Category - 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

Nature Africa

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

» see all 11 rankings Compare Tanganyika with others

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Driving in Africa: countries with right-hand traffic (RHT)

World Transport Travel Africa

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

» see all 41 rankings

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Largest Militaries in Africa

World General 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)

Nature 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 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

» see all 11 rankings Compare Lake Victoria with others

6.8K views, updated 4 months ago

Driving in Africa: countries with left-hand traffic (LHT)

World Transport Travel Africa

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

» see all 14 rankings

6.8K views, updated 1 week ago

Longest Rivers in Africa

Nature Africa

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

» see all 23 rankings Compare Nile–White Nile–Kagera–Nyabarongo–Mwogo–Rukarara with others

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Largest Rivers in Africa by Drainage Areas

Nature Africa

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

» see all 23 rankings Compare Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre) with others

5.6K views, updated 1 day ago

The Tallest NBA Players from Africa

General Africa

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

» see all 39 rankings Compare Tacko Fall with others

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Africa - Countries with the Most Battle Tanks

World General Africa

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

» see all 51 rankings Compare Egypt with others

4.3K views, updated 4 days ago

African Countries with the Largest Air Force

World General Africa

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

Nature 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

» see all 23 rankings Compare Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre) with others

2.9K views, updated 2 months ago

2018 Index of Economic Freedom (Sub-Saharan Africa)

World 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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2.8K views, updated 1 month ago

2018 Africa: Top Countries/Markets by Game Revenues

Business World Entertainment Africa

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

» see all 10 rankings Compare Egypt with others

2.7K views, updated 1 day ago

2018 Index of Economic Freedom (Middle East/North Africa)

World Africa Middle East

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

» see all 18 rankings Compare United Arab Emirates with others

2.7K views, updated 2 weeks ago

2018 Africa: Countries with at least 7 Million Smartphone Users

Business World Technology Africa

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

» see all 10 rankings Compare Egypt with others

2.6K views, updated 4 weeks ago

Africa - Top Sovereign Wealth Funds

Business Africa

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

» see all 14 rankings Compare Public Investment Corporation with others

2.5K views, updated 1 month ago

2019 Index of Economic Freedom (Sub-Saharan Africa)

World Africa

The 2019 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 Fou .. » Read more

data table by Worldly

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73,71.1,69.5,63.1,62.4,61.4,60.2,59.7,59.4,58.7,58.3,58.1,57.5,57.3,56.6,56.3,56.3,55.7,55.7,55.4,55.3,55.1,54.7,54,54,53.6,53.6,53.1,52.4,52.4

1 Mauritius, 73.00

2 Rwanda, 71.10

3 Botswana, 69.50

» see all 48 rankings Compare Mauritius with others