Statistics for Africa: interesting facts

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Previously led by the self-styled Colonel Gaddafi, this nation has more (hot) desert than any other country in the world.	Libya	88%
This country was the home of Idi Amin. In 2023, a 110-year-old here was arrested for murdering his wife, 109, for denying him sex.	Uganda	88%
The Barbie film was banned in this country, which is the largest on the continent.	Algeria	75%
The Mundari tribe of this country bathe in cow urine. It was formerly part of Sudan and its currency is the pound.	South Sudan	75%
In 2001, many Zanzibaris refused to sleep in their own houses for fear of being sexually molested by a ghost.	Tanzania	75%
Africa's lowest point is in this small state on the Gulf of Aden; its biggest exports are sheep and goats.	Djibouti	63%
Formerly known as the Gold Coast, this became the first sub-Saharan nation to declare independence from European colonisation.	Ghana	63%
A lake occupies a third of the area of this narrow country, whose primary export is tobacco.	Malawi	63%
Hyperinflation here reached a year-on-year figure of 89.7 sextillion % in 2008.	Zimbabwe	63%
This Portuguese-speaking southern country has an endemic bird called the golden-backed bishop.	Angola	50%
Africa's least-corrupt country, formerly called Bechuanaland, it is the world's biggest diamond producer measured by value.	Botswana	50%
Compasses here can be thrown off by the Bangui magnetic anomaly.	Central African Republic	50%
There is a gulf named after this country, which contains half the world's aluminium ore (bauxite).	Guinea	50%
This mountainous southern nation has the world's highest suicide rate.	Lesotho	50%
This western Saharan nation was the last country to abolish slavery, in 1981.	Mauritania	50%
This north-western nation will co-host the 2030 World Cup.	Morocco	50%
Portugal striker Eusebio was born in this country, whose languages include Xichangana, Xitswa and Xironga.	Mozambique	50%
A man in this mountainous central country locked himself in for 55 years due to his fear of women.	Rwanda	50%
This country is noted for its motor car rally. Its football team, and Norway's, are the only two countries Brazil have played but never beaten.	Senegal	50%
Ryan Giggs' grandfather was from this nation, whose capital is Freetown.	Sierra Leone	50%
The smallest country on the continent, it is majority Muslim. Citizens here vote by dropping a marble into a hole in the ground.	The Gambia	50%
Roman Emperor Aemilianus was from this far northern country, then known as Ifriqiya ("Africa").	Tunisia	50%
A man in Koudougou drives his moped around by lying on it, with no helmet, and steering it with his feet.	Burkina Faso	38%
This small, landlocked Rift Valley country is the poorest in the world.	Burundi	38%
15,000 troops from this large central Saharan country fought on the Allied side in WW2.	Chad	38%
An Italian called de Brazza played a major role in this equatorial nation's history.	Congo	38%
The world's largest frog (up to 33cm long) can be found in this country, whose largest city is Bata.	Equatorial Guinea	38%
In Africa this is the only one-party state, and only country to be a have no privately-owned news media. Its name comes from the Greek for "red".	Eritrea	38%
The world's oldest known mine (41,000 BC) was in this small landlocked nation, which is also the birthplace of actor Richard E Grant.	Eswatini	38%
A fake lawyer in this eastern equatorial nation claimed in 2023 to have won 26 court cases.	Kenya	38%
Ex-president Charles Taylor was given 50 years in jail for the atrocities of the 1989-2003 civil wars.	Liberia	38%
The planetoid 229762 Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà is named after a mythical aardvark girl from this sparse, coastal desert nation.	Namibia	38%
In 1991, the government was overthrown by warring clans and the country descended into anarchy and chaos.	Somalia	38%
Multi-millionaire president Jacob Zuma claimed that he had to sell his hats and socks to pay his legal fees.	South Africa	38%
This small, narrow country is famous for footballer Emmanuel Adebayor. Less famous is the male pastor who wears high heels when preaching.	Togo	38%
In 2017 in this country (formerly Dahomey) a pastor of the Zangbeto brotherhood banned some worshippers who he said stole a chicken from him for a ritual purpose.	Benin	25%
This country's war, thought to be the world's worst since WW2, caused around 6 million deaths between 1998–2008.	D.R. Congo	25%
In 2021, a man from this ancient country swallowed a mobile phone and waited 6 months before getting it surgically removed from his stomach.	Egypt	25%
Young men of the Hamar tribe, in this country of 120 million, undergo a ritual where they are naked, smeared with dung and have to jump from a running bull.	Ethiopia	25%
Omar Bongo, president of this country on the equator, was the world's longest-ruling non-royal leader.	Gabon	25%
Only 14% of this small country's population speak the official language, Portuguese.	Guinea-Bissau	25%
The main export of this landlocked Saharan country is radioactive chemicals.	Niger	25%
In 2023, a wedding in Benin City was cancelled after it transpired that the groom was already married, with seven children.	Nigeria	25%
Many players from this football hotbed have camped in graveyards on the eve of a big game, due to a superstition that it will bring them luck.	Cameroon	13%
This country won the 2024 African Nations Cup. Its Senufo people have a ritual where dead elders are buried under the floors of their homes.	Ivory Coast	13%
This is the continent's third-largest country. A former British colony, it has a population of 44 million.	Sudan	13%
This copper-producing nation has a hotel where elephants stroll around inside the building.	Zambia	13%
The name of this country on the Niger river comes from the Bambara word for hippopotamus. Its languages include Xaasongaxango.	Mali	0%