What Countries are in Africa
Africa is the second most populous continent of the world and the second-largest continent after Asia. The total land area of Africa is approximately 30,365,000 K.m. Square, and the continent measures about 8,000 K.m. from north to south and about 7,400 K.m. from east to west. The Mainland area of Africa is shared by many countries, plus a few island nations are considered to be part of the continent. All in all, there are 57 sovereign African countries inclusive of all disputed areas.
As of 2020, An estimated 1.34 billion people live on this continent. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with a population of more than 190 million. You can find a list below that will show you what countries are in Africa.
A
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Algeria
Africa
North Africa
Algiers
4,38,51,044
23,81,741
1962
Angola
Africa
Central Africa
Luanda
3,28,66,272
12,46,700
1975
B
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Benin
Africa
West Africa
Porto-Novo, Cotonou
1,21,23,200
1,12,622
1960
Botswana
Africa
Southern Europe
Gaborone
23,51,627
5,82,000
1966
Burkina Faso
Africa
West Africa
Ouagadougou
2.09,03,273
2,72,967
1960
Burundi
Africa
East Africa
Bujumbura
1,18,90,784
27,834
1962
C
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Cameroon
Africa
Central Africa
Yaounde
2,65,45,863
4,75,442
1960
Cape Verde
Africa
West Africa
Praia
5,55,987
4,033
1975
Central African Republic
Africa
Central Africa
Bangui
48,29,767
6,22,984
1960
Chad
Africa
Central Africa
N’Djamena
1,64,25,864
12,84,000
1960
Comoros
Africa
East Africa
Moroni
8,69,601
1,862
1503
D
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Djibouti
Africa
East Africa
Djibouti
9,88,000
23,200
1977
DR Congo
Africa
Central Africa
Kinshasa
8,95,61,403
23,44,858
1960
E
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Egypt
Africa
North Africa
Cairo
10,23,34,404
10,02,450
1953
Equatorial Guinea
Africa
Central Africa
Malabo
14,02,985
28,051
1968
Eritrea
Africa
East Africa
Asmara
35,46,421
1,17,600
1993
Ethiopia
Africa
East Africa
Addis Ababa
11,49,63,588
11,04,300
1995
G
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Gabon
Africa
Central Africa
Libreville
22,25,734
2,67,668
1960
Gambia
Africa
West Africa
Banjul
24,16,668
10,689
1965
Ghana
Africa
West Africa
Accra
3,10,72,940
2,38,533
1957
Guinea
Africa
West Africa
Conakry
1,31,32,795
2,45,857
1958
Guinea-Bissau
Africa
West Africa
Bissau
19,68,001
36,125
1973
I
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Ivory Coast
Africa
West Africa
Yamoussoukro, Abidjan
2,63,78,274
3,22,463
1960
K
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Kenya
Africa
East Africa
Nairobi
5,37,71,296
5,80,367
1963
L
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Lesotho
Africa
Southern Africa
Maseru
21,42,249
30,355
1966
Liberia
Africa
West Africa
Monrovia
50,57,681
1,11,369
1822
Libya
Africa
North Africa
Tripoli
68,71,292
17,59,540
1947
M
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Madagascar
Africa
East Africa
Antananarivo
2,76,91,018
5,87,041
1960
Malawi
Africa
East Africa
Lilongwe
1,91,29,952
1,18,484
1964
Mali
Africa
West Africa
Bamako
2,02,50,833
12,40,192
1960
Mauritania
Africa
West Africa
Nouakchott
46,49,658
10,30,700
1960
Mauritius
Africa
East Africa
Port Louis
12,71,768
2,040
1968
Mayotte
Africa
East Africa
Mamoudzou
2,72,815
374
1974
Morocco
Africa
North Africa
Rabat
3,69,10,560
4,46,550
1956
Mozambique
Africa
East Africa
Maputo
3,12,55,435
8,01,590
1498
N
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Namibia
Africa
Southern Africa
Windhoek
25,40,905
8,25,615
1990
Niger
Africa
West Africa
Niamey
2,42,06,644
12,67,000
1960
Nigeria
Africa
West Africa
Abuja
20,61,39,589
9,23,768
1960
R
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Republic of the Congo
Africa
Central Africa
Brazzaville
55,18,087
3,42,000
1960
Reunion
Africa
East Africa
Saint-Denis
8,95,312
2,511
1767
Rwanda
Africa
East Africa
Kigali
1,29,52,218
26,338
1952
S
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Sao Tome and Principe
Africa
Central Africa
São Tomé
2,19,159
964
1975
Senegal
Africa
West Africa
Dakar
1,67,43,927
1,96,722
1960
Seychelles
Africa
East Africa
Victoria
98,347
452
1976
Sierra Leone
Africa
West Africa
Freetown
79,76,983
71,740
1961
Somalia
Africa
East Africa
Mogadishu
1,58,93,222
6,37,657
2500 BC
South Africa
Africa
Southern Africa
Pretoria,
Bloemfontein,
Cape Town
5,93,08,690
12,21,037
1961
South Sudan
Africa
East Africa
Juba
1,11,93,725
6,19,745
1911
Sudan
Africa
North Africa
Khartoum
4,38,49,260
18,86,068
1899
Swaziland
Africa
Southern Africa
Mbabane,
Lobamba
11,60,164
17,364
1968
T
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Tanzania
Africa
East Africa
Dodoma,
Dar es Salaam
5,97,34,218
9,45,087
1961
Togo
Africa
West Africa
Lomé
82,78,724
56,785
1960
Tunisia
Africa
North Africa
Tunis
1,18,18,619
1,63,610
1956
U
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Uganda
Africa
East Africa
Kampala
4,57,41,007
2,41,550
1962
W
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Western Sahara
Africa
North Africa
(El Aaiún)
5,97,339
2,66,000
1975
Z
FLAG
COUNTRY NAME
CONTINENT
REGION
CAPITAL
POPULATION
AREA (KM2 )
EST.
Zambia
Africa
East Africa
Lusaka
1,83,83,955
7,52,612
1964
Zimbabwe
Africa
East Africa
Harare
1,48,92,955
3,90,757
1980
Source of Information:
Nationsonline , Worldpopulationreview