Lilly Lutz Blog #15

Printable Africa countries map quiz (pdf)
1. Somalia, 2. Ethiopia, 3. Kenya. 4. Madagascar, 5. Tanzania, 6. Mozambique, 7. Swaziland, 8. Lesotho, 9. South Africa, 10. Egypt, 11. Sudan, 12. South Sudan, 13. Uganda, 14. Rwanda, 15. Burundi, 16. Zambia, 17. Zimbabwe, 18. Libya, 19. Chad, 20. Central African Republic, 21. Democratic Republic of Congo, 22. Angola, 23. Namibia, 24. Botswana, 25. Niger, 26. Nigeria, 27. Cameroon, 28. Equatorial Guinea, 29. Gabon, 30. Congo, 31. Algeria, 32. Mali, 33. Burkina, 34. Ghana, 35. Togo, 36. Benin, 37. Morocco, 38. Western Sahara, 39. Mauritania, 40. Senegal, 41. The Gambia, 42. Guinea Bissau, 43. Sierra Leone, 44. Liberia, 45. Djibouti, 46. Eritrea, 47. Tunisia, 48. Malawi, 49. Guinea, 50. Comoros, 51. Sao Tome and Principe, 52. Ivory Coast

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