Q 01/05
A) 48
B) 54
C) 57
D) 62
Answer · why
That is more than any other continent, and the tally does not include the disputed Western Sahara or the self-declared Somaliland.
Q 02/05
A) Democratic Republic of the Congo
B) Sudan
C) Libya
D) Algeria
Answer · why
It only took the top spot in 2011, when Sudan lost roughly a quarter of its territory to the newly independent south.
Q 03/05
A) Nigeria
B) Ethiopia
C) Egypt
D) South Africa
Answer · why
With well over 200 million people it is also the most populous country in the world where English is an official language.
Q 04/05
A) The Gambia
B) Comoros
C) Seychelles
D) São Tomé and Príncipe
Answer · why
Its 115 islands add up to about 452 square kilometres, and it is also the continent's least populous country.
Q 05/05
A) Eswatini
B) The Gambia
C) Djibouti
D) Guinea-Bissau
Answer · why
It is a thin strip either side of its namesake river, surrounded on three sides by Senegal and never more than about 50 km wide.
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