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[an error occurred while processing this directive] Africa: Forest types Tropical (% forest area) 98% Subtropical (% forest area) 1% Temperate (% forest area) 0% Boreal/polar (% forest area) 0% [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Africa: Production, trade and consumption of forest products, 2002 Woodfuel ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production 545,915 Imports 1 Exports 1 Consumption 545,915 Industrial roundwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production 66,785 Imports 361 Exports 5,481 Consumption 61,665 Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production 7,761 Imports 4,083 Exports 1,920 Consumption 9,924 Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production 2,254 Imports 727 Exports 809 Consumption 2,172 Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002 Production 2,550 Imports 277 Exports 501 Consumption 2,326 Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002 Production 3,277 Imports 1,693 Exports 689 Consumption 4,281 [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Largest Cities in Africa City Country City Population Urban Area Population Urban Area Rank [World] City Pop Rank [World] Urban Area Rank [Africa] City Pop Rank [Africa] Lagos Nigeria 8029200 9123200 27 15 2 1 Cairo Egypt 7764700 15546100 10 17 1 2 Kinshasa Congo Dem Republic 6301100 7527500 35 24 3 3 Alexandria Egypt 3806300 4345800 62 39 6 4 Casablanca Morocco 3344300 3344300 95 49 11 5 Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 3310500 3972300 70 51 7 6 Kano Nigeria 3248700 3519500 88 53 10 7 Ibadan Nigeria 3078400 3670400 78 54 9 8 Cape Town South Africa 2686000 3086600 107 62 12 9 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2638500 2638500 132 67 16 10 Giza Egypt 2541000 2541000 140 74 17 11 Nairobi Kenya 2510800 3043100 108 76 13 12 Dar es Salaam Tanzania 2456100 2456100 145 78 18 13 Dakar Senegal 2384000 2384000 152 80 19 14 Durban South Africa 2354900 2354900 156 82 20 15 Luanda Angola 2193400 2640500 131 93 15 16 Tripoli Libya 1890600 2271800 161 108 21 17 Harare Zimbabwe 1864400 2264200 162 110 22 18 Algiers Algeria 1696000 3815900 76 121 8 19 Omdurman Sudan 1670000 1670000 215 124 24 20 Johannesburg South Africa 1646400 5014000 54 128 5 21 Accra Ghana 1605400 2756100 121 132 14 22 Rabat Morocco 1600700 1600700 227 133 27 23 Conakry Guinea 1595800 1595800 228 134 28 24 Kaduna Nigeria 1458900 1458900 259 151 30 25 Khartoum Sudan 1244500 5862500 44 190 4 26 Douala Cameroon 1239100 1449400 264 193 31 27 Pretoria South Africa 1228200 1514800 248 197 29 28 Soweto South Africa 1221100 1221100 315 198 36 29 Lusaka Zambia 1218200 1720800 205 199 23 30 Mogadishu Somalia 1183100 1183100 329 207 38 31 Brazzaville Congo 1133800 1133800 350 224 40 32 Yaound� Cameroon 1122500 1356600 292 230 34 33 Maputo Mozambique 1088100 1639300 219 245 26 34 Lubumbashi Congo Dem Republic 1074600 1074600 385 250 43 35 Port Harcourt Nigeria 1053900 1190600 324 255 37 36 Benin Nigeria 1051600 1051600 392 256 45 37 Freetown Sierra Leone 1032100 1032100 400 260 47 38 Subra al-Haymah Egypt 995800 995800 414 269 49 39 Maiduguri Nigeria 971700 971700 428 282 51 40 Kampala Uganda 953400 1146700 339 289 39 41 Bulawayo Zimbabwe 927600 927600 453 294 53 42 Fez Morocco 921200 921200 457 296 54 43 Bamako Mali 906700 1130800 353 301 41 44 Mbuji-Mayi Congo Dem Republic 905800 1054400 391 302 44 45 Zaria Nigeria 898900 898900 469 304 56 46 Antananarivo Madagascar 875200 1359600 290 309 33 47 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 839800 839800 493 325 58 48 Port Elizabeth South Africa 833900 1047600 393 326 46 49 Kolwezi Congo Dem Republic 803900 803900 515 342 60 50 Aba Nigeria 784500 899100 468 350 55 51 Cotonou Benin 761900 761900 549 364 67 52 Ilorin Nigeria 756400 756400 554 371 68 53 Marrakech Morocco 745800 745800 560 375 69 54 Jos Nigeria 742100 742100 563 377 70 55 Oran Algeria 732000 772900 541 382 66 56 Benghazi Libya 728500 1080500 384 383 42 57 Ogbomosho Nigeria 726300 985600 420 386 50 58 Mombasa Kenya 707400 707400 590 401 72 59 Tunis Tunisia 696700 1642900 218 410 25 60 Lome Togo 675000 727100 575 423 71 61 Bangui Central African Republic 652900 789400 525 437 61 62 Niamey Niger 629500 629500 651 451 76 63 Kumasi Ghana 627600 929100 452 454 52 64 Oyo Nigeria 620400 620400 656 456 77 65 Agadir Morocco 610600 610600 669 464 78 66 N'Djamena Chad 601500 601500 678 473 79 67 Enugu Nigeria 593300 662800 621 479 75 68 Tangiers Morocco 591300 591300 684 480 80 69 Meknes Morocco 562000 562000 725 517 84 70 Monrovia Liberia 543000 1407700 276 538 32 71 Libreville Gabon 541000 541000 751 542 88 72 Kananga Congo Dem Republic 539600 539600 752 543 89 73 Port Said Egypt 537000 537000 756 547 90 74 Blantyre Malawi 533000 533000 763 555 91 75 Bouak� Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 531000 775300 539 556 64 76 Abeokuta Nigeria 529700 698100 597 560 73 77 Pointe Noire Congo 527700 789400 526 562 62 78 Djibouti Djibouti 524700 524700 775 567 92 79 Constantine Algeria 515800 669700 615 582 74 80 Kisangani Congo Dem Republic 510300 818800 507 592 59 81 Onitsha Nigeria 509500 1001000 413 594 48 82 Warri Nigeria 500900 500900 817 609 95 83 Sokoto Nigeria 500500 500500 818 610 96 84 Lilongwe Malawi 486000 486000 841 633 97 85 Matola Mozambique 478300 478300 847 645 98 86 Suez Egypt 477600 571800 707 648 82 87 El Mahalla el Kubra Egypt 452200 452200 874 680 99 88 Beira Mozambique 447600 447600 879 688 100 89 Okene Nigeria 444900 444900 885 694 101 90 Calabar Nigeria 431200 431200 899 713 102 91 Nouakchott Mauritania 426300 426300 904 720 103 92 Tanta Egypt 424300 424300 908 724 104 93 Mansura Egypt 422700 548900 743 727 87 94 Oshogbo Nigeria 421000 1309900 302 729 35 95 Pietermaritzburg South Africa 420500 420500 911 731 105 96 Luxor Egypt 412300 412300 920 746 106 97 Benoni South Africa 406400 406400 929 761 107 98 Port Sudan Sudan 401100 401100 937 772 108 99 Asyut Egypt 392800 392800 947 786 109 100 Asmara Eritrea 392500 881400 478 787 57 101 Katsina Nigeria 387000 387000 954 797 110 102 Vereeniging South Africa 385600 774200 540 803 65 103 Likasi Congo Dem Republic 375100 375100 975 830 111 104 Bloemfontein South Africa 371200 371200 981 838 112 105 Akure Nigeria 369700 369700 984 844 113 106 Bobo Dioulasso Burkina Faso 366500 366500 995 854 114 107 Kigali Rwanda 365200 365200 1003 862 115 108 Boma Congo Dem Republic 352200 352200 1025 889 116 109 Ndola Zambia 347900 590000 685 908 81 110 Oujda Morocco 342900 342900 1051 923 117 111 Nampula Mozambique 341700 341700 1055 930 118 112 Nakuru Kenya 337200 337200 1065 941 119 113 Kenitra Morocco 335800 335800 1072 948 120 114 Tetouan Morocco 330100 330100 1080 962 121 115 Bujumbura Burundi 323200 323200 1093 975 122 116 Tshikapa Congo Dem Republic 319600 319600 1106 989 123 117 Ife Nigeria 313400 313400 1121 1012 124 118 Kassala Sudan 308200 308200 1140 1034 125 119 Zagazig Egypt 305800 305800 1148 1045 126 120 Kitwe Zambia 305000 786100 528 1046 63 121 Mwanza Tanzania 303800 303800 1152 1050 127 122 El Obeid Sudan 301400 301400 1161 1060 128 123 Faiyum Egypt 298400 298400 1174 1073 129 124 Nyala Sudan 298400 298400 1175 1074 130 125 Bauchi Nigeria 291600 291600 1200 1105 131 126 Ismailia Egypt 291000 291000 1203 1107 132 127 Asfi Morocco 288900 288900 1214 1118 133 128 Bissau Guinea-Bissau 288300 288300 1216 1120 134 129 Iseyin Nigeria 286700 286700 1222 1127 135 130 Wad Medaniy Sudan 277600 277600 1251 1161 136 131 Kisumu Kenya 273400 273400 1261 1173 137 132 Batnah Algeria 270700 270700 1273 1187 138 133 Minna Nigeria 270600 270600 1274 1188 139 134 Tamale Ghana 269200 269200 1281 1196 140 135 Sfax Tunisia 266300 266300 1299 1215 141 136 Thies Senegal 262500 262500 1317 1235 142 137 Zanzibar Tanzania 256100 256100 1345 1267 143 138 Qadarif Sudan 251100 251100 1366 1291 144 139 Aswan Egypt 250500 250500 1369 1294 145 140 Eldoret Kenya 249100 249100 1375 1301 146 141 Makurdi Nigeria 249000 249000 1376 1302 147 142 Morogoro Tanzania 247900 247900 1379 1306 148 143 Newcastle South Africa 244300 244300 1393 1320 149 144 Owo Nigeria 243000 243000 1399 1327 150 145 Damanhur Egypt 242700 242700 1401 1330 151 146 Ado Nigeria 241200 523300 778 1336 93 147 Annaba Algeria 240100 240100 1412 1344 152 148 Setif Algeria 236500 236500 1434 1366 153 149 Bukavu Congo Dem Republic 236400 504600 808 1369 94 150 East London South Africa 236100 549300 742 1370 86 151 Ilesha Nigeria 233900 561200 726 1385 85 152 Hargeysa Somalia 231000 231000 1464 1404 154 153 Gombe Nigeria 230900 230900 1466 1406 155 154 Umuahia Nigeria 230800 230800 1467 1407 156 155 El Minya Egypt 230300 230300 1471 1411 157 156 Kusti Sudan 228000 228000 1486 1429 158 157 Kaolack Senegal 227300 227300 1493 1436 159 158 Welkom South Africa 226100 226100 1502 1444 160 159 Ondo Nigeria 225800 225800 1506 1448 161 160 Porto Novo Benin 225400 225400 1508 1451 162 161 Matadi Congo Dem Republic 224700 224700 1512 1456 163 162 Gaborone Botswana 223000 223000 1526 1470 164 163 Damaturu Nigeria 223000 223000 1527 1471 165 164 Kikwit Congo Dem Republic 222500 222500 1530 1474 166 165 Jimeta Nigeria 218400 218400 1555 1502 167 166 Kabwe Zambia 213800 213800 1578 1529 168 167 Berbera Somalia 213400 213400 1583 1534 169 168 Nyeri Kenya 213000 213000 1587 1538 170 169 Mbeya Tanzania 211200 211200 1604 1557 171 170 Ikot Ekpene Nigeria 209400 209400 1612 1566 172 171 Tanga Tanzania 208900 208900 1618 1571 173 172 Dire Dawa Ethiopia 208700 208700 1621 1574 174 173 Serekunda Gambia 207000 207000 1637 1593 175 174 Mbandaka Congo Dem Republic 206800 206800 1638 1594 176 175 Ziguinchor Senegal 206100 206100 1639 1595 177 176 Kisimayo Somalia 201600 201600 1677 1636 178 177 Sidi bel Abbes Algeria 201200 201200 1680 1640 179 178 Gusau Nigeria 201200 201200 1682 1642 180 179 Daloa Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 199100 199100 1698 1659 181 180 Mwene-Ditu Congo Dem Republic 198800 198800 1702 1663 182 181 Mubi Nigeria 198700 198700 1703 1664 183 182 Parakou Benin 198000 198000 1709 1670 184 183 Moshi Tanzania 198000 198000 1710 1671 185 184 Botshabelo South Africa 197900 197900 1711 1672 186 185 Beni Suef Egypt 196700 196700 1716 1678 187 186 Qina Egypt 195900 195900 1722 1684 188 187 Yamoussoukro Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 195500 195500 1725 1686 189 188 Suhaj Egypt 194600 194600 1738 1699 190 189 Uvira Congo Dem Republic 194500 194500 1741 1702 191 190 Windhoek Namibia 194300 194300 1744 1705 192 191 Chimoio Mozambique 192700 192700 1755 1717 193 192 Shagamu Nigeria 191500 191500 1769 1732 194 193 Zinder Niger 191100 191100 1773 1736 195 194 Biskara Algeria 190800 190800 1776 1739 196 195 Laayoune Western Sahara 190500 190500 1778 1741 197 196 Kimberley South Africa 189500 189500 1782 1745 198 197 Homs Libya 187900 187900 1796 1760 199 198 Owerri Nigeria 187600 187600 1798 1762 200 199 Ugep Nigeria 187000 187000 1804 1769 201 200 Ijebu Ode Nigeria 186700 186700 1806 1771 202 201 Fashir Sudan 186400 186400 1810 1776 203 202 Witbank South Africa 185900 185900 1815 1781 204 203 Garoua Cameroon 185800 185800 1817 1783 205 204 Misratah Libya 184400 184400 1826 1792 206 205 Mutare Zimbabwe 183000 183000 1837 1804 207 206 Shibin el Kom Egypt 182900 182900 1838 1805 208 207 Carltonville South Africa 182800 182800 1840 1807 209 208 Zawiyah Libya 181700 181700 1849 1817 210 209 Machakos Kenya 179500 179500 1874 1844 211 210 Maradi Niger 178600 178600 1881 1851 212 211 Nacala Mozambique 178200 178200 1884 1854 213 212 Djougou Benin 176300 176300 1900 1872 214 213 Marka Somalia 173100 173100 1926 1897 215 214 Djelfa Algeria 172200 172200 1933 1904 216 215 Tebessa Algeria 171000 171000 1946 1917 217 216 Blida Algeria 170900 170900 1948 1920 218 217 Sakikdah Algeria 170000 170000 1958 1930 219 218 Toamasina Madagascar 169800 169800 1959 1931 220 219 Maroua Cameroon 169200 169200 1963 1934 221 220 Maseru Lesotho 169200 169200 1964 1935 222 221 Quelimane Mozambique 169100 169100 1965 1936 223 222 Huambo Angola 168300 168300 1976 1948 224 223 Ise Nigeria 167100 167100 1990 1963 225 224 Dodoma Tanzania 167100 167100 1991 1964 226 225 Banha Egypt 166700 166700 1993 1967 227 226 Gboko Nigeria 166400 166400 1997 1971 228 227 Arusha Tanzania 165600 165600 2007 1981 229 228 Huribgah Morocco 164600 164600 2014 1988 230 229 Bejaia Algeria 164200 164200 2018 1992 231 230 Korhogo Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 163400 163400 2031 2005 232 231 Tiyarat Algeria 162200 162200 2041 2015 233 232 Nazret Ethiopia 161800 161800 2044 2019 234 233 Ilawe Nigeria 160700 160700 2056 2032 235 234 Ikare Nigeria 160600 160600 2057 2033 236 235 Abuja Nigeria 159900 565100 722 2040 83 236 Bida Nigeria 159100 159100 2071 2048 237 237 Barqa Libya 158300 158300 2083 2060 238 238 Zlitan Libya 156600 156600 2101 2078 239 239 Beni Mellal Morocco 155600 155600 2111 2088 240 240 Antsirabe Madagascar 155300 155300 2120 2097 241 241 Okpoko Nigeria 152900 152900 2145 2124 242 242 Klerksdorp South Africa 152700 152700 2150 2129 243 243 Susah Tunisia 152500 152500 2153 2132 244 244 Awka Nigeria 152300 152300 2154 2133 245 245 Gweru Zimbabwe 152300 152300 2156 2135 246 246 Bafoussam Cameroon 151800 151800 2165 2144 247 247 San-P�dro Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 151600 151600 2168 2147 248 248 Divo Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 151100 151100 2172 2151 249 249 Sapele Nigeria 151000 151000 2174 2153 250 250 Juba Sudan 151000 151000 2175 2154 251 251 Ila Nigeria 150700 150700 2181 2160 252 252 Chingola Zambia 150500 150500 2183 2162 253 253 Shaki Nigeria 150300 150300 2184 2163 254 254 Bamenda Cameroon 149900 149900 2189 2168 255 255 Butembo Congo Dem Republic 148900 148900 2197 2177 256 256 Garyan Libya 148800 148800 2198 2178 257 257 Goma Congo Dem Republic 148400 148400 2206 2186 258 258 Bohicon Benin 147300 147300 2222 2203 259 259 Ijero Nigeria 147300 147300 2225 2206 260 260 Saint-Louis Senegal 147100 147100 2228 2209 261 261 Tobruk Libya 146800 146800 2232 2213 262 262 Tabora Tanzania 145800 145800 2249 2230 263 263 Iringa Tanzania 143100 143100 2286 2268 264 264 Kafr el Sheikh Egypt 142700 142700 2292 2274 265 265 Gondar Ethiopia 142100 142100 2304 2286 266 266 Meru Kenya 140900 140900 2324 2306 267 267 Mocuba Mozambique 140400 140400 2332 2315 268 268 Saint-Denis Reunion 140000 140000 2338 2322 269 269 Geita Tanzania 139600 139600 2340 2324 270 270 Musoma Tanzania 139000 139000 2345 2329 271 271 Mtwara Tanzania 136900 136900 2376 2360 272 272 Otukpo Nigeria 136800 136800 2378 2362 273 273 Mallawi Egypt 136400 136400 2388 2372 274 274 Isiro Congo Dem Republic 135600 135600 2398 2382 275 275 Kandi Benin 134800 134800 2407 2392 276 276 Yafran Libya 134700 134700 2411 2396 277 277 Lobito Angola 134600 134600 2412 2397 278 278 Fianarantsoa Madagascar 134600 134600 2413 2398 279 279 Man Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 134200 134200 2418 2403 280 280 Songea Tanzania 131700 131700 2459 2443 281 281 Mahajanga Madagascar 131600 131600 2461 2445 282 282 Benguela Angola 131400 131400 2465 2449 283 283 El Jadida Morocco 131200 131200 2469 2453 284 284 Mufulira Zambia 131000 131000 2471 2455 285 285 al-Bayda Libya 130900 130900 2472 2456 286 286 Kishi Nigeria 130800 130800 2475 2459 287 287 Ngaound�r� Cameroon 130600 130600 2478 2462 288 288 Bilbays Egypt 129900 129900 2488 2472 289 289 Bunia Congo Dem Republic 129000 129000 2497 2481 290 290 Ksar el Kabir Morocco 127300 127300 2526 2510 291 291 Segou Mali 127100 127100 2532 2516 292 292 Kankan Guinea 126400 126400 2540 2524 293 293 Mbour Senegal 125800 125800 2556 2540 294 294 Namibe Angola 125400 125400 2562 2546 295 295 Tarhuna Libya 125300 125300 2569 2553 296 296 Kigoma Tanzania 125000 125000 2576 2560 297 297 Luanshya Zambia 124800 124800 2581 2565 298 298 Bugama Nigeria 124200 124200 2593 2577 299 299 Gagnoa Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 123200 123200 2609 2593 300 300 Dese Ethiopia 123200 123200 2608 2592 301 301 Mek'ele Ethiopia 122700 122700 2616 2600 302 302 Obuasi Ghana 122600 122600 2620 2604 303 303 Funtua Nigeria 122500 122500 2628 2612 304 304 Ajdabiyah Liberia 122200 122200 2634 2618 305 305 El Geneina Sudan 121900 121900 2639 2623 306 306 Bahir Dar Ethiopia 121700 121700 2644 2628 307 307 Abakaliki Nigeria 121700 121700 2645 2629 308 308 Darnah Libya 121200 121200 2655 2639 309 309 Sikasso Mali 120600 120600 2661 2645 310 310 Sokode Togo 120400 120400 2664 2648 311 311 Gemena Congo Dem Republic 120000 120000 2678 2662 312 312 Kindu Congo Dem Republic 119000 119000 2694 2679 313 313 Gbongan Nigeria 117300 117300 2723 2708 314 314 Bandundu Congo Dem Republic 116700 116700 2732 2717 315 315 Diourbel Senegal 116700 116700 2733 2718 316 316 Mit Gamr Egypt 116400 116400 2735 2720 317 317 Rustenburg South Africa 116200 116200 2741 2726 318 318 Kairouan Tunisia 116200 116200 2743 2728 319 319 Lafia Nigeria 115500 115500 2757 2741 320 320 Atbarah Sudan 115400 115400 2761 2745 321 321 Igboho Nigeria 115000 115000 2770 2754 322 322 El Arish Egypt 114900 114900 2773 2757 323 323 Tete Mozambique 114900 114900 2774 2758 324 324 Abomey Benin 114600 114600 2782 2766 325 325 Agadez Niger 113400 113400 2808 2792 326 326 Potchefstroom South Africa 113100 113100 2815 2799 327 327 Moundou Chad 112800 112800 2821 2805 328 328 Jimma Ethiopia 112500 112500 2832 2816 329 329 Xai-Xai Mozambique 112000 112000 2847 2831 330 330 Garue Mozambique 111900 111900 2853 2837 331 331 Bizerte Tunisia 111900 111900 2855 2839 332 332 Koidu Sierra Leone 111800 111800 2860 2844 333 333 Amaigbo Nigeria 111000 111000 2879 2863 334 334 Waw Sudan 110300 110300 2892 2877 335 335 Mopti Mali 109900 109900 2901 2886 336 336 Nador Morocco 109600 109600 2910 2896 337 337 Gashua Nigeria 109600 109600 2911 2897 338 338 Nkongsamba Cameroon 109200 109200 2922 2908 339 339 Jirja Egypt 109100 109100 2927 2913 340 340 Gabes Tunisia 109000 109000 2930 2916 341 341 Shinyanga Tanzania 108300 108300 2945 2930 342 342 Kalemie Congo Dem Republic 108200 108200 2948 2933 343 343 Livingstone Zambia 108100 108100 2954 2939 344 344 Korogwe Tanzania 107900 107900 2958 2943 345 345 Edfu Egypt 107800 107800 2959 2944 346 346 El Araich Morocco 107500 107500 2969 2954 347 347 Khamissat Morocco 106400 106400 2991 2976 348 348 Francistown Botswana 106100 106100 3001 2986 349 349 Maxixe Mozambique 105900 105900 3013 2998 350 350 Makeni Sierra Leone 105900 105900 3014 2999 351 351 Offa Nigeria 105700 105700 3020 3005 352 352 Nelspruit South Africa 105300 105300 3029 3015 353 353 Natitingou Benin 105000 105000 3031 3017 354 354 Ilebo Congo Dem Republic 104800 104800 3036 3022 355 355 George South Africa 104700 104700 3038 3024 356 356 Disuq Egypt 104400 104400 3042 3028 357 357 Sattat Morocco 104100 104100 3052 3038 358 358 King Williams Town South Africa 103700 103700 3062 3048 359 359 Jalingo Nigeria 103600 103600 3068 3054 360 360 Ka�l� Cameroon 103200 103200 3080 3066 361 361 Bama Nigeria 102800 102800 3092 3078 362 362 Uyo Nigeria 102400 102400 3106 3092 363 363 Port-Gentil Gabon 102100 102100 3111 3097 364 364 Nigel South Africa 102000 102000 3115 3101 365 365 Kadoma Zimbabwe 101800 101800 3118 3104 366 366 Pietersburg South Africa 101600 101600 3122 3108 367 367 Uromi Nigeria 101400 101400 3126 3112 368 368 Bilqas Egypt 100900 100900 3137 3123 369 369 Nsukka Nigeria 100700 100700 3139 3125 370 370 Okigwe Nigeria 100700 100700 3140 3126 371 371 Modakeke Nigeria 100500 100500 3148 3134 372 372 Kumba Cameroon 100400 100400 3150 3136 373 373 Idku Egypt 100400 100400 3151 3137 374 374 [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Africa : References & Data Sources  Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005  Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)  Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.  Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.  RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.  World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site  The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species  Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund  With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com