NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Praia

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire · Abuja, Nigeria · Accra, Ghana · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Algiers, Algeria · Antananarivo, Madagascar · Asmara, Eritrea · Bamako, Mali · Bangui, Central African Republic · Banjul, Gambia · Bissau, Guinea-Bissau · Bloemfontein (One of 3), South Africa · Brazzaville, Congo Republic · Bujumbura, Burundi · Cairo, Egypt · Cape Town (One of 3), South Africa · Conakry, Guinea · Cotonou, Benin · Dakar, Senegal · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Djibouti, Djibouti · Dodoma, Tanzania · Freetown, Sierra Leone · Gaborone, Botswana · Harare, Zimbabwe · Jamestown, Saint Helena · Kampala, Uganda · Khartoum, Sudan · Kigali, Rwanda · Kinshasa, Congo Democratic Republic · Libreville, Gabon · Lilongwe, Malawi · Lobamba, Swaziland · Lomé, Togo · Luanda, Angola · Lusaka, Zambia · Moroni, Comoros · Malabo, Equatorial Guinea · Maseru, Lesotho · Mamoudzou, Mayotte · Maputo, Mozambique · Mogadishu, Somalia · Mbabane, Swaziland · Monrovia, Liberia · Nouakchott, Mauritania · Niamey, Niger · N'Djamena, Chad · Nairobi, Kenya · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · Port Louis, Mauritius · Porto-Novo, Benin · Praia, Cape Verde · Pretoria (One of 3), South Africa · Rabat, Morocco · Saint-Denis, Réunion · São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · Tripoli, Libya · Tunis, Tunisia · Victoria, Seychelles · Windhoek, Namibia · Yaoundé, Cameroon · Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire Not to be confused with capitol. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Freeway along the Ã‰briÃ© Lagoon near the Plateau, Abidjans business district and centre of the city. ... Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria, with an estimated population of 1. ... Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ... For the long-distance runner, see Addis Abebe. ... â€œAlgerâ€ redirects here. ... Nickname: Location of Antananarivo (red dot) in Madagascar Country Madagascar Founded 1625 Population (2001 census) - City 1,403,449 Antananarivo (pronounced IPA [Ã¦ntÉ™ËŒnÃ¦nÉ™ËˆÉ¹iËvoÊŠ] or [É‘ËntÉ™ËŒnÉ‘ËnÉ™ËˆÉ¹iËvoÊŠ]), population 1,403,449 (2001 census), is the capital of Madagascar. ... Asmara (English) (Geez: áŠ áˆ¥áˆ˜áˆ« Asmera, formerly known as Asmera, or in Arabic: Asmaraa) is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people. ... View of Bamako Bamako district Bamako, population 1,690,471 (2006), is the capital of Mali, and is the biggest city in the country. ... Bangui is the capital of and the largest city in the Central African Republic. ... Location of Banjul in The Gambia Street in Banjul city Banjul (formerly Bathurst) is the capital of The Gambia. ... Bissau, estimated population 355,000 (2004), is the capital of Guinea-Bissau. ... Bloemfontein at night Bloemfontein (IPA: , Afrikaans and Dutch for spring of Bloem (bloom), flower spring or fountain of flowers is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa. ... This article is about the city named Brazzaville. ... Bujumbura, estimated population 300,000 (1994), is the capital of Burundi. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: , Government - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area - City 214 kmÂ² (82. ... Nickname: Motto: Spes Bona (Latin for Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Coordinates: , Country Province Municipality City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality Founded 1652 Government [1] - Type City council - Mayor Helen Zille - City manager Achmat Ebrahim Area - City 2,499 kmÂ² (964. ... Conakry or Konakry (MalinkÃ©: KÉ”nakiri), population 2,000,000 (2002), is the capital of Guinea. ... Cotonou is the economic capital of Benin, as well as its largest city. ... (City of Dakar, divided into 19 communes darrondissement) City proper (commune) RÃ©gion Dakar DÃ©partement Dakar Mayor Pape Diop (PDS) (since 2002) Area 82. ... Dar es Salaam (Ø¯Ø§Ø± Ø§Ù„Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù…), formerly Mzizima, is the largest city (pop. ... Dodoma, population 324,347 (2002 census), is the national capital of Tanzania and also the capital of that countrys Dodoma Region. ... Freetown, population 1,070,200 (2004), is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. ... Satellite image of Gaborone Location of Gaborone in Botswana Gaborone (pron. ... Map of Zimbabwe showing the location of Harare. ... Jamestown (population c. ... Kampala is the capital city of Uganda. ... Nickname: Khartoums location in Sudan Coordinates: , Government - Governor Abdul Halim al Mutafi Population (2005) - Urban Over 1 Million For other uses, see Khartoum (disambiguation). ... Kigali, population 851,024 (2005), is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. ... Kinshasa (formerly LÃ©opoldville or, before 1960, also Leopoldstad) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Libreville (population 578,156 January 1, 2005) is the capital and largest city of Gabon. ... Location of Lilongwe in Malawi. ... Location of Lobamba in Swaziland Lobamba is the traditional and legislative capital of Swaziland, seat of the Parliament and residence of the Queen Mother. ... LomÃ©, estimated population 700,000 (1998), is the capital of Togo. ... Luanda (formerly called Loanda) is the largest city and capital of Angola. ... Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. ... Moroni is the largest city of the Comores and since 1962 has also been its capital. ... Location of Malabo in Equatorial Guinea Malabo is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea, located on the northern coast of Bioko Island (formerly Fernando PÃ³o). ... Maseru (also Masero) is the capital of Lesotho. ... Mamoudzou is the capital of the Mayotte. ... Maputo is the capital of Mozambique. ... Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; Arabic: ; Italian: ), is the largest city in Somalia, and its capital. ... Location of Mbabane in Swaziland Mbabane, with an estimated population of 70,000 (2003), is the capital of Swaziland. ... Monrovia in the 1800s. ... Nouakchott department Nouakchott (Arabic: â€Ž or â€Ž [alleged translation from Berber The place of the winds] NawÄkÅ¡Å«á¹) is the capital and by far the largest city of Mauritania, and is Saharas largest city if one excludes marginal cases like Cairo (in the Nile River Delta) and the cities north of... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... NDjamena, Â«ehn JAHM uh nuhÂ», population 721,000 (2005), is the capital of Chad. ... Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. ... Goblins rule Ouagadougou is run by goblins who come out at night and the people you see walking around in the town are actually goblins in robotic suits that make them look like people. ... The arms of Port Louis Port Louis banking district, and the main avenue leading to the Government House (seen in the background) Port Louis (pronounced locally as paw-louee) is the capital of Mauritius. ... Porto-Novo, population 179,138 (1992), is the official capital of Benin. ... Motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Country South Africa Province Gauteng Established 1855 Area - City 1,644 kmÂ² (634. ... Mausoleum of Mohammed V through mosque ruins NASA image of Rabat Rabat (Arabic Ø§Ù„Ø±Ø¨Ø§Ø·, transliterated ar-RabÄá¹ or ar-RibÄá¹), population 1. ... Saint-Denis de la RÃ©union, (or just Saint-Denis or St-Denis for short) is the prÃ©fecture (administrative capital) of the French overseas dÃ©partement RÃ©union. ... SÃ£o TomÃ© (population 53,300 in 2003) is the capital city of SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe and is by far the nations largest town. ... Tripoli (Arabic: Ø·Ø±Ø§Ø¨Ù„Ø³ TarÄbulus) is the capital city of Libya. ... For other uses, see Victoria. ... --193. ... View of YaoundÃ© YaoundÃ©, Â«yah oon DAYÂ», estimated population 1,430,000 (2004), is the capital city of Cameroon and second largest city in the country after Douala. ... 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