Presentation on Sub-saharan Africa

1. Data for SubSaharanAfrica Presented By : AlindAgarwal Paras KumarRohitTomar

3. The Sub-Saharan region is also known as Black Africa, in reference to its many black populations

4. Sub-Saharan Africa is the poorest region in the world

6. Languages and Ethnic group Sub-Saharan Africa displays more diversity than anywhere in the world. The region speaks 1000 languages, which is 1/6 of the world's total. The distribution of the Afro-Asiatic languages within Africa is principally concentrated in North Africa and Horn of Africa.

8. Religion In terms of religion, North Africa is mostly Muslim (shown in green), while Sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the Horn of Africa,Sudan, the Swahili coast, and the Sahel, is mostly Christian (shown in red). Throughout much of the continent, there are also traditional African religions.

10. Demographics : Facts and figures

11. Life expectancy in some Southern African countries 1958 to 2003

12. Facts and Figures Continued.. Demographics Data for Sub Saharan Countries

13. Economy of Sub Saharan Africa Facts and Figures Co

14. States and Markets Three of the top ten reformers in business in 2007-2008 are Sub-Saharan countries Senegal, Burkina Faso, and Botswana Mauritius, the Sub-Saharan African country with the most favourable business regulations, is among the top 25 countries as measured by the doing Business “ease of doing business” measure.

15. Debts of sub-Saharan Africa Sub Saharan Africa’s total external debt in 2007 increased to $195 billion increased from $172 billion in 2006. The external debt-to-GNI ratio is 41 percentage points lower than the level in 2000 The debt service to exports ratio declined from 12 percent in 2000 to 5 percent in 2007