Countries

These are the countries we plan to visit on our trip. Please click on a flag to find out more information about a particular country.

United Kingdom

United Kingdom
Capital:London
Language:English
Population:60,587,300
Area:244,820 km2
Currency:Pound sterling (£) (GBP)
 
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France

France
Capital:Paris
Language:French
Population:64473140
Area:674843 km2
Currency:Euro
 
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Spain

Spain
Capital:Madrid
Language:Spanish
Population:45116894
Area:504030 km2
Currency:Euro
 
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Morocco

Morocco
Capital:Rabat
Language:Arabic, Berber, French
Population:33757175
Area:446550 km2
Currency:Moroccan dirham (MAD)
 
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Mauritania

Mauritania
Capital:Nouakchott
Language:Arabic
Population:3069000
Area:1030700 km2
Currency:Ouguiya (MRO)
 
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Mali

Mali
Capital:Bamako
Language:French
Population:11995402
Area:1240192 km2
Currency:CFA franc (XOF)
 
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Senegal

Senegal
Capital:Dakar
Language:Wolof, French
Population:11658000
Area:196723 km2
Currency:CFA franc (XOF)
 
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The Gambia

The Gambia
Capital:Banjul
Language:English
Population:1517000
Area:10380 km2
Currency:Dalasi (GMD)
 
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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso
Capital:Ouagadougou
Language:French
Population:13228000
Area:274000 km2
Currency:West African CFA franc (XOF)
 
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Ghana

Ghana
Capital:Accra
Language:English
Population:23000000
Area:238535 km2
Currency:Ghanaian cedi (GHS)
 
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Togo

Togo
Capital:Lomé
Language:French
Population:6100000
Area:56,785 km2
Currency:CFA franc (XOF)
 
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Benin

Benin
Capital:Porto Novo
Language:French
Population:8439000
Area:112622 km2
Currency:CFA franc (XOF)
 
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Nigeria

Nigeria
Capital:Abuja
Language:English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba
Population:140003542
Area:923768 km2
Currency:Nigerian naira (₦) (NGN)
 
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Cameroon

Cameroon
Capital:Yaoundé
Language:French, English
Population:17795000
Area:475442 km2
Currency:Central African CFA franc (XAF)
 
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Gabon

Gabon
Capital:Libreville
Language:French
Population:1,454,867
Area:267,668 km2
Currency:CFA franc (XAF)
 
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Congo (Brazzaville)

Congo (Brazzaville)
Capital:Brazzaville
Language:French
Population:3,999,000
Area:342,000 km2
Currency:Central African CFA franc (XAF)
 
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DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Capital:Kinshasa
Language:French
Population:62,636,000
Area:2,344,858 km2
Currency:Franc congolais (CDF)
 
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Angola

Angola
Capital:Luanda
Language:Portuguese
Population:15,941,000
Area:1,246,700 km2
Currency:Kwanza (AOA)
 
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Namibia

Namibia
Capital:Windhoek
Language:English
Population:2,031,000
Area:825,418 km2
Currency:Namibian dollar (NAD)
 
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South Africa

South Africa
Capital:Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town
Language:English
Population:47.9 million
Area:1,221,037 km2
Currency:South African rand (ZAR)
 
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