Member States
Algeria - Djibouti | Egypt -Malawi | Mali - South Africa | Swaziland - Zimbabwe

Mali
Head of State: H.E. President Amadou Toumani Touré (08/06/2002)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 1240
Population in 1997 (million): 11.5
Capital: Bamako
Currency: Franc CFA
Mauritania
Head of State: H.E. H.E. Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (03/2007)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 1031
Population in 1997 (million): 2.4
Capital: Nouakchott
Currency: Ouguiya
Mauritius
Head of State: H.E. Prime Minister Hon. Sir Anerood Jugnauth (07/10/2003)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 2
Population in 1997 (million): 1.2
Capital: Port Louis
Currency: Mauritius Rupee
Mozambique
Head of State: H.E. M. Armando Emilio Guebuza
(12/2004)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 802
Population in 1997 (million): 18.3
Capital: Maputo
Currency: Métical
Namibia
Head of State: H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba
Area (‘000 sq. km): 823
Population in 1997 (million): 1.6
Capital: Windhoek
Currency: Namibian Dollar
Niger
Head of State: H.E. President Tandja Mamadou (25/12/1999)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 1267
Population in 1997 (million): 9.8
Capital: Niamey
Currency: Franc CFA
Nigeria
Head of State: H.E. Umaru Musa Yar’adua (29/05/07)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 924
Population in 1997 (million): 120
Capital: Abuja
Currency: Naira
Rwanda
Head of State: H.E. President Paul Kagamé (22/04/2000)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 26
Population in 1997 (million): 5.9
Capital: Kigali
Currency: Rwanda Franc
Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic
Head of State: H.E. Mohammed Abdelaziz (21/02/1928)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 266
Population in 1997 (million): 283.0
Capital: El Aaiun
Currency: Moroccan Dirham /Tala
São Tomé & Príncipe
Head of State: H.E. President Fradique de Menezes (29/07/2001)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 1
Population in 1997 (million): 0.1
Capital: Sao Tome
Currency: Dobra
Senegal
Head of State: H.E. President Abdoulaye Wade (30/04/2000)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 196
Population in 1997 (million): 9.8
Capital: Dakar
Currency: Franc CFA
Seychelles
Head of State: H.E. President France-Albert René (04/1977)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 0.3
Population in 1997 (million): 0.1
Capital: Victoria
Currency: Seychelles Rupee
Sierra Leone
Head of State: H.E. President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabaah
(1996)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 72
Population in 1997 (million): 4.4
Capital: Freetown
Currency: Leone
Somalia
Head of State: H.E. M. Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed (10/2004)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 638
Population in 1997 (million): 10.2
Capital: Mogadishu
Currency: Somali Shilling
South Africa
Head of State: H.E. President Thabo Mbeki (27/04/1999)
Area (‘000 sq. km): 1220
Population in 1997 (million): 43.3
Capital: Pretoria
Currency: Rand
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