๐Ÿฆ Countries in Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest continent, stretching from the Mediterranean coast in the north to Cape Agulhas at its southern tip. It's home to the Sahara (the largest hot desert on Earth), the Congo Basin rainforest, the Great Rift Valley, and over 1.4 billion people across 54 countries.

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How many countries are in Africa?

There are 54 sovereign countries in Africa, home to about 1.42B people across 30.0M kmยฒ.

They are spread across 5 sub-regions: Central Africa (8), East Africa (16), North Africa (6), Southern Africa (8), West Africa (16).

Countries54
Total population1.42B
Land area30.0M kmยฒ
Sub-regions5

All 54 countries in Africa

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Central Africa ยท 8 countries

CameroonCameroon
๐Ÿ› Yaoundรฉ
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 27.9M
Central African RepublicCentral African Republic
๐Ÿ› Bangui
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 5.5M
ChadChad
๐Ÿ› N'Djamena
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 17.4M
DR CongoDR Congo
๐Ÿ› Kinshasa
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 102M
Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea
๐Ÿ› Malabo
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1.5M
GabonGabon
๐Ÿ› Libreville
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 2.3M
Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo
๐Ÿ› Brazzaville
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 5.8M
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe
๐Ÿ› Sรฃo Tomรฉ
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 227K

East Africa ยท 16 countries

BurundiBurundi
๐Ÿ› Gitega
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 12.6M
ComorosComoros
๐Ÿ› Moroni
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 836K
DjiboutiDjibouti
๐Ÿ› Djibouti City
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 988K
EritreaEritrea
๐Ÿ› Asmara
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 3.5M
EthiopiaEthiopia
๐Ÿ› Addis Ababa
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 126.5M
KenyaKenya
๐Ÿ› Nairobi
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 55.9M
MadagascarMadagascar
๐Ÿ› Antananarivo
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 28.9M
MalawiMalawi
๐Ÿ› Lilongwe
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 20.4M
MauritiusMauritius
๐Ÿ› Port Louis
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1.3M
MozambiqueMozambique
๐Ÿ› Maputo
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 32.8M
RwandaRwanda
๐Ÿ› Kigali
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 13.5M
SeychellesSeychelles
๐Ÿ› Victoria
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 98K
SomaliaSomalia
๐Ÿ› Mogadishu
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 17.1M
South SudanSouth Sudan
๐Ÿ› Juba
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 11.1M
TanzaniaTanzania
๐Ÿ› Dodoma
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 63.7M
UgandaUganda
๐Ÿ› Kampala
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 47.1M

North Africa ยท 6 countries

AlgeriaAlgeria
๐Ÿ› Algiers
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 45.4M
EgyptEgypt
๐Ÿ› Cairo
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 104.3M
LibyaLibya
๐Ÿ› Tripoli
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 6.9M
MoroccoMorocco
๐Ÿ› Rabat
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 37.5M
SudanSudan
๐Ÿ› Khartoum
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 44.9M
TunisiaTunisia
๐Ÿ› Tunis
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 12.0M

Southern Africa ยท 8 countries

AngolaAngola
๐Ÿ› Luanda
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 35.6M
BotswanaBotswana
๐Ÿ› Gaborone
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 2.6M
EswatiniEswatini
๐Ÿ› Mbabane
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1.2M
LesothoLesotho
๐Ÿ› Maseru
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 2.2M
NamibiaNamibia
๐Ÿ› Windhoek
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 2.6M
South AfricaSouth Africa
๐Ÿ› Pretoria / Cape Town / Bloemfontein
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 60.1M
ZambiaZambia
๐Ÿ› Lusaka
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 19.5M
ZimbabweZimbabwe
๐Ÿ› Harare
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 16.3M

West Africa ยท 16 countries

BeninBenin
๐Ÿ› Porto-Novo
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 13.3M
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
๐Ÿ› Ouagadougou
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 22.1M
Cabo VerdeCabo Verde
๐Ÿ› Praia
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 561K
GambiaGambia
๐Ÿ› Banjul
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 2.6M
GhanaGhana
๐Ÿ› Accra
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 33.5M
GuineaGuinea
๐Ÿ› Conakry
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 13.5M
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
๐Ÿ› Bissau
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 2.1M
Ivory CoastIvory Coast
๐Ÿ› Yamoussoukro
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 28.9M
LiberiaLiberia
๐Ÿ› Monrovia
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 5.3M
MaliMali
๐Ÿ› Bamako
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 22.4M
MauritaniaMauritania
๐Ÿ› Nouakchott
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 4.7M
NigerNiger
๐Ÿ› Niamey
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 25.1M
NigeriaNigeria
๐Ÿ› Abuja
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 222M
SenegalSenegal
๐Ÿ› Dakar
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 17.7M
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
๐Ÿ› Freetown
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 8.1M
TogoTogo
๐Ÿ› Lomรฉ
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 8.6M

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