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Geography of the African Union

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The AU presently has an area of 29,922,059 square kilometres (11,552,972 sq mi), with 24,165 square kilometres (9,330 sq mi) of coastline. The vast majority of this area is on
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to its north and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on its east and south. Angola joined on February 11, 1975, prior to its internationally recognized independence.
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The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic joins the OAU. It does not participate in the next two summits, due to pressure from Morocco.
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of the United Kingdom at the time, Botswana joined the OAU on October 31, 1966; it achieved independence the September 30 prior.
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joins the OAU. At the time, it was still considered a dependency of Portugal. It gained independence on November 11, 1975.
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joins the OAU. At the time, it was still considered a dependency of Portugal. It gained independence on September 10, 1974.
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and several off-shore islands. Consequently, it is wildly diverse, including the world's largest hot
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at the time, Kenya joined on December 13, 1963, the day after its independence. It is bordered by
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joins the OAU upon independence. The OAU still shares a border with Spain along
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Africa, while the only significant territory off the mainland is the island of
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South Africa – While independent, South Africa was ruled under the system of
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Zambia joins the OAU. It bordered the following territories to the south:
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joins the African Union after becoming an independent state following
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for 400 km (248 mi) on its western frontier. Since it is
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as Spain decolonizes. This leads to a land war between the
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The African Union in location to the rest of the world.
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Morocco leaves the OAU; leaving no border with Spain.
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becomes independent from Ethiopia and joins the OAU.
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Founding of the OAU: May 25 – December 13, 1963
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It joined the OAU in June of that year. 108:Learn how and when to remove this message 678: 125: 1928: 1205:readmitted, moving the border to Spain. 1129: 1120:November 12, 1984 – March 21, 1990 989:(via Algeria, Mauritania, and Morocco.) 2359: 1165: 855:December 13, 1963 – July 13, 1964 1902: 1660:Specialised agencies and institutions 1251: 1230:is the southernmost point at 46°54'S. 946:August 1968 – September 24, 1968 929:October 31, 1966 – July 13, 1964 875:December 16, 1964 – October 1965 629:borders the Spanish semi-enclaves of 621:Countries bordering the African Union 302:Most distant point from the coastline 160:, and the world's longest river (the 1409:Permanent Representatives' Committee 1239:Most geographic data comes from the 1216: 1066:the armies of Mauritania and Morocco 46:adding citations to reliable sources 17: 1818:Single African Air Transport Market 1813:African Continental Free Trade Area 918: 668: 13: 1099:June 1980 – February 22, 1982 1073:June 29, 1976 – June 27, 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Geography of Africa

African Union
Africa
desert
Sahara
jungles
savannas
Nile
continental
Madagascar
the world's fourth largest
Ras ben Sakka
Tunisia
Cape Agulhas
South Africa
Santo Antão
Cape Verde
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