African countries: find out who is part of Africa

There are 54 the countriesgivesAfrica. The African continent has the largest number of countries, followed by Asia and Europe with a total of 50 countries each.

Africa is also the poorest continent, the second most populous and the third largest in the world.

African countries are divided into five geographic regions:

• southern africa
• Central Africa
• North Africa
• Western Africa
• East Africa.

Africa Political Map

List of Countries

See below the list of countries for each of the regions of the African continent.

southern africa

Five countries are part of Southern Africa:

• Capital: Pretoria (Executive), Bloemfontein (Judiciary), Cape Town (Legislative)
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,219,090 km²
• Language: Afrikaans and English (plus eleven official languages)
• Currency: Rand

2. Botswana

• Capital: Gaborone
• Approximate territorial extension: 581,730 km²
• English language
• Currency: Pula

3. Lesotho

• Capital: Maseru
• Approximate territorial extension: 30,360 km²
• Language: English and Sessoto
• Currency: Loti

4. Namibia

• Capital: Windhoek
• Approximate territorial extension: 824,290 km²
• English language
• Currency: Namibian Dollar

5. Swaziland

• Capital: Mbabane / Lobamba
• Approximate territorial extension: 17,630 km²
• Language: English and Suswati
• Currency: Lilangeni

Central Africa

Nine countries are part of Central Africa, three of which belong to the PALOP - Portuguese Speaking African Countries (Angola, Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé and Príncipe):

1. Angola

• Capital: Luanda
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,246,700 km²
• Portuguese language
• Currency: Kwanza

2. Cameroon

• Capital: Yaounde
• Approximate territorial extension: 475,440 km²
• Language: French and English
• Currency: CFA Franc

3. Chad

• Capital: N'Djamena
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,284,000 km²
• Language: Arabic and French
• Currency: CFA Franc

4. Gabon

• Capital: Libreville
• Approximate territorial extension: 267,670 km²
• French Language
• Currency: CFA Franc

5. Equatorial Guinea

• Capital: Malabo
• Approximate territorial extension: 28,050 km²
• Language: Portuguese, Spanish and French
• Currency: CFA Franc

6. Central African Republic

• Capital: Bangui
• Approximate territorial extension: 622,980 km²
• French Language
• Currency: CFA Franc

7. Congo Republic

• Capital: Brazzaville
• Approximate territorial extension: 342,000 km²
• French Language
• Currency: CFA Franc

8. Democratic Republic of Congo

• Capital: Kinshasa
• Approximate territorial extension: 2,344,860 km²
• French Language
• Currency: Congolese Franc

9. Sao Tome and Principe

• Capital: Sao Tome
• Approximate territorial extension: 960 km²
• Portuguese language
• Currency: Fold

North Africa

Seven countries are part of North Africa, also called North Africa:

1. Algeria

• Capital: Algiers
• Approximate territorial extension: 2,381,740 km²
• Language: Arabic
• Currency: Algerian Dinar

2. Egypt

• Capital: Cairo
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,001,450 km²
• Language: Arabic
• Currency: Egyptian Pound

3. Libya

• Capital: Tripoli
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,759,540 km²
• Language: Arabic
• Currency: Dinar

4. Morocco

• Capital: Rabat
• Approximate territorial extension: 446,550 km²
• Language: Arabic
• Currency: Dirham

5. Sudan

• Capital: Khartoum
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,861,484 km²
• Language: Arabic
• Currency: Sudanese Pound

6. Southern Sudan

• Capital: Mane
• Approximate territorial extension: 644,329 km²
• Language: English and Arabic
• Currency: South Sudanese Pound

7. Tunisia

• Capital: Tunis
• Approximate territorial extension: 163,610 km²
• Language: Arabic
• Currency: Tunisian Dinar

Western Africa

Sixteen countries are part of West Africa, two of which belong to the PALOP (Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau):

1. benin

• Capital: Porto Novo
• Approximate territorial extension: 112,620 km²
• French Language
• Currency: CFA Franc

2. Burkina Faso

• Capital: Ouagadougou
• Approximate territorial extension: 274,220 km²
• French Language
• Currency: CFA Franc

3. Cape Green

• Capital: Beach
• Approximate territorial extension: 4,030 km²
• Portuguese language
• Currency: Cape Verdean Escudo

4. Costa do Marfim

• Capital: Yamoussoukro
• Approximate territorial extension: 322,460 km²
• French Language
• Currency: CFA Franc

5. Gambia

• Capital: Banjul
• Approximate territorial extension: 11,300 km²
• English language
• Currency: Dalasi

6. Ghana

• Capital: Accra
• Approximate territorial extension: 238,540 km²
• English language
• Currency: Cedi

7. guinea

• Capital: Conakry
• Approximate territorial extension: 245,860 km²
• French Language
• Currency: Guinea Franc

8. Guinea Bissau

• Capital: Bissau
• Approximate territorial extension: 36,130 km²
• Portuguese language
• Currency: CFA Franc

9. Liberia

• Capital: Monrovia
• Approximate territorial extension: 111,370 km²
• English language
• Currency: Liberian Dollar

10. mali

• Capital: Bamako
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,240,190 km²
• French Language
• Currency: CFA Franc

11. Mauritania

• Capital: Nouakchott
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,030,700 km²
• Language: Arabic
• currency: eagle

12. Niger

• Capital: Niamey
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,267,000 km²
• French Language
• Currency: CFA Franc

13. Nigeria

• Capital: Abuja
• Approximate territorial extension: 923,770 km²
• English language
• Currency: Naira

14. Senegal

• Capital: Dakar
• Approximate territorial extension: 196,720 km²
• French Language
• Currency: CFA Franc

15. Sierra Leone

• Capital: Freetown
• Approximate territorial extension: 71,740 km²
• English language
• Currency: Leon

16. Togo

• Capital: Lomé
• Approximate territorial extension: 56,790 km²
• French Language
• Currency: CFA Franc

east africa

Seventeen countries are part of Southern Africa, one of which belongs to the PALOP (Mozambique).

1. Burundi

• Capital: Bujumbura
• Approximate territorial extension: 27,830 km²
• Language: French and Kirundi
• Currency: Burundi Franc

2. Comoros

• Capital: Moroni
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,861 km²
• Language: Arabic, French and Comorian
• Currency: Comoros Franc

3. Djibouti

• Capital: Djibouti
• Approximate territorial extension: 23,200 km²
• Language: Arabic and French
• Currency: Djibouti Franc

4. Eritrea

• Capital: Asmara
• Approximate territorial extension: 117,600 km²
• Language: Arabic and Tigris
• Currency: Nakfa

5. Ethiopia

• Capital: Addis Ababa
• Approximate territorial extension: 1,104,300 km²
• Language: Amharic
• Currency: Birr

6. Madagascar

• Capital: Antananarivo
• Approximate territorial extension: 587,040 km²
• Language: French and Malagasy
• Currency: Ariary

7. Malawi

• Capital: Lilongue
• Approximate territorial extension: 118,480 km²
• English language
• Currency: Quacha

8. Mauritius

• Capital: Port Louis
• Approximate territorial extension: 2,040 km²
• English language
• Currency: Mauritian Rupee

9. Mozambique

• Capital: Maputo
• Approximate territorial extension: 799,380 km²
• Portuguese language
• Currency: Metical

10. Kenya

• Capital: Nairobi
• Approximate territorial extension: 580,370 km²
• Language: Swahili
• Currency: Shilling

11. Rwanda

• Capital: Kigali
• Approximate territorial extension: 26,340 km²
• Language: French, Kinyarwana and English
• Currency: Rwandan Franc

12. Seychelles

• Capital: Vitória
• Approximate territorial extension: 460 km²
• Language: Creole
• Currency: Seychelles Rupee

13. Somalia

• Capital: Mogadishu
• Approximate territorial extension: 637,660 km²
• Language: Arabic and Somali
• Currency: Shilling

14. Tanzania

• Capital: Dodoma
• Approximate territorial extension: 947,300 km²
• Language: Swahili English
• Currency: Tanzanian Shilling

15. Uganda

• Capital: Kampala
• Approximate territorial extension: 241,550 km²
• English language
• Currency: Ugandan Shilling

16. Zambia

• Capital: Lusaka
• Approximate territorial extension: 752,610 km²
• English language
• Currency: Quacha

17. Zimbabwe

• Capital: Harare
• Approximate territorial extension: 390,760 km²
• English language
• Currency: US Dollar and Rand

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