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CIA Map of Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent.
This map of Africa was prepared by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in January 2015. It was intended for use by government officials and the general public. Maps of Africa are frequently updated to properly show new country names, country divisions, and other political changes. This map shows the new country of South Sudan, which became its own country after obtaining its independence from the Republic of Sudan in 2011. |
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Where is Africa?
Map of Africa prepared in April 2018 by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for use by government officials and the general public. Maps of Africa are frequently updated to properly show new country names, country divisions, and other political changes. This map updates the new country name for Swaziland. The new name is Eswatini, or more formally, the Kingdom of Eswatini. |
CIA Maps of Africa:
The maps on this page are political maps of Africa published by the United States Central Intelligence Agency, better known as the CIA.The top map was created in January 2015. It was produced using a Robinson Projection with standard parallels at 38 degrees north and 38 degrees south. Because Africa is situated at the intersection of these standard parallels, other parallels appear on these maps as "almost straight lines". Because of that, these maps might be mistaken for having a Mercator cylindrical projection, similar to what has long been used in educational and navigational maps.
The bottom map was created in April 2018. It was produced using an Azimuthal Equal-Area Projection at a scale of 1:51,400,000.