what is the combined wealth of African countries across the entire continent?
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Figures accurate to December 31st 2003\n\nUS$619.45 billion
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Try this website for information on the obstacles African nations face in achieving political stability and economic prosperity:\n\nhttp://web.africa.ufl.edu/asq/v2/v2i3a3.htm
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Actually, not Africa. Most from India or China.
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You can come to lots of different ways to answer this question.  I'll give in in GDP (Gross Domestic Product--the total economic output of a country in a year) divided by its population.  Using this formula, if we take the nominal GDP, the poorest country is Burundi, with a $90 per person GDP.  If we take the GDP adjusted for the cost of living in a country, it's East Timor, at $400 international dollars a person (an international dollar is how much a US dollar is worth scaled by its purchasing power)
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Africa, same as the rest of us
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Parts of Africa are fantastic. Do I think they will be a world power by 2020? No way.
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it depend on which country in africa,and africa is a countinent be clear my friend
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The Republic of Mauritius is a part of the African continent.
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Africa is an enormous continent ,with many countries .\nthe North is mostly Islam,and from the center down it is different religions .Christianity in parts ,the most of them being in South Africa.there are many cultures represented ,including Hindu.Voodo.african religions ,and various types of Christianity .\n\nIslam is probably the most numerous if you considder the whole of Africa.
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tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower \n\nI hope this helps. The site I've given you has detailed information on every country in the world - I found it invaluable a few years ago when I was doing a report on Burkina Faso
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Africa is the 'dark continent'.
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The largest country in Africa in terms of population is Nigeria,while Sudan Republic in north-eastern Africa is the largest country in terms of land mass with a total area of 2,505,800 sq km.Hope this will be ok for now.
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Africa - more than 840,000,000 people \nAmerica - 833,000,000 (2000)\nAsia - 3,672,000,000  \nEurope - 727,000,000\nOceania - 31,000,000\nTotal: 6,057,000,000
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Africa isn't a country.\n\n\nThe world is divided into three economic levels, first, second and third world, or it was at one point.  The gap between wealthy and poor has increased, and there are remarkably few second world countries in the world. Actually, I can't think of any.  \n\nFirst world is the wealthiest, like the United States for example, second world is developing... like say... post WWII Germany?  Maybe not.  Third world is bottom of the totem pole.  Right now most of Africa is in that pile, as is a large chunk of South and Central America, as well as some Asian and Eastern Eurpoean countries.
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No.  It comes from industrialization.  Most western nations have been industrialized for some time and it generates wealth.  Africa has resources, but have corrupt governments and tribalism that is hampering its ability to industrialize.  You have to get a centralized government that functions and have rules of trade that will allow people to earn profit for a country to industrialize.  Unless that happens, poor nations will stay poor.  It is not the work of the western world keeping them poor.  It is up to them to make it work.
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Africa is a continent, not a single country. There are 52 countries in Africa and each has its own president.
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South America and Africa are moving apart at 5.7cm a year. See link for evidence.