Angola

Angola Google Maps

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Angola

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Angola (AO). Explore satellite imagery of Luanda, the capital city of Angola, on the Google Maps of Africa below.

Angola (GPS: 12 30 S, 18 30 E) located in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country’s area measurements are total: 1,246,700 sq km; land: 1,246,700 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly less than twice the size of Texas. The total irrigated land is 860 sq km (2012).

One of Angola’s essential features: The province of Cabinda is an exclamation, separated from the country’s rest by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Google Maps

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CG). Explore satellite imagery of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Google Maps of Africa below.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (GPS: 0 00 N, 25 00 E) located in Central Africa, northeast of Angola. The country’s area measurements are total: 2,344,858 sq km; land: 2,267,048 sq km, water: 77,810 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US. The total irrigated land is 110 sq km (2012).

One of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s essential features is the second-largest country in Africa (after Algeria) and the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Straddles the equator—dense tropical rain forest in the central river basin and eastern highlands. The narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River is the DRC’s only outlet to the South Atlantic Ocean.

Because of its speed, cataracts, rapids, and turbulence, the Congo River, most of which flows through the DRC, has never been accurately measured along much of its length. Nonetheless, it is conceded to be the deepest river in the world. Estimates of its most significant depth vary between 220 and 250 meters.

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Namibia Google Maps

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Namibia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Namibia (NA). Explore Windhoek’s satellite imagery, the capital city of Namibia, on the Google Maps of Africa below.

Namibia (GPS: 22 00 S, 17 00 E) is located in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa. The country’s area measurements are total: 824,292 sq km; land: 823,290 sq km, water: 1,002 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly more than half the size of Alaska. The total irrigated land is 80 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of Namibia: The Namib Desert, after which the country is named, is considered to be the oldest desert in the world. Namibia is the first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution. Some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip. Namib-Naukluft National Park (49,768 sq km) is the largest game park in Africa and one of the world’s largest.

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Republic of the Congo Google Maps

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Republic of the Congo

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Republic of the Congo (CF). Explore satellite imagery of Brazzaville, the capital city of the Republic of the Congo, on the Google Maps of Africa below.

Republic of the Congo (GPS: 1 00 S, 15 00 E) located in Central Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon. The country’s area measurements are total: 342,000 sq km; land: 341,500 sq km, water: 500 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Montana. The total irrigated land is 20 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of the Republic of the Congo: About 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them.

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Zambia Google Maps

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Zambia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Zambia (ZM). Explore satellite imagery of Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia, on the Google Maps of Africa below.

Zambia (GPS: 15 00 S, 30 00 E) is located in Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country’s area measurements are total: 752,618 sq km; land: 743,398 sq km, water: 9,220 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than Texas. The total irrigated land is 1,560 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Zambia: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). The Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe. Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border forms the world’s largest reservoir by volume (180 cu km. 43 cu mi).

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