Mortality
In 2005, this country, totally surrounded by South Africa,
had the second highest crude death rate (25.39 per thousand),
second only to nearby Botswana.
Inflation
This countries inflation rate in 2012 was 79%, the highest
in the world, and over twice the inflation rate of the country
(ranked 4th) it recently gained independence from.
Africa Cup of Nations Titles
Including the years when they were known as the United Arab Republic,
this country has won the title a record 7 times.
Ghana and Cameroon have won four titles each.
Pirates
'Captain Phillips,' “A Hijacking,” and the documentaries,
“Stolen Seas,” and “The Project” have recently been
released about the problem of piracy in this country.
Flowers
This country's economy is the largest by GDP in East and Central Africa
and next to tourism, exporting flowers (primarily to Europe) has become
the second largest foreign exchange earning sector of that economy.
Rhodesian Giraffes
The Rhodesian or Thornicroft giraffe is endemic to this
country, its habitat is restricted to the Luangwa Valley.
Gun Control
Despite recently toppling a brutal, 24-year dictatorship, and igniting the so-called
Arab Spring, this country has the lowest firearm ownership rate in the world
(one gun per thousand citizens, compared to America's 890).
Lemurs
Lemurs are endemic to this island nation in the Indian Ocean.
Expensive Internet
At $147.80 a month (for 20 hours, excluding phone charges) this is
the country with the most expensive internet access on the continent.
The country code is .cf.
Young People
The youngest country in the world, with 77% of its population under 30.
Makerere University, the first university in this country was established
in 1988, and to date there are over 25 private and public universities.
Diamonds
This country's Orapa mine is the largest diamond mine
in the world in terms of value produced annually.
Wealth Inequality
Although this country is classified as a lower middle-income country, it still
has one of the most unequal distributions of income and wealth in the world.
The standard of living for the majority of the population is more
or less similar to that of those in other least developed countries.
Heat
El Azizia's 'record' of 136.4 degrees F (58 degrees C) in 1922 has
been challenged to be erroneous, leaving Death Valley California
as the record holder (1913: 134 degrees (56.7 degrees C)).
Not Spending On Military
The navy is commanded by a captain, and the air force by a colonel.
The army has a force of about 12,000, and intervened in neighboring Guinea-Bissau during their civil war in 1998 at the request of former President Vieira.
Killer Lakes
Myths have it that the water of Lake Awing travels at night and anyone passing by it at a certain hour in the night will see lighted houses in the place of the water, though the sight is said to be rife with danger.
Lake Nyos erupted about 20 years ago, releasing poisonous gas.
Twin Lakes Muanenguba: Male lake is more dangerous, but the
female lake is reputed to kill witches and others with evil intentions.
Sun-Tailed Monkeys
This monkey, discovered in 1984, lives in the Foret des Abeilles
(Forest of the bees) and in Lope Reserve.
National Parks and Wildlife
This country boasts many national parks, including Gombe Stream National Park, the site of Dr. Jane Goodall's studies of chimpanzee behaviour.
Malawisauruses
The name of this sauropod dinosaur from the early
Cretaceous Period, should be enough of a hint.
Couscous
In addition to this country, it is a staple food
in Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania and Libya.
Middle Paleolithic Flake Tool Techniques
Tools of this era, starting about 30,000 B.C., are called Aterian
(after the site Bir el Ater, south of Annaba, in this country.)
Making Babies
This country has both the highest infant mortality rate (248 per 1,000)
and the highest fertility rate (7.03 births per woman) in the world.
Women in Parliament
In 2008 this country's Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of parliament) became the first such body to be made up of more women than men.
Speaking Umbundu
Umbundu is one of the two Bantu languages of this country.
Speakers are known as Ovimbundu.
Their homeland is the Central Highlands of this country and the coastal
region west of these highlands, including the cities of Benguela and Lobito.
Ostriches
The English are credited with being the first to
tame and raise ostriches, outside Cape Town.
Employing Children
2001 survey found over 50% of youth, age 5 - 17, are engaged in
productive work, and 35% engaged in housekeeping. Youth fair
worst in Addis Ababa, where 'only' 70% of youth are working.
Malaria
With 86 deaths per 100,000, this country beats
out number two Angola by almost 30 per 100,000.
Illiteracy
With a 28.7% literacy rate this country was actually tied with Niger
for the lowest literacy rate in the world, until the independence of
South Sudan (27%) propelled it into a tie for 2nd place.
Kulicoro Firefinches
This bird, sharing its name with a western region of this country
is found in rocky and grassy areas near Mopti and Bamako.
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
This lending rate is 30.0 % with a global rank of 4.
Only Madagascar, Brazil, and Malawi have a higher rate.
Conserving Electricity
This country, along with Sierra Leone and Afghanistan,
consumes one watt of electricity per person per year.
Bad Drivers
Roads in cities such as Contonou are in good condition, but have ill-defined speed bumps and gates intended to slow down traffic. Cabbies especially love to speed zig-zagging through the barriers to demonstrate their skills.
But this country may be included because of a road between a similarly named city and Ore in Nigeria, which until recently was known as one of the busiest, worst, and most dangerous roads in Africa.
Yams
This country is by far the world’s largest producer of yams,
accounting for over 70–76 percent of the world production.
Saving Energy
By energy intensity, or total energy consumption per unit GDP,
as published by the World Resources Institute for the year 2003,
given in units of tonnes of oil equivalent per million constant year
2000 international dollars, this country comes in 'first' at 30.5
Pygmy Chimpanzees
Along with the common chimpanzee, pygmy chimpanzees, or Bonobos,
are the closest relatives to humans. Bonobos are found only south of the
Congo River and north of the Kasai River, and since chimpanzees are
not good swimmers, this location may have led to their speciation.
Emperor Penguins
Not in Africa, and not a country, but a continent.
Emperor Penguins are endemic to the continent.
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