Information about African countries
| Arms | Flag | Name of region and territory, with flag |
Area (km2) |
Population | Year | Density (per km2) |
Capital | Name(s) in official language(s) | ISO 3166-1 |
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| North Africa | |||||||||
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Algeria | 2,381,740 | 46,731,000 | 2022 | 17.7 | Algiers | الجزائر (al-Jazāʾir)/Algérie | DZA |
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Egypt | 1,001,450 | 82,868,000 | 2012 | 83 | Cairo | مِصر (Miṣr) | EGY |
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Libya | 1,759,540 | 6,310,434 | 2009 | 4 | Tripoli | ليبيا (Lībiyā) | LBY |
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Morocco | 446,550 | 35,740,000 | 2017 | 78 | Rabat | المغرب (al-maḡrib)/ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ (lmeɣrib)/Maroc | MAR |
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Sudan | 1,861,484 | 30,894,000 | 2008 | 17 | Khartoum | Sudan/السودان (as-Sūdān) | SDN |
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Tunisia | 163,610 | 10,486,339 | 2009 | 64 | Tunis | تونس (Tūnis)/Tunest/Tunisie | TUN |
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Western Sahara | 266,000 | 405,210 | 2009 | 2 | El Aaiún | الصحراء الغربية (aṣ-Ṣaḥrā’ al-Gharbiyyah)/Taneẓroft Tutrimt/Sáhara Occidental | ESH |
| East Africa | |||||||||
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Burundi | 27,830 | 8,988,091 | 2009 | 323 | Gitega | Uburundi/Burundi/Burundi | BDI |
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Comoros | 2,170 | 752,438 | 2009 | 347 | Moroni | Komori/Comores/جزر القمر (Juzur al-Qumur) | COM |
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Djibouti | 23,000 | 828,324 | 2015 | 22 | Djibouti | Yibuuti/جيبوتي (Jībūtī)/Djibouti/Jabuuti | DJI |
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Eritrea | 121,320 | 5,647,168 | 2009 | 47 | Asmara | Eritrea | ERI |
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Ethiopia | 1,127,127 | 84,320,987 | 2012 | 75 | Addis Ababa | ኢትዮጵያ (Ītyōṗṗyā)/Itiyoophiyaa/ኢትዮጵያ/Itoophiyaa/Itoobiya/ኢትዮጵያ | ETH |
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French Southern Territories (France) | 439,781 | 100 | 2019 | — | Saint Pierre | Terres australes et antarctiques françaises | FRA-TF |
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Kenya | 582,650 | 39,002,772 | 2009 | 66 | Nairobi | Kenya | KEN |
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Madagascar | 587,040 | 20,653,556 | 2009 | 35 | Antananarivo | Madagasikara/Madagascar | MDG |
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Malawi | 118,480 | 14,268,711 | 2009 | 120 | Lilongwe | Malaŵi/Malaŵi | MWI |
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Mauritius | 2,040 | 1,284,264 | 2009 | 630 | Port Louis | Mauritius/Maurice/Moris | MUS |
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Mayotte (France) | 374 | 223,765 | 2009 | 490 | Mamoudzou | Mayotte/Maore/Maiôty | MYT |
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Mozambique | 801,590 | 21,669,278 | 2009 | 27 | Maputo | Moçambique/Mozambiki/Msumbiji/Muzambhiki | MOZ |
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Réunion (France) | 2,512 | 743,981 | 2002 | 296 | Saint Denis | La Réunion | FRA-RE |
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Rwanda | 26,338 | 10,473,282 | 2009 | 398 | Kigali | Rwanda | RWA |
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Seychelles | 455 | 87,476 | 2009 | 192 | Victoria | Seychelles/Sesel | SYC |
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Somalia | 637,657 | 9,832,017 | 2009 | 15 | Mogadishu | 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖 (Soomaaliya) /الصومال (aṣ-Ṣūmāl) | SOM |
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Somaliland | 176,120 | 5,708,180 | 2021 | 25 | Hargeisa | Soomaaliland/صوماليلاند (Ṣūmālīlānd) | |
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South Sudan | 619,745 | 8,260,490 | 2008 | 13 | Juba | South Sudan | SSD |
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Tanzania | 945,087 | 44,929,002 | 2009 | 43 | Dodoma | Tanzania/Tanzania | TZA |
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Uganda | 236,040 | 32,369,558 | 2009 | 137 | Kampala | Uganda/Yuganda | UGA |
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Zambia | 752,614 | 11,862,740 | 2009 | 16 | Lusaka | Zambia | ZMB |
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Zimbabwe | 390,580 | 11,392,629 | 2009 | 29 | Harare | Zimbabwe | ZWE |
| Central Africa | |||||||||
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Angola | 1,246,700 | 12,799,293 | 2009 | 10 | Luanda | Angola | AGO |
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Cameroon | 475,440 | 18,879,301 | 2009 | 40 | Yaoundé | Cameroun/Kamerun | CMR |
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Central African Republic | 622,984 | 4,511,488 | 2009 | 7 | Bangui | Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka/République centrafricaine | CAF |
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Chad | 1,284,000 | 10,329,208 | 2009 | 8 | N’Djamena | تشاد (Tšād)/Tchad | TCD |
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Republic of the Congo | 342,000 | 4,012,809 | 2009 | 12 | Brazzaville | Congo/Kôngo/Kongó | COG |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,345,410 | 69,575,000 | 2012 | 30 | Kinshasa | République démocratique du Congo | COD |
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Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 | 633,441 | 2009 | 23 | Malabo | Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinée Équatoriale/Guiné Equatorial | GNQ |
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Gabon | 267,667 | 1,514,993 | 2009 | 6 | Libreville | Gabon | GAB |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | 1,001 | 212,679 | 2009 | 212 | São Tomé | São Tomé e Príncipe | STP |
| Southern Africa | |||||||||
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Botswana | 600,370 | 1,990,876 | 2009 | 3 | Gaborone | Botswana/Botswana | BWA |
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Eswatini | 17,363 | 1,123,913 | 2009 | 65 | Mbabane | eSwatini/Eswatini | SWZ |
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Lesotho | 30,355 | 2,130,819 | 2009 | 70 | Maseru | Lesotho/Lesotho | LSO |
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Namibia | 825,418 | 2,108,665 | 2009 | 3 | Windhoek | Namibia | NAM |
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South Africa | 1,219,912 | 51,770,560 | 2011 | 42 | Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria | yaseNingizimu Afrika/yoMzantsi-Afrika/Suid-Afrika/Afrika-Borwa/Aforika Borwa/Afrika Borwa/Afrika Dzonga/yeNingizimu Afrika/Afurika Tshipembe/yeSewula Afrika | ZAF |
| West Africa | |||||||||
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Benin | 112,620 | 8,791,832 | 2009 | 78 | Porto-Novo | Bénin | BEN |
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Burkina Faso | 274,200 | 15,746,232 | 2009 | 57 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | BFA |
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Cape Verde | 4,033 | 429,474 | 2009 | 107 | Praia | Cabo Verde/Kabu Verdi | CPV |
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Gambia | 11,300 | 1,782,893 | 2009 | 158 | Banjul | The Gambia | GMB |
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Ghana | 239,460 | 23,832,495 | 2009 | 100 | Accra | Ghana | GHA |
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Guinea | 245,857 | 10,057,975 | 2009 | 41 | Conakry | Guinée | GIN |
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Guinea-Bissau | 36,120 | 1,533,964 | 2009 | 43 | Bissau | Guiné-Bissau | GNB |
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Ivory Coast | 322,460 | 20,617,068 | 2009 | 64 | Abidjan, Yamoussoukro | Côte d’Ivoire | CIV |
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Liberia | 111,370 | 3,441,790 | 2009 | 31 | Monrovia | Liberia | LBR |
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Mali | 1,240,000 | 12,666,987 | 2009 | 10 | Bamako | Mali/Maali/مالي (Mālī)/𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Maali)/ߡߊߟߌ (Mali) | MLI |
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Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 3,129,486 | 2009 | 3 | Nouakchott | موريتانيا (Mūrītānyā) | MRT |
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Niger | 1,267,000 | 15,306,252 | 2009 | 12 | Niamey | Niger | NER |
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Nigeria | 923,768 | 166,629,000 | 2012 | 180 | Abuja | Nigeria | NGA |
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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) | 420 | 7,728 | 2012 | 13 | Jamestown | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | SHN |
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Senegal | 196,190 | 13,711,597 | 2009 | 70 | Dakar | Sénégal | SEN |
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Sierra Leone | 71,740 | 6,440,053 | 2009 | 90 | Freetown | Sierra Leone | SLE |
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Togo | 56,785 | 6,019,877 | 2009 | 106 | Lomé | Togo | TGO |
| Africa Total | 30,368,609 | 1,001,320,281 | 2009 | 33 | |||||