AFRICA MALAWI

                 Area: 1, 18, 480 sq. km.

                 Population: 10, 4 million.

                 Latitude; 9˚ 30’ - 17˚ 10’ S

                 Capital: Lilongwe.

                 Longitude: 32˚ 45’ - 35˚ 50’E

                 Capital: Lilongwe.

· Malawi is long narrow mountainous country, bordering Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique. 

MOZAMBIQUE

Area: 8, 01, 590 sq. km

Population: 19.1 million

Capital: Maputo

· Broadest coastal plain in the east Africa used for agricultural purpose.

MAPUTO

· Situated o n the Maputo Bay in the southern Mozambique.

· Capital and also a beautiful resort of the country.

MADAGASCAR

   Area: 5, 87, 040 sq. km

   Population: 14.9 million

   Capital: Antananarivo

· Situated to the southeast coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

· World’s fourth largest island.

· There are sizeable deposit of graphite and chromate and smaller deposits of mica, nickel and copper.

BOTSWANA

 Area: 5, 81,730 sq. km.

 Latitude: 17˚ 50’ - 26˚ 50’ S

 Population: 1.6 million

  Longitude: 20˚ 20’E

 Capital: Gaborone

· The republic of Botswana – the land of Batswana tribes – formerly known as Bechuanaland is located in southern Africa.

ZIMBABWE:

Area: 3, 90, 580 sq . km.

Population: 11. 3 million

Capital: Harare

· Great dyke: largest source of high graded chrome ore in the world.

HARARE

· Capital of Zimbabwe.

WANKIE

· Important region of I deposits.

IVORY COAST

Area: 3, 22,463 sq km.

Population: 16 million

Capital: Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (defector).