Countries in Africa

There are 53 countries in Africa covered in this guide. Below is a complete list with the capital, population, currency and dialling code for each — tap any country for the full fact file.

FlagCountryCapitalPopulationCurrencyDialling Code
Flag of Algeria Algeria Algiers 47,400,000 Algerian dinar +213
Flag of Angola Angola Luanda 36,170,961 Angolan kwanza +244
Flag of Benin Benin Porto-Novo 13,224,860 West African CFA franc +229
Flag of Botswana Botswana Gaborone 2,359,609 Botswana pula +267
Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 24,070,553 West African CFA franc +226
Flag of Burundi Burundi Gitega 12,332,788 Burundian franc +257
Flag of Cameroon Cameroon Yaoundé 29,442,327 Central African CFA franc +237
Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde Praia 491,233 Cape Verdean escudo +238
Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic Bangui 6,470,307 Central African CFA franc +236
Flag of Chad Chad N'Djamena 19,340,757 Central African CFA franc +235
Flag of Comoros Comoros Moroni 919,901 Comorian franc +269
Flag of DR Congo DR Congo Kinshasa 112,832,000 Congolese franc +243
Flag of Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti 1,066,809 Djiboutian franc +253
Flag of Egypt Egypt Cairo 107,271,260 Egyptian pound +20
Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Ciudad de la Paz 1,668,768 Central African CFA franc +240
Flag of Eritrea Eritrea Asmara 3,607,000 Eritrean nakfa +291
Flag of Eswatini Eswatini Mbabane 1,235,549 Swazi lilangeni +268
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia Addis Ababa 111,652,998 Ethiopian birr +251
Flag of Gabon Gabon Libreville 2,469,296 Central African CFA franc +241
Flag of Gambia Gambia Banjul 2,422,712 Dalasi +220
Flag of Ghana Ghana Accra 33,742,380 Ghanaian cedi +233
Flag of Guinea Guinea Conakry 14,363,931 Guinean franc +224
Flag of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro 31,719,275 West African CFA franc +225
Flag of Kenya Kenya Nairobi 53,330,978 Kenyan shilling +254
Flag of Lesotho Lesotho Maseru 2,116,427 Lesotho loti +266
Flag of Liberia Liberia Monrovia 5,248,621 Liberian dollar +231
Flag of Libya Libya Tripoli 7,459,000 Libyan dinar +218
Flag of Madagascar Madagascar Antananarivo 31,727,042 Malagasy ariary +261
Flag of Malawi Malawi Lilongwe 20,734,262 Malawian kwacha +265
Flag of Mali Mali Bamako 22,395,489 West African CFA franc +223
Flag of Mauritania Mauritania Nouakchott 4,927,532 Mauritanian ouguiya +222
Flag of Mauritius Mauritius Port Louis 1,243,741 Mauritian rupee +230
Flag of Morocco Morocco Rabat 36,828,330 Moroccan dirham +212
Flag of Mozambique Mozambique Maputo 34,090,466 Mozambican metical +258
Flag of Namibia Namibia Windhoek 3,022,401 Namibian dollar +264
Flag of Niger Niger Niamey 26,312,034 West African CFA franc +227
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria Abuja 223,800,000 Nigerian naira +234
Flag of Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 6,142,180 Central African CFA franc +242
Flag of Rwanda Rwanda Kigali 14,104,969 Rwandan franc +250
Flag of Senegal Senegal Dakar 18,593,258 West African CFA franc +221
Flag of Seychelles Seychelles Victoria 122,729 Seychellois rupee +248
Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Freetown 9,077,691 Leone +232
Flag of Somalia Somalia Mogadishu 19,655,000 Somali shilling +252
Flag of South Africa South Africa Pretoria 63,100,945 South African rand +27
Flag of South Sudan South Sudan Juba 15,786,898 South Sudanese pound +211
Flag of Sudan Sudan Khartoum 51,662,000 Sudanese pound +249
Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé 209,607 São Tomé and Príncipe dobra +239
Flag of Tanzania Tanzania Dodoma 68,153,004 Tanzanian shilling +255
Flag of Togo Togo Lomé 8,095,498 West African CFA franc +228
Flag of Tunisia Tunisia Tunis 11,972,169 Tunisian dinar +216
Flag of Uganda Uganda Kampala 45,905,417 Ugandan shilling +256
Flag of Zambia Zambia Lusaka 19,693,423 Zambian kwacha +260
Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Harare 17,073,087 Zimbabwean dollar +263

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Africa — FAQ

How many countries are in Africa?

There are 53 countries in Africa covered in this guide.

What is the most populated country in Africa?

The most populated country in Africa is Nigeria, with around 223.8 million people.

What is the largest country in Africa by area?

The largest country in Africa by area is Algeria, at 2,381,741 km².

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