Category  Africa

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Tallest Men Ever in Africa
The Big Three Brahim Takioullah and some of the world's tallest men in Paris in 2016 (Credit: AFP) The Big Three . Brahim Takioullah of Morocco, Suleiman Ali Nashnush of Libya .. » Read more
 data table by Dataguru 
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246,246,246,240,236,236,233,231,229,229
1  Brahim Takioullah, 246 cm
2  Gabriel Estêvão Monjane, 246 cm
3  Suleiman Ali Nashnush, 246 cm
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Deepest Lakes in Africa
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These are the deepest lakes in the Africa. Akin to the Great Lakes of North America, Africa features its own version - the African Great Lakes . They include Lake Victoria , the largest lake by are .. » Read more
 data table by Simple john 
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1470,706,480,112,109,84,58,27,15,10
1  Tanganyika, 1 m
2  Malawi, 706 m
3  Kivu, 480 m
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Driving in Africa: countries with right-hand traffic (RHT)
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About 41 African countries and territories practise right-hand traffic (RHT) for their roads, compared to 14 African countries and territories which practise left-hand traffic (LHT). Right-hand tr .. » Read more
 data table by Ozifer 
1  Algeria
2  Angola
3  Benin
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Largest Militaries in Africa
Which country has the largest military force in Africa? The country with the largest military force in Africa is Egypt with a force strength of 1,314,500 personnel . At second and third, are A .. » Read more
 data table by Vince J 
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1314500,467200,395800,321750,223000,209300,185000,138000,134250,117000,108400,80400,56400,51050,50800,47800,45150,35000,34400,29100,27400,21600,20850,20800,19800,19500,18600,15900,15500,14900
1  Egypt, 1,314,500
2  Algeria, 467,200
3  Morocco, 395,800
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Largest Lakes in Africa (by Surface Area)
Akin to the Great Lakes of North America, Africa features its own version - the African Great Lakes. They include Lake Victoria , the largest lake by area in Africa, and Lake Tanganyika , the world .. » Read more
 data table by Simple john 
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68870,32600,29500,6405,5299,5120,3200,3000,2700,2325
1  Lake Victoria, 68,870 km2
2  Tanganyika, 32,600 km2
3  Malawi, 29,500 km2
7.5K views,  updated 3 months ago
Driving in Africa: countries with left-hand traffic (LHT)
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About 14 African countries and territories which practise left-hand traffic (LHT) for their roads, compared to  41 African countries and territories practise right-hand traffic (RHT) for thei .. » Read more
 data table by Ozifer 
1  Botswana
2  Eswatini (Swaziland)
3  Kenya
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Longest Rivers in Africa
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Which is the longest river in Africa? The Nile River takes top spot at 7,088 km , meandering through several countries in Africa before flowing out to the Mediterranean Sea. it is also the .. » Read more
 data table by Simple john 
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7088,4700,4200,2693,2270,2153,2092,1800,1641,1600,1600,1600,1580,1400,1280,1210,1200,1200,1150,1100,1100,1094,1030
1  Nile–White Nile–Kagera–Nyabarongo–Mwogo–Rukarara, 7,088 km
2  Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre), 4,700 km
3  Niger, 4,200 km
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Largest Rivers in Africa by Drainage Areas
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Which river has the largest drainage basin in Africa? . The river with the largest drainage basin in Africa is Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre) which receives inflows from a basin area of 3,680,000 squ .. » Read more
 data table by Simple john 
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3680000,3254555,2090000,1330000,880200,772800,419659,413000,326400,263500
1  Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre), 3,680,000 km2
2  Nile–White Nile–Kagera–Nyabarongo–Mwogo–Rukarara, 3,254,555 km2
3  Niger, 2,090,000 km2
6.4K views,  updated 6 days ago
The Tallest NBA Players from Africa
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The Tallest NBA Players from Africa - the tallest NBA player from Africa is Tacko Fall of Boston Celtics at 7' 5 (226cm). Ranked second, is Hasheem Thabeet of Memphis Grizzlies, standing at 7' .. » Read more
 data table by Dataguru 
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226,221,221,218,218,218,216,216,213,213,213,213,213,213,213,213,213,211,211,208,208,208,208,206,206,206,206,206,206,206
1  Tacko Fall, 226 cm
2  Edy Tavares, 221 cm
3  Hasheem Thabeet, 221 cm
5.0K views,  updated 1 month ago
Africa - Countries with the Most Battle Tanks
Which country has the most battle tanks in Africa? The country with the most battle tanks in Africa is Egypt with a total of 4,295 tanks . At second and third, are Algeria with 1,195 tanks an .. » Read more
 data table by Vince J. 
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4295,1195,465,446,434,276,270,239,149,84,80,78,60,60,45,40,40,38,35,34,34,33,30,10,10,3,3,2,1
1  Egypt, 4,295
2  Algeria, 1,195
3  Sudan, 465
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African Countries with the Largest Air Force
Which country has the largest air force in Africa? The country with the largest air force in Africa is Egypt with a total of 701 war planes and attack choppers . At second and third, are Alger .. » Read more
 data table by Vince J. 
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701,197,125,120,108,83,75,69,62,51,42,40,30,28,28,22,19,19,17,17,15,15,14,11,10,9,9,9,8,7
1  Egypt, 701
2  Algeria, 197
3  Morocco, 125
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Largest Rivers by Discharge Volume in Africa
Which river has the highest average discharge in Africa? . The river with the highest average discharge in Africa is Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre) with a discharge rate of 41,800 m 3 /s and flowing .. » Read more
 data table by Simple john 
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41800,10000,5589,4880,4706,4000,2800,2700
1  Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre), 41 m3/s
2  Kasai, 10 m3/s
3  Niger, 5 m3/s
3.1K views,  updated 3 weeks ago
2018 Index of Economic Freedom (Sub-Saharan Africa)
The 2018 Index of Economic Freedom is an index developed by the Heritage Foundation. The Index covers 12 freedoms – from property rights to financial freedom – in 186 countries. The Heritage Fo .. » Read more
 data table by Worldly 
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75.1,69.9,69.1,63,62,62,61.6,60,60,59.9,58.5,58.5,58,57.6,56.9,56.8,56.7,56.2,56,55.9,55.7,54.7,54.3,54,53.9,53.6,52.8,52.3,52.2,52.1
1  Mauritius, 75.10
2  Botswana, 69.90
3  Rwanda, 69.10
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Highest Volcanoes in Africa
Tallest volcanoes in Africa . Located in Tanzania, the famous Mount Kilimanjaro is both the highest mountain and the tallest volcano in Africa. A dormant stratovolcano, Mount Kilimanjaro last erupted .. » Read more
 data table by RangerBob 
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5895,4565,4507,4095,3711,3470,3100,3058,3011,2962,2829,2776,2361,2356,2281,2278,2145,2007,1733,1707,1625,1619,1501,1295,1067,1067,1032,1031,904,800
1  Kilimanjaro, 5,895 m
2  Meru, 4,565 m
3  Karisimbi, 4,507 m
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2018 Africa: Top Countries/Markets by Game Revenues
The combined value of the world's top 100 games markets is estimated to be US$134 billion . By region, the size of Africa's games market is US$1 billion or 0.7% of the combined total. The .. » Read more
 data table by Budapesto 
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293,216,129,122,107,45,26,23,23,22
1  Egypt, US$293 million
2  South Africa, US$216 million
3  Morocco, US$129 million
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Africa - Top Sovereign Wealth Funds
The Public Investment Corporate (PIC) is the sovereign wealth fund of South Africa and the largest asset manager for Africa with an asset size of US$160 billion (2016). Established in 1911, it holds .. » Read more
 data table by Carlson C. 
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160,66,7.6,5.7,4.6,1.5,1.4,1,0.45,0.4
1  Public Investment Corporation, US$160 billion
2  Libyan Investment Authority, US$66 billion
3  Revenue Regulation Fund, US$8 billion
2.8K views,  updated 6 days ago
2018 Africa: Countries with at least 7 Million Smartphone Users
The top 50 countries by smartphone users have a combined total of 2.7 billion smartphone users or 42.33% of their combined population. Africa 's top 3 countries by smartphone users are : .. » Read more
 data table by Budapesto 
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27852000,25552000,20371000,13707000,12204000,12014000,10668000,8176000,7060000,6922000
1  Egypt, 27,852,000
2  Nigeria, 25,552,000
3  South Africa, 20,371,000
2.8K views,  updated 4 days ago
2018 Index of Economic Freedom (Middle East/North Africa)
The 2018 Index of Economic Freedom is an index developed by the Heritage Foundation. The Index covers 12 freedoms – from property rights to financial freedom – in 186 countries. The Heritage Fo .. » Read more
 data table by Worldly 
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77.6,72.6,72.2,67.7,64.9,62.2,61.9,61,59.6,58.9
1  United Arab Emirates, 77.60
2  Qatar, 72.60
3  Israel, 72.20