Country atlas

The African continent, country by country

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54Countries & territories

1,461MTotal population

30.1Mkm² of land

$2.89TCombined GDP

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54 entries listed

ALG

Algeria

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Algiers North Africa

47,400,000 people 2,381,741 km²

ANG

Angola

Republic of Angola

Luanda Central Africa

36,170,961 people 1,246,700 km²

BEN

Benin

Republic of Benin

Porto-Novo West Africa

13,224,860 people 112,622 km²

BOT

Botswana

Republic of Botswana

Gaborone Southern Africa

2,359,609 people 582,000 km²

BUR

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou West Africa

24,070,553 people 272,967 km²

BDI

Burundi

Republic of Burundi

Gitega East Africa

12,332,788 people 27,834 km²

CMR

Cameroon

Republic of Cameroon

Yaoundé Central Africa

29,442,327 people 475,442 km²

CPV

Cape Verde

Republic of Cabo Verde

Praia West Africa

491,233 people 4,033 km²

CAF

Central African Republic

Bangui Central Africa

6,470,307 people 622,984 km²

CHA

Chad

Republic of Chad

N'Djamena Central Africa

19,340,757 people 1,284,000 km²

COM

Comoros

Union of the Comoros

Moroni East Africa

919,901 people 1,862 km²

CGO

Congo

Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville Central Africa

6,142,180 people 342,000 km²

DJI

Djibouti

Republic of Djibouti

Djibouti East Africa

1,066,809 people 23,200 km²

COD

DR Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa Central Africa

112,832,000 people 2,344,858 km²

EGY

Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt

Cairo North Africa

107,271,260 people 1,002,450 km²

GEQ

Equatorial Guinea

Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Malabo Central Africa

1,668,768 people 28,051 km²

ERI

Eritrea

State of Eritrea

Asmara East Africa

3,607,000 people 117,600 km²

SWZ

Eswatini

Kingdom of Eswatini

Mbabane Southern Africa

1,235,549 people 17,364 km²

ETH

Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Addis Ababa East Africa

111,652,998 people 1,104,300 km²

GAB

Gabon

Gabonese Republic

Libreville Central Africa

2,469,296 people 267,668 km²

GAM

Gambia

Republic of the Gambia

Banjul West Africa

2,422,712 people 10,689 km²

GHA

Ghana

Republic of Ghana

Accra West Africa

33,742,380 people 238,533 km²

GUI

Guinea

Republic of Guinea

Conakry West Africa

14,363,931 people 245,857 km²

GBS

Guinea-Bissau

Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Bissau West Africa

1,781,308 people 36,125 km²

CIV

Ivory Coast

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Yamoussoukro West Africa

31,719,275 people 322,463 km²

KEN

Kenya

Republic of Kenya

Nairobi East Africa

53,330,978 people 580,367 km²

LES

Lesotho

Kingdom of Lesotho

Maseru Southern Africa

2,116,427 people 30,355 km²

LBR

Liberia

Republic of Liberia

Monrovia West Africa

5,248,621 people 111,369 km²

LBA

Libya

State of Libya

Tripoli North Africa

7,459,000 people 1,759,540 km²

MAD

Madagascar

Republic of Madagascar

Antananarivo East Africa

31,727,042 people 587,041 km²

MAW

Malawi

Republic of Malawi

Lilongwe East Africa

20,734,262 people 118,484 km²

MLI

Mali

Republic of Mali

Bamako West Africa

22,395,489 people 1,240,192 km²

MTN

Mauritania

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Nouakchott West Africa

4,927,532 people 1,030,700 km²

MRI

Mauritius

Republic of Mauritius

Port Louis East Africa

1,243,741 people 2,040 km²

MAR

Morocco

Kingdom of Morocco

Rabat North Africa

36,828,330 people 446,550 km²

MOZ

Mozambique

Republic of Mozambique

Maputo East Africa

34,090,466 people 801,590 km²

NAM

Namibia

Republic of Namibia

Windhoek Southern Africa

3,022,401 people 825,615 km²

NIG

Niger

Republic of Niger

Niamey West Africa

26,312,034 people 1,267,000 km²

NGR

Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria

Abuja West Africa

223,800,000 people 923,768 km²

RWA

Rwanda

Republic of Rwanda

Kigali East Africa

14,104,969 people 26,338 km²

STP

São Tomé and Príncipe

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé Central Africa

209,607 people 964 km²

SEN

Senegal

Republic of Senegal

Dakar West Africa

18,593,258 people 196,722 km²

SEY

Seychelles

Republic of Seychelles

Victoria East Africa

122,729 people 452 km²

SLE

Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone

Freetown West Africa

9,077,691 people 71,740 km²

SOM

Somalia

Federal Republic of Somalia

Mogadishu East Africa

19,655,000 people 637,657 km²

RSA

South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Pretoria Southern Africa

63,100,945 people 1,221,037 km²

SSD

South Sudan

Republic of South Sudan

Juba East Africa

15,786,898 people 619,745 km²

SUD

Sudan

Republic of the Sudan

Khartoum North Africa

51,662,000 people 1,886,068 km²

TAN

Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania

Dodoma East Africa

68,153,004 people 947,303 km²

TOG

Togo

Togolese Republic

Lomé West Africa

8,095,498 people 56,785 km²

TUN

Tunisia

Tunisian Republic

Tunis North Africa

11,972,169 people 163,610 km²

UGA

Uganda

Republic of Uganda

Kampala East Africa

45,905,417 people 241,550 km²

ZAM

Zambia

Republic of Zambia

Lusaka East Africa

19,693,423 people 752,612 km²

ZIM

Zimbabwe

Republic of Zimbabwe

Harare East Africa

17,073,087 people 390,757 km²

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