Africa has 54 countries. Algeria is the largest by area at 2 381 741 km², and Seychelles the smallest at 452 km². Nigeria has the most people, about 224 million, while Seychelles has about 130 thousand. 16 of them are landlocked. 6 share no land border with anyone.
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- Capital
- Algiers
- Population
- about 46 million
- Area
- 2 381 741 km²
- Currency
- Algerian dinar
- Main language
- Arabic
- Coast on
- Mediterranean Sea
- Land borders
- 6: Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia
- Independent since
- 1962
Algeria is known for being the largest country in Africa.
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- Capital
- Luanda
- Population
- about 37 million
- Area
- 1 246 700 km²
- Currency
- Angolan kwanza
- Main language
- Portuguese
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 4: Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Zambia
- Independent since
- 1975
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- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Population
- about 14 million
- Area
- 112 622 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Largest city
- Cotonou
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 4: Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo
- Independent since
- 1960
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Botswana
Gaborone · Africa
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Population
- about 2.6 million
- Area
- 581 730 km²
- Currency
- Botswana pula
- Main language
- Setswana
- Land borders
- 4: Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Independent since
- 1966
Botswana is known for the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta.
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Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou · Africa
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Population
- about 23 million
- Area
- 274 200 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Land borders
- 6: Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Togo
- Independent since
- 1960
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- Capital
- Gitega
- Population
- about 13 million
- Area
- 27 834 km²
- Currency
- Burundian franc
- Main language
- Kirundi
- Largest city
- Bujumbura
- Land borders
- 3: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania
- Independent since
- 1962
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- Capital
- Praia
- Population
- about 600 thousand
- Area
- 4 033 km²
- Currency
- Cape Verdean escudo
- Main language
- Portuguese
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- none, it is an island nation
- Independent since
- 1975
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- Capital
- Yaounde
- Population
- about 29 million
- Area
- 475 442 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Largest city
- Douala
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 6: Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria
- Independent since
- 1960
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Central African Republic
Bangui · Africa
- Capital
- Bangui
- Population
- about 5.7 million
- Area
- 622 984 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Land borders
- 6: Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan
- Independent since
- 1960
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- Capital
- Ndjamena
- Population
- about 18 million
- Area
- 1 284 000 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Land borders
- 6: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan
- Independent since
- 1960
Chad is known for Lake Chad.
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- Capital
- Moroni
- Population
- about 850 thousand
- Area
- 1 862 km²
- Currency
- Comorian franc
- Main language
- Comorian
- Coast on
- Indian Ocean
- Land borders
- none, it is an island nation
- Independent since
- 1975
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Congo
Brazzaville · Africa
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Population
- about 6.1 million
- Area
- 342 000 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Major river
- Congo
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 5: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
- Independent since
- 1960
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa · Africa
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Population
- about 102 million
- Area
- 2 344 858 km²
- Currency
- Congolese franc
- Main language
- French
- Major river
- Congo
- Land borders
- 9: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
- Independent since
- 1960
Democratic Republic of the Congo is known for the vast Congo rainforest.
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Djibouti
Djibouti · Africa
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Population
- about 1.1 million
- Area
- 23 200 km²
- Currency
- Djiboutian franc
- Main language
- French
- Coast on
- Red Sea
- Land borders
- 3: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
- Independent since
- 1977
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- Capital
- Cairo
- Population
- about 113 million
- Area
- 1 002 450 km²
- Currency
- Egyptian pound
- Main language
- Arabic
- Major river
- Nile
- Coast on
- Mediterranean Sea
- Land borders
- 4: Israel, Libya, Palestine, Sudan
- Independent since
- 1922
Egypt is known for the pyramids of Giza.
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Equatorial Guinea
Malabo · Africa
- Capital
- Malabo
- Population
- about 1.7 million
- Area
- 28 051 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Main language
- Spanish
- Largest city
- Bata
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 2: Cameroon, Gabon
- Independent since
- 1968
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- Capital
- Asmara
- Population
- about 3.7 million
- Area
- 117 600 km²
- Currency
- Eritrean nakfa
- Main language
- Tigrinya
- Coast on
- Red Sea
- Land borders
- 3: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
- Independent since
- 1993
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- Capital
- Mbabane
- Population
- about 1.2 million
- Area
- 17 364 km²
- Currency
- Swazi lilangeni
- Main language
- Swati
- Land borders
- 2: Mozambique, South Africa
- Independent since
- 1968
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Ethiopia
Addis Ababa · Africa
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Population
- about 127 million
- Area
- 1 104 300 km²
- Currency
- Ethiopian birr
- Main language
- Amharic
- Major river
- Blue Nile
- Land borders
- 6: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan
Ethiopia is known for being the origin of coffee.
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- Capital
- Libreville
- Population
- about 2.4 million
- Area
- 267 668 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 3: Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea
- Independent since
- 1960
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- Capital
- Banjul
- Population
- about 2.8 million
- Area
- 11 295 km²
- Currency
- Gambian dalasi
- Main language
- English
- Largest city
- Serekunda
- Major river
- Gambia
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 1: Senegal
- Independent since
- 1965
Gambia is known for being the smallest country on mainland Africa.
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- Capital
- Accra
- Population
- about 34 million
- Area
- 238 533 km²
- Currency
- Ghanaian cedi
- Main language
- English
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 3: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo
- Independent since
- 1957
Ghana is known for Lake Volta, one of the largest artificial lakes.
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- Capital
- Conakry
- Population
- about 14 million
- Area
- 245 857 km²
- Currency
- Guinean franc
- Main language
- French
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 6: Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
- Independent since
- 1958
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Guinea-Bissau
Bissau · Africa
- Capital
- Bissau
- Population
- about 2.2 million
- Area
- 36 125 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Main language
- Portuguese
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 2: Guinea, Senegal
- Independent since
- 1974
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Ivory Coast
Yamoussoukro · Africa
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Population
- about 29 million
- Area
- 322 463 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Largest city
- Abidjan
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 5: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali
- Independent since
- 1960
Ivory Coast is known for growing more cocoa than any other country.
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- Capital
- Nairobi
- Population
- about 55 million
- Area
- 580 367 km²
- Currency
- Kenyan shilling
- Main language
- Swahili
- Highest point
- Mount Kenya (5199 m)
- Coast on
- Indian Ocean
- Land borders
- 5: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
- Independent since
- 1963
Kenya is known for safaris and long distance runners.
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- Capital
- Maseru
- Population
- about 2.3 million
- Area
- 30 355 km²
- Currency
- Lesotho loti
- Main language
- Sesotho
- Land borders
- 1: South Africa
- Independent since
- 1966
Lesotho is known for lying completely inside South Africa.
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- Capital
- Monrovia
- Population
- about 5.4 million
- Area
- 111 369 km²
- Currency
- Liberian dollar
- Main language
- English
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 3: Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone
- Independent since
- 1847
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- Capital
- Tripoli
- Population
- about 6.9 million
- Area
- 1 759 540 km²
- Currency
- Libyan dinar
- Main language
- Arabic
- Coast on
- Mediterranean Sea
- Land borders
- 6: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia
- Independent since
- 1951
Libya is known for the Sahara covering most of its land.
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Madagascar
Antananarivo · Africa
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Population
- about 30 million
- Area
- 587 041 km²
- Currency
- Malagasy ariary
- Main language
- Malagasy
- Coast on
- Indian Ocean
- Land borders
- none, it is an island nation
- Independent since
- 1960
Madagascar is known for lemurs and wildlife found nowhere else.
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- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Population
- about 21 million
- Area
- 118 484 km²
- Currency
- Malawian kwacha
- Main language
- Chichewa
- Land borders
- 3: Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia
- Independent since
- 1964
Malawi is known for Lake Malawi.
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- Capital
- Bamako
- Population
- about 23 million
- Area
- 1 240 192 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Major river
- Niger
- Land borders
- 7: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
- Independent since
- 1960
Mali is known for the desert city of Timbuktu.
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Mauritania
Nouakchott · Africa
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Population
- about 4.9 million
- Area
- 1 030 700 km²
- Currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya
- Main language
- Arabic
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 3: Algeria, Mali, Senegal
- Independent since
- 1960
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Mauritius
Port Louis · Africa
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Population
- about 1.3 million
- Area
- 2 040 km²
- Currency
- Mauritian rupee
- Main language
- English
- Coast on
- Indian Ocean
- Land borders
- none, it is an island nation
- Independent since
- 1968
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- Capital
- Rabat
- Population
- about 38 million
- Area
- 446 550 km²
- Currency
- Moroccan dirham
- Main language
- Arabic
- Largest city
- Casablanca
- Highest point
- Toubkal (4167 m)
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 2: Algeria, Spain
- Independent since
- 1956
Morocco is known for the Atlas Mountains and its old medinas.
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Mozambique
Maputo · Africa
- Capital
- Maputo
- Population
- about 34 million
- Area
- 801 590 km²
- Currency
- Mozambican metical
- Main language
- Portuguese
- Major river
- Zambezi
- Coast on
- Indian Ocean
- Land borders
- 6: Eswatini, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Independent since
- 1975
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- Capital
- Windhoek
- Population
- about 2.6 million
- Area
- 825 615 km²
- Currency
- Namibian dollar
- Main language
- English
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 4: Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
- Independent since
- 1990
Namibia is known for the Namib, one of the oldest deserts on Earth.
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- Capital
- Niamey
- Population
- about 26 million
- Area
- 1 267 000 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Major river
- Niger
- Land borders
- 7: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria
- Independent since
- 1960
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- Capital
- Abuja
- Population
- about 224 million
- Area
- 923 768 km²
- Currency
- Nigerian naira
- Main language
- English
- Largest city
- Lagos
- Major river
- Niger
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 4: Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger
- Independent since
- 1960
Nigeria is known for having the largest population in Africa.
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- Capital
- Kigali
- Population
- about 14 million
- Area
- 26 338 km²
- Currency
- Rwandan franc
- Main language
- Kinyarwanda
- Land borders
- 4: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda
- Independent since
- 1962
Rwanda is known for mountain gorillas.
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Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome · Africa
- Capital
- Sao Tome
- Population
- about 230 thousand
- Area
- 964 km²
- Currency
- Sao Tome and Principe dobra
- Main language
- Portuguese
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- none, it is an island nation
- Independent since
- 1975
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- Capital
- Dakar
- Population
- about 18 million
- Area
- 196 722 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 5: Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania
- Independent since
- 1960
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Seychelles
Victoria · Africa
- Capital
- Victoria
- Population
- about 130 thousand
- Area
- 452 km²
- Currency
- Seychellois rupee
- Main language
- Seychellois Creole
- Coast on
- Indian Ocean
- Land borders
- none, it is an island nation
- Independent since
- 1976
Seychelles is known for being the smallest country in Africa.
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Sierra Leone
Freetown · Africa
- Capital
- Freetown
- Population
- about 8.6 million
- Area
- 71 740 km²
- Currency
- Sierra Leonean leone
- Main language
- English
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 2: Guinea, Liberia
- Independent since
- 1961
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Somalia
Mogadishu · Africa
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Population
- about 18 million
- Area
- 637 657 km²
- Currency
- Somali shilling
- Main language
- Somali
- Coast on
- Indian Ocean
- Land borders
- 3: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya
- Independent since
- 1960
Somalia is known for having the longest coastline on mainland Africa.
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South Africa
Pretoria · Africa
- Capital
- Pretoria
- Population
- about 60 million
- Area
- 1 221 037 km²
- Currency
- South African rand
- Main language
- English
- Largest city
- Johannesburg
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 6: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe
- Independent since
- 1910
South Africa is known for having three capital cities.
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- Capital
- Juba
- Population
- about 11 million
- Area
- 644 329 km²
- Currency
- South Sudanese pound
- Main language
- English
- Major river
- Nile
- Land borders
- 6: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda
- Independent since
- 2011
South Sudan is known for being the youngest country in the world.
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- Capital
- Khartoum
- Population
- about 48 million
- Area
- 1 861 484 km²
- Currency
- Sudanese pound
- Main language
- Arabic
- Major river
- Nile
- Coast on
- Red Sea
- Land borders
- 7: Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan
- Independent since
- 1956
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- Capital
- Dodoma
- Population
- about 67 million
- Area
- 947 303 km²
- Currency
- Tanzanian shilling
- Main language
- Swahili
- Largest city
- Dar es Salaam
- Highest point
- Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m)
- Coast on
- Indian Ocean
- Land borders
- 8: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia
- Independent since
- 1961
Tanzania is known for Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti.
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- Capital
- Lome
- Population
- about 9.1 million
- Area
- 56 785 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Main language
- French
- Coast on
- Atlantic Ocean
- Land borders
- 3: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana
- Independent since
- 1960
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- Capital
- Tunis
- Population
- about 13 million
- Area
- 163 610 km²
- Currency
- Tunisian dinar
- Main language
- Arabic
- Coast on
- Mediterranean Sea
- Land borders
- 2: Algeria, Libya
- Independent since
- 1956
Tunisia is known for the ruins of Carthage.
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- Capital
- Kampala
- Population
- about 49 million
- Area
- 241 550 km²
- Currency
- Ugandan shilling
- Main language
- English
- Major river
- Nile
- Land borders
- 5: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania
- Independent since
- 1962
Uganda is known for Lake Victoria.
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- Capital
- Lusaka
- Population
- about 21 million
- Area
- 752 612 km²
- Currency
- Zambian kwacha
- Main language
- English
- Major river
- Zambezi
- Land borders
- 8: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
- Independent since
- 1964
Zambia is known for Victoria Falls.
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- Capital
- Harare
- Population
- about 17 million
- Area
- 390 757 km²
- Currency
- Zimbabwean dollar
- Main language
- English
- Major river
- Zambezi
- Land borders
- 4: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia
- Independent since
- 1980
Zimbabwe is known for Victoria Falls and the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.
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