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West African Time Zone

tz_gdb_Timezone Cameroon Chad Niger Nigeria Africa

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Blue Nile. The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It travels for approximately 1,450??km (900??mi) through Ethiopia and Sudan. Along with the White Nile, it is one of the two major tributaries of the Nile and supplies about 85.6% of the water to the Nile during the rainy season.

River Ethiopia Sudan Africa

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Central Bank of Nigeria. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is the central bank and apex monetary authority of Nigeria established by the CBN Act of 1958 and commenced operations on 1 July 1959. The major regulatory objectives of the bank as stated in the CBN Act are to: maintain the external reserves of the country; promote monetary stability and a sound financial environment, and act as a banker of last resort and financial adviser to the federal government. The central bank's role as lender of last resort and adviser to the federal government has sometimes pushed it into murky political controversies. After the end of colonial rule, the desire of the government to become proactive in the development of the economy became visible, especially after the end of the Nigerian Civil War, the bank followed the government's desire and took a determined effort to supplement any show shortfalls, credit allocations to the real sector. The bank became involved in lending directly to consumers, contravening its original intention to work through

org_gdb_Organization Nigeria Africa

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Eurasia. Eurasia is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. According to some models of the world, physio-graphically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. The concept of Europe and Asia as distinct continents dates back to antiquity, and is largely cultural, but their borders have historically been subject to change. For example, the ancient Greeks originally included Africa in Asia but classified Europe as separate land. Eurasia is connected to Africa at the Suez Canal, and the two are sometimes combined to describe the largest contiguous landmass on Earth, Afro-Eurasia.

Continent Africa North America

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Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands, commonly known simply as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands, who functions as head of state. The realm is not a federation; it is a unitary monarchy with its largest subdivision, the eponymous Netherlands, predominantly located in Northwestern Europe and with three smaller island territories located in the Caribbean.

Country Belgium France Germany Kingdom of the Netherlands Venezuela Africa Asia Europe North America South America

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tz_gdb_Timezone Africa

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Deriba Caldera. Deriba is a Pleistocene or Holocene caldera in Darfur, Sudan. Part of the volcanoes of the Marra Mountains, it lies on the Darfur dome and like the Tagabo Hills and Meidob Hills volcanism may be the product of a mantle plume. After the separation of South Sudan, the highest point of Sudan is on the margin of the caldera.

Mountain Sudan Africa

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Africa/Khartoum

tz_gdb_Timezone Africa

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White Nile. The White Nile is a river in North and East Africa. It is the less-voluminous, but longer, of the two major tributaries of the Nile, the larger being the Blue Nile. The name "White" comes from the clay sediment carried in the water that changes the water to a pale color.

River Dem. Rep. of Congo Rwanda South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Africa

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tz_gdb_Timezone Africa

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Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", alongside the legislative capital Cape Town and administrative capital Pretoria. However, the highest court in South Africa, the Constitutional Court, has been in Johannesburg since 1994.

City South Africa Africa

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Cape Town. Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, after Johannesburg, and the largest city in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.

City South Africa Africa

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Pretoria. Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country.

City South Africa Africa

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Africa/Sao_Tome

tz_gdb_Timezone Africa

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Kigali. Kigali, officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City, is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. As Rwanda's primate city, Kigali is a relatively young urban centre. Founded in 1907 as a German administrative outpost, it served as a minor administrative centre until it became the national capital at independence in 1962, shifting the main administrative focus away from Huye.

City Rwanda Africa

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Niger River. The Niger River is the main river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 kilometres. Its drainage basin is 2,117,700??km2 (817,600??sq??mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through southwest Mali and through southwest Niger, on the border with Benin, and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta, into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The Niger is the 14th-longest river in the world and the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded by the Nile and the Congo River. Its main tributary is the Benue River.

River Benin Guinea Mali Niger Nigeria Africa

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Africa/Windhoek

tz_gdb_Timezone Africa

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Africa/Casablanca

tz_gdb_Timezone Africa

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Port Louis. Port Louis is the capital and most populous city of Mauritius, mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's financial and political centre. It is administered by the Municipal City Council of Port Louis. According to the 2018 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 147,066.

City Mauritius Africa

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Mount Hombori. Mount Hombori is a mountain in Mali's Mopti Region, near the town of Hombori. At 1,155 meters, it is the highest point in Mali.

Mountain Mali Africa

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African Groundnut Council. The African Groundnut Council is an Intergovernmental organization designed to promote groundnuts produced in the countries of the Gambia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, the Sudan and Nigeria.

org_gdb_Organization Nigeria Africa

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Senegal River. The Senegal River ; Wolof: Dexug Senegaal, Arabic: ?????? ??????????????, romanized:??Nahr as-Sini????l, Hassaniyya pronunciation: [nahr?? ??s.s??jniga??l], French: Fleuve S??n??gal) is a 1086-kilometre-long (675??mi) river in West Africa; much of its length marks part of the border between Senegal and Mauritania. It has a drainage basin of 270000??km2, a mean flow of 680??m3/s (24,000??cu??ft/s), and an annual discharge of 21.5??km3 (5.2??cu??mi). Important tributaries are the Fal??m?? River, Karakoro River, and the Gorgol River. The river divides into two branches once it passes Ka??di. The left branch, called the Dou??, runs parallel to the main river to the north. After 200??km (120??mi) the two branches rejoin a few kilometers downstream of Podor.

River Mali Mauritania Senegal Africa

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tz_gdb_Timezone Africa

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Shire River. The Shire is the largest river in Malawi. It is the only outlet of Lake Malawi and flows into the Zambezi River in Mozambique. Its length is 402 kilometres (250??mi). The upper Shire River flows out of Lake Malawi and runs approximately 19??km (12??mi) before it entering the shallow Lake Malombe. It then drains Lake Malombe and flows south through Liwonde National Park where large concentrations of hippopotamus are common along its banks. Between the towns of Matope and Chikwawa, the middle river drops approximately 400??m (1,300??ft) through a series of falls and gorges, including Kapachira Falls. Two hydroelectric dams have been built along the Shire northwest of Blantyre.

River Malawi Mozambique Africa

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