11.500 km from Cairo to Cape Town
Egypt
* population: 87,2 million (as of 2014)
* population density: 87 people/km2 (Austria 102/km2)
* capital: Cairo
* population density Cairo: 37.000 people/km2 – one of the largest cities by population
* largest country by population in the Near East
* places of interest: Pyramid of Cheops, Sphinx of Giza, Valley of the Kings
* bizarre: when a cat passed in ancient Egypt, all family members shaved their eyebrows because of grief
Sudan
* population: 38,3 million (as of 2009)
* population density: 20 people/km2 (Austria 102/km2)
* capital: Khartoum
* places of interest: pyramid fields at Begrawiya, Temple of Kawa, Red Sea
* Sudan has a greater number of pyramids than Egypt.
* record: most of the world’s camels live in this country
Ethiopia
* population: 96,6 million (as of 2014)
* population density: 88 people/km2 (Austria 102/km2)
* capital: Addis Ababa
* Ethiopia is the largest landlocked country
* hard fact: 99,4% of town population live in slums
* Ethiopia is the only county that consumes more coffee than its amount of export.
Kenya
* population: 45 million (as of 2014)
* population density: 78 people/km2 (Austria 102/km2)
* capital: Nairobi
* places of interest: Masai Mara (natural reserve in Serengeti Desert), Nairobi National Park, Lake Victoria
* bizarre: Some elephants in Kenya can imitate the sound of trucks.
Tanzania
* population: 49,3 million (as of 2013)
* population density: 52 people/km2 (Austria 102/km2)
* capital: Dodoma
* places of interest: Serengeti Desert, Mount Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro
* hard fact: Tanzania is one of the poorest countries.
Zambia
* population: 14,5 million (as of 2013)
* population density: 19 people/km2 (Austria 102/km2)
* capital: Lusaka
* places of interest: Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls Bridge
* hard fact: Zambia is among the countries with the highest HIV infection rate (12,7%).
Botswana
* population: 2 million
* population density: 3 people/km2 (Austria 102/km2)
* capital: Gaborone
* places of interest: Okovangodelta, Chobe National Park, rock paintings in the area Tsodili
* Botswana is considered as the model country regarding democracy in Africa.
* There exists a tree called „Sausage Tree“ because of its fruits’ shape.
South Africa
* population: 54 million
* population density: 42 people/km2 (Austria 102/km2)
* capital: executive: Pretoria, legislative: Cape Town, judiciary: Bloemfontein
* places of interest: Table Mountain, Kruger National Park, Garden Route
* People of all colors live in South Africa, that’s why it is also called the Rainbow Nation.