Sub-Saharan Africa

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Across
  1. 2. Capital of Ghana
  2. 3. Newest formed African country, formed 2011
  3. 5. Country located on the Horn of Africa, bordered by Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya
  4. 7. The smallest country bordering the Red Sea, near the Bab-el-Mandeb
  5. 9. East African country known for its many wildlife preserves
  6. 10. The country completely surrounded by South Africa
  7. 14. Country in Central Africa, contains most of the Congo basin
  8. 20. Country's name translates to Ivory Coast from French
  9. 21. Mt. ______, the highest mountain in Africa at 5,859 meters above sea level (19,341 feet)
  10. 23. Country that borders the Gulf of Guinea and Benin
  11. 24. Capital of Niger, home to approximately 1,302,910 people
Down
  1. 1. Landlocked country in Central Africa bordered by Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, and Cameroon
  2. 3. The country bordered by South Africa on 3 sides, it has 17,364 km2 of area
  3. 4. ______ and Principe
  4. 6. One of two countries uncolonized during the 1800’s Scramble for Africa, west coast of Africa
  5. 8. Capital of Mali, population of about 1,809,106 people
  6. 11. The largest African Island (587,041 km2)
  7. 12. South African country, home of an ancient empire, capital city of Harare
  8. 13. (Country is) home of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), contains the Drakensberg Range
  9. 15. Small country bordering the Gulf of Guinea, it is just above the Equator and bears a form of its name
  10. 16. landlocked country in Central Africa, bordered by Niger, Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Nigeria, capital of N'Djamena
  11. 17. One of two countries uncolonized during the 1800’s Scramble for Africa, this one in Eastern Africa
  12. 18. The largest lake in Africa, and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world (after Lake Superior) (with 68,800 km2 of surface area)
  13. 19. The country surrounded by Senegal and the Atlantic Ocean, the smallest mainland African country (10,689 km2 in area) (for reference, it can hold about 74.5 ‘Belchertowns’!)
  14. 22. Country that borders South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, and the Mozambique Channel