusaka
Region:Southern Africa
Language:English, indigenous languages
Religion:Christian, Muslim, Hindu
Industry: Copper mining, food, beverages
Agriculture: Corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts; cattle
Zimbabwe
Population:13,010,000
Capital:Harare
Region:Southern Africa
Language:English, Shona, Sindebele
Religion:Syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs), Christian, indigenous beliefs
Industry: coal, gold, steel, wood products, cement, chemicals Agriculture: Corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat; cattle
Asia
Afghanistan
Population:29,929,000
Capital:Kabul
Region:Middle East
Language:Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Uzbek, Turkmen, 30 minor languages
Religion:Sunni and Shia Muslim
Industry: textiles, soap, furniture, shoes Agriculture: Opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool
Armenia
Population:3,033,000
Capital:Yerevan
Region: Eurasia
Language:Armenian, Russian
Religion:Armenian Apostolic
Industry: machine tools, electric motors, tires
Agriculture:grapes, vegetables; livestock
Azerbaijan
Population:8,388,000
Capital:Baku
Region:Eurasia
Language:Azerbaijani, Russian
Religion:Muslim, Russian Orthodox
Industry:Oil, natural gas, steel
Agriculture: Cotton, grain, rice, grapes; cattle
Bahrain
Population:731,000
Capital:Manama
Region: Middle East
Language:Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Religion:Shiite and Sunni Muslim
Industry:Oil refining, aluminum, offshore banking, ship building, tourism
Agriculture: Fruit, vegetables; poultry; shrimp
Bangladesh
Population:144,233,000
Capital:Dhaka
Region: South Asia
Language:Bangla (Bengali), English
Religion:Muslim, Hindu
Industry: Cotton textiles, jute, garments
Agriculture: Rice, jute, tea, wheat; beef
Bhutan
Population:970,000
Capital:Thimphu
Region: South Asia
Language:Dzonkha, Tibetan and Nepali dialects
Religion:Lamaistic Buddhist, Hindu
Industry: Cement, wood products,fruits, alcoholic beverages Agriculture: Rice, corn, root crops, citrus; dairy products
Brunei
Population:363,000
Capital:Bandar Seri Begawan
Region: Southeast Asia
Language:Malay, English, Chinese
Religion:Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, indigenous beliefs
Industry:Oil refining, natural gas
Agriculture: Rice, vegetables, fruits; chickens
Cambodia
Population:13,329,000
Capital:Phnom Penh
Region: Southeast Asia
Language:Khmer, French, English
Religion:Theravada Buddhist
Industry: Tourism, garments, rice milling, fishing, wood
Agriculture: Rice, rubber, corn, vegetables
China
Population:1,303,701,000
Capital:Beijing
Region:East Asia
Language:Chinese (Mandarin), Cantonese, other dialects and minority languages
Religion:Taoist, Buddhist, Muslim
Industry: Iron and steel, coal, machine building, armaments, textiles and apparel, petroleum, cement
Agriculture: Rice, wheat, potatoes, sorghum; pork; fish
Georgia
Population:4,501,000
Capital:T'bilisi
Region: Eurasia
Language:Georgian, Russian, Armenian, Azeri
Religion:Georgian Orthodox, Muslim, Russian Orthodox
Industry: Steel, aircraft, machine tools, electrical appliances, mining
Agriculture: Citrus, grapes, tea, hazelnuts; livestock
India
Population:1,103,596,000
Capital:New Delhi
Region:South Asia
Language:Hindi, English, 14 other official languages
Religion:Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi
Industry: Textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining
Agriculture: Rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton; cattle; fish
Indonesia
Population:221,932,000
Capital:Jakarta
Region:Southeast Asia (Pacific Ocean)
Language:Bahasa Indonesia, English, Dutch, Javanese, and other local dialects
Religion:Muslim, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist
Industry:Oil, natural gas; textiles, apparel, mining, cement, fertilizers
Agriculture: Rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber; poultry
Iran
Population:69,515,000
Capital:Tehran
Region:Middle East
Language:Persian, Turkic, Kurdish, various local dialects
Religion:Shiite and Sunni Muslim
Industry:Oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and other construction materials
Agriculture: Wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets; dairy products; caviar
Iraq
Population:27,499,638
Capital:Baghdad
Region:Middle East
Language:Arabic, Kurdish, Turkoman, Assyrian, Armenian
Religion:Shiite and Sunni Muslim, Christian
Industry:Oil, chemicals, textiles, construction materials