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  2. List of currencies in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, in East Africa, the member countries of the East African Community planned to introduce a single currency, the East African shilling until 2012. [7] Following delays, this was postponed initially to 2024, [8] [9] then to 2031. [10]

  3. Islam in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Although the majority of Muslims in Africa are non-denominational Muslims, Sunni [2] or Sufi, the complexity of Islam in Africa is revealed in the various schools of thought, traditions, and voices that constantly contend for dominance in many African countries. Islam in Africa is not static and is constantly being reshaped by prevalent social ...

  4. Middle East - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Middle East between North Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, and Southern Asia Middle East map of Köppen climate classification. The Middle East (term originally coined in English [see § Terminology] [note 1]) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

  5. List of African countries by GDP (nominal) - Wikipedia

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    Countries in Africa are sorted according to data from the International Monetary Fund. [1] The figures presented here do not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. [2]

  6. List of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    The dominant customary international law standard of statehood is the declarative theory of statehood, which was codified by the Montevideo Convention of 1933. The Convention defines the state as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) a capacity to enter into relations with the ...

  7. History of East Africa - Wikipedia

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    The history of East Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and the post-colonial period, in which the current nations were formed. East Africa is the eastern region of Africa, bordered by North Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Sahara Desert. Colonial ...

  8. List of Middle Eastern countries by population - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of countries in the Middle East sorted by projected population. Table. Rank Country (or dependent territory) 2020 projection [1] % of pop.

  9. Central Africa - Wikipedia

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    This video over Central Africa and the Middle East was taken by the crew of Expedition 29 onboard the International Space Station in October 2011.. Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions.