africa crossword

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Across
  1. 1. - The birthplace of Voodoo religion, still officially recognised as a national religion here
  2. 6. - Contains the Congo Basin, the world's second largest tropical rainforest after the Amazon
  3. 8. - One of Africa's narrowest countries, just 115 km wide at its broadest point
  4. 9. - Known as the Land of a Thousand Hills, home to nearly half the world's mountain gorillas
  5. 10. - Has the longest coastline of any mainland African country at over 3,000 km
  6. 13. - The ancient city of Timbuktu was once a major centre of Islamic scholarship
  7. 16. - The world's fourth largest island, home to over 90% of wildlife found nowhere else on Earth
  8. 17. - Contains the Kalandula Falls, one of Africa's largest waterfalls by volume
  9. 19. - Called Africa in miniature because it contains nearly every climate and landscape on the continent
  10. 20. - Home to the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
  11. 23. - Shares Victoria Falls with Zimbabwe, often called the world's largest waterfall curtain
  12. 24. - First sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule, in 1957
Down
  1. 2. - Africa's most populous country with over 220 million people and 500 languages
  2. 3. - Has more ancient pyramids than Egypt, with over 200 Nubian pyramids in the desert
  3. 4. - The largest country in West Africa, with over 80% covered by the Sahara
  4. 5. - The only African country never colonised by a European power, and birthplace of coffee
  5. 7. - The source of the Nile River is found at Lake Victoria in this country
  6. 10. - Home to the Pink Lake (Lac Rose), whose colour comes from salt-loving algae
  7. 11. - Known as the Warm Heart of Africa, its lake has more fish species than any other on Earth
  8. 12. - Over 90% of this country is covered by the Sahara Desert
  9. 13. - Its city of Fez contains the world's oldest continuously operating university, founded in 859 AD
  10. 14. - Lake Chad has shrunk by over 90% since the 1960s due to climate change
  11. 15. - Over 85% covered by tropical rainforest, nicknamed Africa's Last Eden
  12. 18. - The Great Rift Valley runs through this country, home to the world-famous Maasai Mara
  13. 21. - Home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak at 5,895 metres
  14. 22. - One of the world's newest countries, gaining independence from Ethiopia in 1993