Home › All Countries › Countries in Africa Countries in Africa Africa is the second largest and second most populated continent, home to over 1.4 billion people across 54 countries. It is the most linguistically diverse continent with over 2,000 languages spoken. Africa contains the world's longest river (Nile), largest desert (Sahara), and some of its most biodiverse ecosystems. The continent is experiencing rapid economic growth and urbanization, with several countries among the fastest-growing economies globally.
Complete list of countries in africa # Country Capital Population Area Region 1 Nigeria Abuja 223.80M 923,768 km² Africa 2 DR Congo Kinshasa 112.83M 2,344,858 km² Africa 3 Ethiopia Addis Ababa 111.65M 1,104,300 km² Africa 4 Egypt Cairo 107.27M 1,002,450 km² Africa 5 Tanzania Dodoma 68.15M 947,303 km² Africa 6 South Africa Pretoria 63.10M 1,221,037 km² Africa 7 Kenya Nairobi 53.33M 580,367 km² Africa 8 Sudan Khartoum 51.66M 1,886,068 km² Africa 9 Algeria Algiers 47.40M 2,381,741 km² Africa 10 Uganda Kampala 45.91M 241,550 km² Africa 11 Morocco Rabat 36.83M 446,550 km² Africa 12 Angola Luanda 36.17M 1,246,700 km² Africa 13 Mozambique Maputo 34.09M 801,590 km² Africa 14 Ghana Accra 33.74M 238,533 km² Africa 15 Madagascar Antananarivo 31.73M 587,041 km² Africa 16 Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro 31.72M 322,463 km² Africa 17 Cameroon Yaoundé 29.44M 475,442 km² Africa 18 Niger Niamey 26.31M 1,267,000 km² Africa 19 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 24.07M 272,967 km² Africa 20 Mali Bamako 22.40M 1,240,192 km² Africa 21 Malawi Lilongwe 20.73M 118,484 km² Africa 22 Zambia Lusaka 19.69M 752,612 km² Africa 23 Somalia Mogadishu 19.66M 637,657 km² Africa 24 Chad N'Djamena 19.34M 1,284,000 km² Africa 25 Senegal Dakar 18.59M 196,722 km² Africa 26 Zimbabwe Harare 17.07M 390,757 km² Africa 27 South Sudan Juba 15.79M 619,745 km² Africa 28 Guinea Conakry 14.36M 245,857 km² Africa 29 Rwanda Kigali 14.10M 26,338 km² Africa 30 Benin Porto-Novo 13.22M 112,622 km² Africa 31 Burundi Gitega 12.33M 27,834 km² Africa 32 Tunisia Tunis 11.97M 163,610 km² Africa 33 Sierra Leone Freetown 9.08M 71,740 km² Africa 34 Togo Lomé 8.10M 56,785 km² Africa 35 Libya Tripoli 7.46M 1,759,540 km² Africa 36 Central African Republic Bangui 6.47M 622,984 km² Africa 37 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 6.14M 342,000 km² Africa 38 Liberia Monrovia 5.25M 111,369 km² Africa 39 Mauritania Nouakchott 4.93M 1,030,700 km² Africa 40 Eritrea Asmara 3.61M 117,600 km² Africa 41 Namibia Windhoek 3.02M 825,615 km² Africa 42 Gabon Libreville 2.47M 267,668 km² Africa 43 Gambia Banjul 2.42M 10,689 km² Africa 44 Botswana Gaborone 2.36M 582,000 km² Africa 45 Lesotho Maseru 2.12M 30,355 km² Africa 46 Guinea-Bissau Bissau 1.78M 36,125 km² Africa 47 Equatorial Guinea Ciudad de la Paz 1.67M 28,051 km² Africa 48 Mauritius Port Louis 1.24M 2,040 km² Africa 49 Eswatini Mbabane 1.24M 17,364 km² Africa 50 Djibouti Djibouti 1.07M 23,200 km² Africa 51 Comoros Moroni 919.9K 1,862 km² Africa 52 Réunion Saint-Denis 896.2K 2,511 km² Africa 53 Western Sahara El Aaiún 600.9K 266,000 km² Africa 54 Cape Verde Praia 491.2K 4,033 km² Africa 55 Mayotte Mamoudzou 320.9K 374 km² Africa 56 São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé 209.6K 964 km² Africa 57 Seychelles Victoria 122.7K 452 km² Africa 58 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Jamestown 5.7K 394 km² Africa 59 British Indian Ocean Territory Diego Garcia 0 60 km² Africa
Frequently Asked Questions How many countries are in Africa? Africa has 54 recognized sovereign countries, making it the continent with the most nations in the world.
What is the most populated country in Africa? Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with over 220 million people, followed by Ethiopia and Egypt.
What is the largest country in Africa by area? Algeria is the largest country in Africa by area at 2.38 million km², followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan.
