Countries in Africa

Africa is the second most populated continent of the world and the second-largest continent by land area. Being separated from Europe from the north through the Mediterranean Sea and Suez Canal separates it from Asia. Surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean from east and southeast, and west respectively, Africa encompasses several islands to its proximity as well.

The major portion of Africa comes in the tropical region making it a hot continent. Minerals and other resources are also found in this culture-rich continent. Additionally, there are some of the world’s largest fossil fuel reserves, gems and precious metals in this continent.

When it comes to culture and languages, then Africa is one of those lucky places where people get to witness diversity. With over 1500 spoken languages, Africa becomes home to great ethnicities. Diversity only among humans is not what Africa is witnessing. With creatures like lions, snakes, leopards, elephants, and buffalo, Africa is rich in animal species as well. 

At present, there are 54 independent states in Africa. Algeria is the largest country by land in Africa which is responsible for 7% of the total continent land. The least contributing country of land in Africa is Seychelles which is just 459-kilometre square. When talking about its population, then entire Africa holds over 1.2 billion people. The country with the highest people living in it is Nigeria.

Even though Africa is the second-largest continent and the second most populous continent, still it holds less than 11% of the world’s population. However, the hop temperatures make it difficult for the people immigrants to adapt. When it comes to popular sports, then cricket and football are among the most popular sports on the continent. Africa has hosted a world cup tournament for both the sports.

List of Countries in Africa

Sno.	Country	Subregion
1	Algeria	Northern Africa
2	Angola	Middle Africa
3	Benin	Western Africa
4	Botswana	Southern Africa
5	Burkina Faso	Western Africa
6	Burundi	Eastern Africa
7	Cabo Verde	Western Africa
8	Cameroon	Middle Africa
9	Central African Republic	Middle Africa
10	Chad	Middle Africa
11	Comoros	Eastern Africa
12	Congo	Middle Africa
13	Côte d’Ivoire	Western Africa
14	Djibouti	Eastern Africa
15	DR Congo	Middle Africa
16	Egypt	Northern Africa
17	Equatorial Guinea	Middle Africa
18	Eritrea	Eastern Africa
19	Eswatini	Southern Africa
20	Ethiopia	Eastern Africa
21	Gabon	Middle Africa
22	Gambia	Western Africa
23	Ghana	Western Africa
24	Guinea	Western Africa
25	Guinea-Bissau	Western Africa
26	Kenya	Eastern Africa
27	Lesotho	Southern Africa
28	Liberia	Western Africa
29	Libya	Northern Africa
30	Madagascar	Eastern Africa
31	Malawi	Eastern Africa
32	Mali	Western Africa
33	Mauritania	Western Africa
34	Mauritius	Eastern Africa
35	Morocco	Northern Africa
36	Mozambique	Eastern Africa
37	Namibia	Southern Africa
38	Niger	Western Africa
39	Nigeria	Western Africa
40	Rwanda	Eastern Africa
41	Sao Tome & Principe	Middle Africa
42	Senegal	Western Africa
43	Seychelles	Eastern Africa
44	Sierra Leone	Western Africa
45	Somalia	Eastern Africa
46	South Africa	Southern Africa
47	South Sudan	Eastern Africa
48	Sudan	Northern Africa
49	Tanzania	Eastern Africa
50	Togo	Western Africa
51	Tunisia	Northern Africa
52	Uganda	Eastern Africa
53	Zambia	Eastern Africa
54	Zimbabwe	Eastern Africa

Dependencies or other territories of Africa

Sno.	Territory of Africa	Dependency of
1	Réunion	France
2	Saint Helena	U.K.
3	Western Sahara	(disputed)
4	Mayotte	France

The updated list of all the 54 counties in Africa is mentioned below in alphabetical order and also find the Dependencies or other territories of Africa. We have collected the information from different source across world wide web, for any changes in our List of Countries in Africa please contact us at “[email protected]”