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Republic of the Congo

The economy is a mixture of village agriculture and handicrafts, an industrial sector based largely on petroleum, support services, and…

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Algeria

The fossil fuels energy sector is the backbone of Algeria's economy, accounting for roughly 60% of budget revenues, 30% of…

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Angola

Angola's economy has undergone a period of transformation in recent years, moving from the disarray caused by a quarter century…

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Benin

The economy of Benin remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade. Cotton accounts for 40%…

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Botswana

Since independence, Botswana has had one of the fastest growth rates in per capita income in the world. Botswana has…

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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has one of the lowest GDP per capita incomes in the world: $1,200, Agriculture represents 32% of its…

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Burundi

Burundi is one of the poorest countries on the planet, owing in part to its landlocked geography, poor legal system,…

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Cameroon

Cameroon's per-capita GDP (PPP) was estimated as US $2,300 in 2008, one of the ten highest in sub-Saharan Africa Major…

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Canary Islands

The economy is based primarily on tourism, which makes up 32% of the GDP. The Canaries receive about 10 million…

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Cape Verde

Cape Verde has few natural resources and suffers from scant rainfall and limited fresh water. Only 4 of the 10…

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Central African Republic

The economy of the CAR is dominated by the cultivation and sale of food crops such as cassava, peanuts, maize,…

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Ceuta

The official currency of Ceuta is the euro. It is part of a special low tax zone in Spain. Ceuta…

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Chad

The United Nations' Human Development Index ranks Chad as the fifth poorest country in the world, with 80% of the…

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Comoros

Economic growth and poverty reduction are major priorities for the government. With a rate of 14.3%, unemployment is considered very…

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Cote D’lvoire

Maintaining close ties to France since independence in 1960, diversification of agriculture for export, and encouragement of foreign investment, has…

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a nation endowed with resources of vast potential wealth, has declined…

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Djibouti

The economy of Djibouti is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location and status as a free…

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Egypt

Egypt's economy depends mainly on agriculture, media, petroleum exports, and tourism; there are also more than three million Egyptians working…

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Equatorial Guinea

Pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings. It had the highest per capita income of Africa…

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Eritrea

Like the economies of many other African nations, the economy is largely based on subsistence agriculture, with 80% of the…

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