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    Countries of Africa

    Africa is home to 54 countries and around 1.55 billion people, spanning 30,288,000 km². The most populous is Nigeria. Explore every nation below.

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    Flag of AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgiersNorth Africa · 47.4 millionFlag of AngolaAngolaLuandaCentral Africa · 39.0 millionFlag of BeninBeninPorto-NovoWest Africa · 14.8 millionFlag of BotswanaBotswanaGaboroneSouthern Africa · 2.6 millionFlag of Burkina FasoBurkina FasoOuagadougouWest Africa · 24.1 millionFlag of BurundiBurundiGitegaEast Africa · 14.4 millionFlag of CameroonCameroonYaoundeCentral Africa · 29.9 millionFlag of Cape VerdeCape VerdePraiaWest Africa · 527,326Flag of Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicBanguiCentral Africa · 5.5 millionFlag of ChadChadN'DjamenaCentral Africa · 21.0 millionFlag of ComorosComorosMoroniEast Africa · 882,847Flag of Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoKinshasaCentral Africa · 112.8 millionFlag of DjiboutiDjiboutiDjiboutiEast Africa · 1.2 millionFlag of EgyptEgyptCairoNorth Africa · 118.4 millionFlag of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaMalaboCentral Africa · 1.9 millionFlag of EritreaEritreaAsmaraEast Africa · 3.6 millionFlag of EswatiniEswatiniMbabaneSouthern Africa · 1.3 millionFlag of EthiopiaEthiopiaAddis AbabaEast Africa · 135.5 millionFlag of GabonGabonLibrevilleCentral Africa · 2.6 millionFlag of GambiaGambiaBanjulWest Africa · 2.8 millionFlag of GhanaGhanaAccraWest Africa · 35.1 millionFlag of GuineaGuineaConakryWest Africa · 15.1 millionFlag of Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauBissauWest Africa · 2.2 millionFlag of Ivory CoastIvory CoastYamoussoukroWest Africa · 32.7 millionFlag of KenyaKenyaNairobiEast Africa · 57.5 millionFlag of LesothoLesothoMaseruSouthern Africa · 2.4 millionFlag of LiberiaLiberiaMonroviaWest Africa · 5.7 millionFlag of LibyaLibyaTripoliNorth Africa · 7.5 millionFlag of MadagascarMadagascarAntananarivoEast Africa · 32.7 millionFlag of MalawiMalawiLilongweEast Africa · 22.2 millionFlag of MaliMaliBamakoWest Africa · 25.2 millionFlag of MauritaniaMauritaniaNouakchottWest Africa · 5.3 millionFlag of MauritiusMauritiusPort LouisEast Africa · 1.2 millionFlag of MoroccoMoroccoRabatNorth Africa · 38.4 millionFlag of MozambiqueMozambiqueMaputoEast Africa · 35.6 millionFlag of NamibiaNamibiaWindhoekSouthern Africa · 3.1 millionFlag of NigerNigerNiameyWest Africa · 27.9 millionFlag of NigeriaNigeriaAbujaWest Africa · 237.5 millionFlag of Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoBrazzavilleCentral Africa · 6.5 millionFlag of RwandaRwandaKigaliEast Africa · 14.6 millionFlag of Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSão ToméCentral Africa · 240,254Flag of SenegalSenegalDakarWest Africa · 18.9 millionFlag of SeychellesSeychellesVictoriaEast Africa · 122,730Flag of Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneFreetownWest Africa · 8.8 millionFlag of SomaliaSomaliaMogadishuEast Africa · 19.7 millionFlag of South AfricaSouth AfricaPretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)Southern Africa · 64.7 millionFlag of South SudanSouth SudanJubaEast Africa · 12.2 millionFlag of SudanSudanKhartoumNorth Africa · 51.7 millionFlag of TanzaniaTanzaniaDodomaEast Africa · 70.5 millionFlag of TogoTogoLoméWest Africa · 8.6 millionFlag of TunisiaTunisiaTunisNorth Africa · 12.3 millionFlag of UgandaUgandaKampalaEast Africa · 51.4 millionFlag of ZambiaZambiaLusakaSouthern Africa · 21.9 millionFlag of ZimbabweZimbabweHarareSouthern Africa · 17.0 million

    About Africa

    Africa is the second-largest continent by both area and population, and the one with the most countries — 54 sovereign states. It stretches from the Mediterranean coast of Morocco and Egypt in the north to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, crossed by the Sahara, the world’s largest hot desert, and the equatorial rainforests of the Congo Basin. The Nile, the longest river system on Earth, and Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain, are among its natural icons.

    Home to more than 1.4 billion people speaking over 2,000 languages, Africa is the world’s youngest continent by median age and one of its fastest-growing regions. Its nations range from vast countries like Algeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to island states such as Seychelles and Cape Verde, offering an extraordinary diversity of cultures, landscapes and economies.