African Union
The African Union (AU) dela `continental union` n tari 55 member states mboi Africaso`olum. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The bloc was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa.[1] The intention of the AU was to replace the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002. The most important decisions of the AU are made by the Assembly of the African Union, a semi-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states.
Country | Land Area
(km2) 2015[2] |
Population
2021[161][162] |
GDP (PPP)
(Intl. $) 2015[2] |
GDP (PPP)
per capita (Intl. $) 2015[2] |
HDI
2014[3] |
FSI
2016[4] |
CPI
2016[5] |
IEF
2016[6] |
GPI
2016[7] |
WPFI
2016[8] |
DI
2016[9] |
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Algeria | 2,381,741 | 44,177,969 | 548,293,085,686 | 13,823 | 0.736 | 78.3 | 34 | 50.06 | 2.21 | 41.69 | 3.56 |
Angola | 1,246,700 | 34,503,774 | 173,593,223,667 | 6,938 | 0.532 | 90.5 | 18 | 48.94 | 2.14 | 39.89 | 3.40 |
Benin | 112,760 | 12,996,895 | 21,016,184,357 | 1,932 | 0.48 | 78.9 | 36 | 59.31 | 2.00 | 28.97 | 5.67 |
Botswana | 566,730 | 2,588,423 | 33,657,545,969 | 14,876 | 0.698 | 63.5 | 60 | 71.07 | 1.64 | 22.91 | 7.87 |
Burkina Faso | 273,600 | 22,100,683 | 28,840,666,622 | 1,593 | 0.402 | 89.4 | 42 | 59.09 | 2.06 | 22.66 | 4.70 |
Burundi | 25,680 | 12,551,213 | 7,634,578,343 | 300 | 0.4 | 100.7 | 20 | 53.91 | 2.50 | 54.10 | 2.40 |
Cape Verde | 4,030 | 587,925 | 3,205,197,585 | 6,158 | 0.646 | 71.5 | 59 | 66.46 | N/A | 19.82 | 7.94 |
Cameroon | 472,710 | 27,198,628 | 68,302,439,597 | 2,926 | 0.512 | 97.8 | 26 | 54.18 | 2.36 | 40.53 | 3.46 |
Central African Republic | 622,980 | 5,457,154 | 2,847,726,468 | 581 | 0.35 | 112.1 | 20 | 45.23 | 3.35 | 33.60 | 1.61 |
Chad | 1,259,200 | 17,179,740 | 28,686,194,920 | 2,044 | 0.392 | 110.1 | 20 | 46.33 | 2.46 | 40.59 | 1.50 |
Comoros | 1,861 | 821,625 | 1,098,546,195 | 1,393 | 0.503 | 83.8 | 24 | 52.35 | N/A | 24.33 | 3.71 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2,267,050 | 95,894,118 | 56,920,935,460 | 300 | 0.433 | 21 | 46.38 | 3.11 | 50.97 | 1.93 | |
Congo, Republic of the | 341,500 | 5,835,806 | 27,690,345,067 | 5,993 | 0.591 | 92.2 | 20 | 42.80 | 2.25 | 35.84 | 2.91 |
Djibouti | 23,180 | 1,105,557 | 2,911,406,226 | 3,279 | 0.47 | 89.7 | 30 | 55.96 | 2.29 | 70.90 | 2.83 |
Egypt | 1,010,407 | 109,262,178 | 1,173,000,000,000 | 10,250 | 0.69 | 90.2 | 34 | 55.96 | 2.57 | 54.45 | 3.31 |
Equatorial Guinea | 28,050 | 1,634,466 | 32,317,928,931 | 38,243 | 0.587 | 85.2 | N/A | 43.67 | 1.94 | 66.47 | 1.70 |
Eritrea[10] | 101,000 | 3,620,312 | 8,845,000,000b | 600b | 0.391 | 98.6 | 18 | 42.7 | 2.46 | 83.92 | 2.37 |
Eswatini | 17,204 | 1,192,271 | 10,452,834,007 | 8,122 | 0.531 | 87.6 | N/A | 59.65 | 2.07 | 52.37 | 3.03 |
Ethiopia | 1,104,300 | 120,283,026 | 152,057,290,468 | 1,530 | 0.442 | 97.2 | 34 | 51.52 | 2.28 | 45.13 | 3.60 |
Gabon | 257,670 | 2,341,179 | 32,539,376,597 | 18,860 | 0.684 | 72 | 35 | 58.96 | 2.03 | 32.20 | 3.74 |
Gambia, The | 10,120 | 2,639,916 | 3,140,820,062 | 1,578 | 0.441 | 86.8 | 26 | 57.14 | 2.09 | 46.53 | 2.91 |
Ghana | 227,540 | 32,833,031 | 108,393,071,924 | 3,955 | 0.579 | 71.2 | 43 | 63.00 | 1.81 | 17.95 | 6.75 |
Guinea | 245,720 | 13,531,906 | 14,316,884,358 | 1,135 | 0.411 | 103.8 | 27 | 53.33 | 2.15 | 33.08 | 3.14 |
Guinea-Bissau | 28,120 | 2,060,721 | 2,521,743,682 | 1,367 | 0.42 | 99.8 | 16 | 51.81 | 2.26 | 29.03 | 1.98 |
Ivory Coast | 318,000 | 27,478,249 | 74,916,780,423 | 3,300 | 0.462 | 97.9 | 34 | 60.01 | 2.28 | 30.17 | 3.81 |
Kenya | 569,140 | 53,005,614 | 133,592,522,053 | 2,901 | 0.548 | 98.3 | 26 | 57.51 | 2.38 | 31.16 | 5.33 |
Lesotho | 30,360 | 2,281,454 | 5,914,437,068 | 2,770 | 0.497 | 80.9 | 39 | 50.62 | 1.94 | 28.78 | 6.59 |
Liberia | 96,320 | 5,193,416 | 3,533,313,381 | 500 | 0.43 | 95.5 | 37 | 52.19 | 2.00 | 30.71 | 5.31 |
Libya[11] | 1,759,540 | 6,735,277 | 94,010,000,000b | 14,900b | 0.724 | 96.4 | 14 | N/A | 3.20 | 57.89 | 2.25 |
Madagascar | 581,800 | 28,915,653 | 33,354,200,458 | 1,376 | 0.51 | 84.2 | 26 | 61.06 | 1.76 | 27.04 | 5.07 |
Malawi | 94,280 | 19,889,742 | 19,137,290,349 | 1,112 | 0.445 | 87.6 | 31 | 51.8 | 1.82 | 28.12 | 5.55 |
Mali | 1,220,190 | 21,904,983 | 33,524,899,739 | 1,905 | 0.419 | 95.2 | 32 | 56.54 | 2.49 | 39.83 | 5.70 |
Mauritania[12] | 1,030,700 | 4,614,974 | 16,190,000,000b | 4,400b | 0.506 | 95.4 | 27 | 54.8 | 2.30 | 24.03 | 3.96 |
Mauritius | 2,030 | 1,298,915 | 23,817,914,134 | 18,864 | 0.777 | 43.2 | 54 | 74.73 | 1.56 | 27.69 | 8.28 |
Morocco | 446,300 | 37,076,584 | 257,398,957,178 | 7,365 | 0.628 | 74.2 | 37 | 61.27 | 2.09 | 42.64 | 4.77 |
Mozambique | 786,380 | 32,077,072 | 31,326,751,237 | 1,120 | 0.416 | 87.8 | 27 | 53.19 | 1.96 | 30.25 | 4.02 |
Namibia | 823,290 | 2,530,151 | 24,043,436,006 | 9,778 | 0.628 | 71.1 | 52 | 61.85 | 1.87 | 15.15 | 6.31 |
Niger | 1,266,700 | 25,252,722 | 17,857,377,171 | 897 | 0.348 | 98.4 | 35 | 54.26 | 2.24 | 24.62 | 3.96 |
Nigeria | 910,770 | 213,401,323 | 1,168,000,000,000 | 5,639 | 0.514 | 103.5 | 28 | 57.46 | 2.88 | 35.90 | 4.50 |
Rwanda | 24,670 | 13,461,888 | 19,216,033,048 | 1,655 | 0.483 | 91.3 | 54 | 63.07 | 2.32 | 54.61 | 3.07 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 960 | 223,107 | 575,391,345 | 3,023 | 0.555 | 72.9 | 46 | 56.71 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Senegal | 192,530 | 16,876,720 | 34,398,281,018 | 2,274 | 0.466 | 83.6 | 45 | 58.09 | 1.98 | 27.99 | 6.21 |
Seychelles | 460 | 106,471 | 2,384,515,771 | 25,525 | 0.772 | 60.2 | N/A | 62.2 | N/A | 30.60 | N/A |
Sierra Leone | 72,180 | 8,420,641 | 9,511,431,824 | 1,474 | 0.413 | 91 | 30 | 52.31 | 1.81 | 29.94 | 4.55 |
Somalia[13] | 627,340 | 17,065,581 | 5,900,000,000c | 600c | N/A | 114 | 10 | N/A | 3.41 | 65.35 | N/A |
South Africa | 1,213,090 | 59,392,255 | 742,461,000,000 | 12,393 | 0.666 | 69.9 | 45 | 61.9 | 2.32 | 21.92 | 7.41 |
South Sudan | 619,745 | 10,748,272 | 21,484,823,398 | 1,741 | 0.467 | 113.8 | 11 | N/A | 3.59 | 44.87 | N/A |
Sudan | 1,886,086 | 45,657,202 | 165,813,461,495 | 4,121 | 0.479 | 111.5 | 14 | N/A | 3.27 | 72.53 | 2.37 |
Tanzania | 885,800 | 63,588,334 | 130,297,806,032 | 2,510 | 0.521 | 81.8 | 32 | 58.46 | 1.90 | 28.65 | 5.76 |
Togo | 54,390 | 8,644,829 | 10,018,697,437 | 1,372 | 0.484 | 85.8 | 32 | 53.64 | 1.95 | 30.31 | 3.32 |
Tunisia | 155,360 | 12,262,946 | 121,200,025,401 | 10,770 | 0.721 | 74.6 | 41 | 57.55 | 1.95 | 31.60 | 6.40 |
Uganda | 200,520 | 45,853,778 | 67,856,334,117 | 1,738 | 0.483 | 97.7 | 25 | 59.26 | 2.15 | 32.58 | 5.26 |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[14] | 266,000 | 565,581 | 906,500,000d | 2,500d | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Zambia | 743,390 | 19,473,125 | 58,400,082,027 | 3,602 | 0.586 | 86.3 | 38 | 58.79 | 1.78 | 35.08 | 5.99 |
Zimbabwe | 386,850 | 15,993,524 | 26,180,942,292 | 500 | 0.509 | 100.5 | 22 | 38.23 | 2.32 | 40.41 | 3.05 |
African Union | 30,370,000 | 1,393,676,444 | 5,457,724,064,668 | 4,602 | 0.524d | 88.99d | 31.51d | 55.55d | 2.27 | 37.89 | 4.30 |
Country | Land Area (km2) 2015 | Population 2021 | GDP (PPP)
(Intl. $) 2015 |
GDP (PPP)
per capita (Intl. $) 2015 |
HDI
2014 |
FSI
2016 |
CPI
2016 |
IEF
2016 |
GPI
2016 |
WPFI
2016 |
DI
2016 |
General and cited references
demese
- Strengthening Popular Participation in the African Union: A Guide to AU Structures and Processes, AfriMAP and Oxfam GB, 2010.
- Towards a People Driven African Union: Current Challenges and New Opportunities. AfriMAP, AFRODAD and Oxfam GB, January 2007.
- Bibliography on the AU at the Peace Palace Library.
External links
demese- Official website
- ↑ Thabo Mbeki (9 July 2002). Launch of the African Union, 9 July 2002: Address by the chairperson of the AU, President Thabo Mbeki. africa-union.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The World Bank DataBank | Explore. Create. Share.
- ↑ Office, Human Development Report. 2015 Human Development Report.
- ↑ The Fragile States Index 2016 | The Fund for Peace.
- ↑ Tɛmpileti:Citation/core
- ↑ Index of Economic Freedom: Promoting Economic Opportunity and Prosperity by Country.
- ↑ Vision of Humanity.
- ↑ Tɛmpileti:Citation/core
- ↑ Democracy Index 2016.
- ↑ Eritrea. Central Intelligence Agency.
- ↑ Libya. Central Intelligence Agency.
- ↑ Mauritania. Central Intelligence Agency.
- ↑ Somalia. Central Intelligence Agency.
- ↑ Western Sahara. Central Intelligence Agency.