Africa Fact Sheet
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Central African Republic Country Formation Date | 1960 | Central African Republic | France | August 13, 1960 |
| Ethiopia Country Formation Date | Ethiopia | At least 2,000 years - oldest country in Africa | ||
| Namibia Country Formation Date | 1990 | Namibia | South Africa | March 21, 1990 |
| South Africa Country Formation Date | 1910 | South Africa | May 31,1910 |
Database: Industrial Light & Magic Visual Effects Movies
| Record Name | Year | Studio | Release Date | Movie |
| Out of Africa | 1985 | Universal | Dec 18, 1985 | Out of Africa |
Database: Scientific Names of Spices and Herbs
| Record Name | Herb | Scientific Name |
| South African Geranium | South African Geranium | Pelargonium sidoides |
Database: Death Rates by Country
| Record Name | Country | Death Rate (per 1000 persons) | Source |
| Death Rate for Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 18.1 | Wikipedia |
| Death Rate for South Africa | South Africa | 17.0 | Wikipedia |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Candle | c. 3000 BC | Egypt, Crete | Africa | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | — |
| Glass | c. 2500 BC | Egypt or Lebanon | Africa and Middle East | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Egyptians or Phoenicians |
| Ink | c. 2500 BC | Egypt, China | Africa and Asia | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | — |
Database: New York City Museum List
| Record Name | Type | City | State | Country | Region | Museum | Address |
| Museum for African Art (Long Island City) | Museum | Long Island City | NEW YORK | United States | North America | Museum for African Art | 36-01 43rd Avenue |
Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country
| Record Name | Country | Metal | 1999 (Kilograms) | 2000 (Kilograms) | 2001 (Kilograms) | 2002 (Kilograms) | 2003 (Kilograms) | Source |
| Gold production for Central African Republice | Central African Republice | Gold | 41 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program |
| Gold production for South Africa | South Africa | Gold | 451,300 | 430,800 | 394,800 | 395,173 | 375,787 | United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program |
Database: World Wide Lanuage Speakers
| Record Name | Language | Primary Country | Source | Rank | Speakers |
| ZULU World Wide Language Speakers | ZULU | South Africa | 13th Edition of the Ethnologue | 87 | 9,142,000 |
Database: World's largest lakes
| Record Name | Country | Region | Area (Square Miles) | Deepest Depth (Feet) |
| Lake Victoria | Africa | 26,828 | 270 | |
| Lake Tanganyika | Africa | 12,700 | 4,823 | |
| Lake Nyasa | Malawi | Africa | 11,150 | 2,280 |
| Lake Chad | Africa | 6,300 | 24 |
Database: 2007-2008 Major Religious Holidays
| Record Name | Religion | Event | Dates | Days |
| Kwanzaa | African-American | Kwanzaa | Dec. 26-Jan. 1 | Wed.-Thurs. |
Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities
| Record Name | City | Country | Region | Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) | Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) | Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) | Source |
| Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Sandton | Sandton | South Africa | Africa | 163 | 136 | 27 | Cushman & Wakefield |
| Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Cape Town | Cape Town | South Africa | Africa | 121 | 97 | 24 | Cushman & Wakefield |
Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Life Expectancy | Rank |
| Central African Republic Life Expectancy | Central African Republic | World Fact Book | 43.74 | 210 |
| South Africa Life Expectancy | South Africa | World Fact Book | 42.45 | 214 |
Database: World Oil Production by Country
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | Barrels per Day |
| South Africa Oil Production | South Africa | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 216,700 |
| Central African Republic Oil Production | Central African Republic | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 0 |
Database: World's Tallest Buildings
| Record Name | City | Country | Height in Meters | Height in Feet |
| Sasol Stack | Secunda | South Africa | 301 | 987 |
| Television Tower | Johannesburg | South Africa | 232 | 761 |
| Lukasrand Tower | Pretoria | South Africa | 177 | 581 |
Database: 2006 World Monuments Fund Complete Watch List
| Record Name | Country | Organization Name | Source |
| Richtersveld Cultural Landscape (SOUTH AFRICA) | South Africa | Richtersveld Cultural Landscape | World Monuments Fund |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 2007 | 51 | CIA World Fact Book |
| Number of Airports in South Africa | South Africa | 2007 | 728 | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| Local Name for Central African Republic | Central African Republic | Republique Centrafricaine |
| Local Name for South Africa | South Africa | South Africa |
Database: Catholic Pope History
| Record Name | Birthplace | Burial | Origin | Religion | Number | Pontiff | Time Periord | Years | Birthdate | Death Date |
| Pope 14 St. Victor I | Africa | St. Peter's Basilica Grottoes | Africa | Catholic | 14 | St. Victor I | 189-199 | 10 | - | 199 |
| Pope 32 St. Miltiades /1/ | Africa | San Silvestro in Capite, Rome | Africa | Catholic | 32 | St. Miltiades /1/ | 311-314 | 2 | - | 1/12/314 |
| Pope 49 St. Gelasius I | Rome (an African) | St. Peter's Basilica Grottoes | Italy | Catholic | 49 | St. Gelasius I | 492-496 | 4 | - | 11/21/496 |
Database: Unemployment rate for world countries
| Record Name | Country | Rate (Percent) | Note | Source |
| Unemployment rate for Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 8.00 | 2001 est. | Wikipedia |
| Unemployment rate for South Africa | South Africa | 25.50 | 2006 est. | Wikipedia |
Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits
| Record Name | Country | Region | Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent) |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Ghana | Ghana | Africa | 0.08 |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Mali | Mali | Africa | 0.00 |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Mauritius | Mauritius | Africa | 0.08 |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Namibia | Namibia | Africa | 0.05 |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for South Africa | South Africa | Africa | 0.05 |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Sudan | Sudan | Africa | 0.02 |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Swaziland | Swaziland | Africa | 0.1 |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Tanzania | Tanzania | Africa | 0.08 |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Uganda | Uganda | Africa | 0.08 |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Africa | 0.08 |
Database: World List of Basilicas
| Record Name | Country | Religion | Region | Number of Basilicas | Note |
| Number of Basilicas in Algeria | Algeria | Catholic | Africa | 2 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Benin | Benin | Catholic | Africa | 1 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | Catholic | Africa | 1 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Egypt | Egypt | Catholic | Africa | 2 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Ghana | Ghana | Catholic | Africa | 2 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Senegal | Senegal | Catholic | Africa | 1 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Tunisia | Tunisia | Catholic | Africa | 1 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Cameroon | Cameroon | Catholic | Africa | 1 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Kenya | Kenya | Catholic | Africa | 1 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Rwanda | Rwanda | Catholic | Africa | 1 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Uganda | Uganda | Catholic | Africa | 2 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
Database: World Literacy Rates
| Record Name | Country | Source | Total | Men | Women | Year |
| Central African Republic Literacy Rate | Central African Republic | UNESCO | 53.9 percent | 65.6 percent | 43.2 percent | 2005 |
| South Africa Literacy Rate | South Africa | UNESCO | 87.1 percent | 87.7 percent | 86.5 percent | 2005 |
| Source: UNESCO. Literacy Rate | Source: UNESCO. | UNESCO | Africa | |||
| Source: UNESCO. Literacy Rate | Source: UNESCO. | UNESCO | Africa | |||
| Source: UNESCO. Literacy Rate | Source: UNESCO. | UNESCO | Africa | |||
| Source: UNESCO. Literacy Rate | Source: UNESCO. | UNESCO | Africa | |||
| Source: UNESCO. Literacy Rate | Source: UNESCO. | UNESCO | Africa | |||
| Source: UNESCO. Literacy Rate | Source: UNESCO. | UNESCO | Africa |
Database: World Wide Chocolate Makers
| Record Name | Country | Region | Food | Company |
| Coti Chocolate Manufactures | South Africa | Africa | Chocolate | Coti Chocolate Manufactures |
| Jamieson's Chocolate | Ghana | Africa | Chocolate | Jamieson's Chocolate |
Database: World Wide Wheat Production
| Record Name | Country | Commodity | 2007/2008 Production (1000 MT) | Source |
| Wheat Production for South Africa, Republic of | South Africa, Republic of | Wheat | 1,750 | US Department of Agriculture |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| The African Queen (1951) | 1951 | 65. | The African Queen | American Film Institute |
Database: List of countries by train railway track length
| Record Name | Country | Year Reported | Transportation Type | Railway Length (km) | Source |
| South Africa Railway Length | South Africa | 2005 | Train | 20,047 | Wikipedia |
Database: Internet Country Codes
| Record Name | Country | Internet Code |
| CF Central African Republic | Central African Republic | CF |
| ZA South Africa | South Africa | ZA |
Database: Prison Population by Country
| Record Name | Year | Source |
| Prison population for South Africa | 2007 | Human Development Reports (UNDP) |
| Prison population for Central African Republic | 2007 | Human Development Reports (UNDP) |
Database: Worlds Largest Economic Entities (2000)
| Record Name | Country or Corporation | Year | GDP / sales ($million) | Source |
| GDP Sales for South Africa (2000) | South Africa | 2000 | 131,127.00 | Institute for Policy Studies (Report on the Top 200 corporations) |
Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations
| Record Name | Language | City | Country | Media | kHz |
| Radio RSA | Johannesburg | South Africa | Radio | 5980 | |
| Radio RSA | Johannesburg | South Africa | Radio | 11,900 | |
| Radio RSA | Johannesburg | South Africa | Radio | 25,790 |
Database: Adherents of Major World Religions
| Record Name | Religion | Believer Name | Number of Adherents (Millions) |
| Number of World Wide Followers for African:Diasporic | African:Diasporic | 100 |
Database: Scientific Latin Names for Animals
| Record Name | Animal | Type | Scientific Latin Name |
| African Buffalo | Buffalo | African Buffalo | Syncerus caffer |
| Reed | Cormorant | Reed | Phalacrococorax africanus |
| African Elephant | Elephant | African Elephant | Loxodonta africana |
| African Rock Python | Python | African Rock Python | Python sebae |
| African | Spoonbill | African | Platalea alba |
Database: World's Largest Islands
| Record Name | Country | Region | Province | Area in Square Miles | Area in Square Kilometers |
| Madagascar | Madagascar | Africa | 227.000 | 578,000 |
Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country
| Record Name | Country | 1975 (liters per year) | 1979 (liters per year) | 2003 (liters per year) | 2004 (liters per year) | Source |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for Central African Republic | Central African Republic | n/a | n/a | 1.53 | n/a | World Health Organization |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for South Africa | South Africa | n/a | n/a | 6.72 | n/a | World Health Organization |
Database: Country Population (2002)
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Year | Land Area | Population | Source |
| South Africa | South Africa | Pretoria ² | 2002 | 1,219,912 | 43,647,658 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
| Central African Republic | Central African Republic | Bangui | 2002 | 622,984 | 3,642,739 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
Database: World's Largest Newspapers by Circulation
| Record Name | Country | Language | Region | Source | Newspaper | Rank | Circulation (thousands) |
| Al-Ahram Newspaper Circulation | Egypt | Arabic | Africa | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | Al-Ahram | 57 | 900 |
Database: Coin Mints of the World
| Record Name | Country | City | Address |
| South African Mint | South Africa | Johannseburg | Old Johannesburg Road, Gateway, Centurion, Republic of South Africa, Tel 0027 12 677 2777PO Box 464, Pretoria 0001, Republic of South Africa |
Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Thousand Metric Tonnes | per Capita (per thousand people) |
| South Africa CO2 Carbon Emissions | South Africa | World Resources Institute | 344,590 | 7.77085 |
| Central African Republic CO2 Carbon Emissions | Central African Republic | World Resources Institute | 285.8 | 0.0674375 |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| South Africa Ocean Coastline Length | South Africa | 2,798 |
| Central African Republic Ocean Coastline Length | Central African Republic | 0 (Landlocked) |
Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rate (2003) | Rate (2002) | Rate (2001) | Rate (2000) |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. Inflation Rate | CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. | International Monetary Fund | n.a. | n.a. | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| SOUTH AFRICA Inflation Rate | South Africa | International Monetary Fund | 5.2 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country
| Record Name | Country | High School Equivalent Education |
| High School Equivalent for South Africa | South Africa | South African Senior Certificate |
| High School Equivalent for [Eastern Africa] | [Eastern Africa] | East African Advanced Certificate of Education |
| High School Equivalent for [Western Africa] | [Western Africa] | - West African GCE A Levels - West African Higher School Certificate |
| High School Equivalent for [Other African countries] | [Other African countries] | Tertiary study |
Database: Capital Cities of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Country Long Name | FIPS code |
| Central African Republic (CentralAfrican Republic) | CentralAfrican Republic | Bangui | Central African Republic | CT |
| Republic of South Africa (South Africa) | South Africa | Pretoria (administrative)Cape Town (legislative)Bloemfontein (judiciary) | Republic of South Africa | SF |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| Central African Republic | Central African Republic | CFAF | 100 centimes | franc |
| South Africa | South Africa | R | 100 cents | rand |
Database: Country GDP (2005)
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | GDP | GDP per Capita | Real Growth Rate | Inflation |
| Central African Republic GDP | Central African Republic | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | 4.784 billion | 1,100 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| South Africa GDP | South Africa | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | 533.2 billion | 12,000 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
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