Name (official name) Flag Capital Currency Official languages Area (km2) Population GDP per capita (PPP) (US$) Map
Algeria[4](People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria) Algeria Algiers Algerian dinar Arabic 2,381,740 33,333,216 7,124 Location Algeria AU Africa.svg
Angola[5](Republic of Angola) Angola Luanda Kwanza Portuguese 1,246,700 15,941,000 2,813

Location Angola AU Africa.svg
Benin[6]
(Republic of Benin)		 Benin Porto Novo West African CFA franc French 112,622 8,439,000 1,176 Location Benin AU Africa.svg
Botswana[7](Republic of Botswana) Botswana Gaborone Pula English,Setswana 581,726 1,839,833 11,400 Location Botswana AU Africa.svg
Burkina Faso[8]
(Burkina Faso)		 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou West African CFA franc French 274,000 13,228,000 1,284 Location Burkina Faso AU Africa.svg
Burundi[9](Republic of Burundi) Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc Kirundi,French 27,830 7,548,000 739 Location Burundi AU Africa.svg
Cameroon[10](Republic of Cameroon) Cameroon Yaoundé Central African CFA franc French,English 475,442 17,795,000 2,421 Location Cameroon AU Africa.svg
Cape Verde[11](Republic of Cape Verde) Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean escudo Portuguese 4,033 420,979 6,418 Location Cape Verde AU Africa.svg
Central African Republic[12](Central African Republic) Central African Republic Bangui Central African CFA franc Sango,French 622,984 4,216,666 1,198 Location Central African Republic AU Africa.svg
Chad[13](Republic of Chad) Chad N’Djamena Central African CFA franc French,Arabic 1,284,000 10,146,000 1,519 Location Chad AU Africa.svg
Comoros[14](Union of the Comoros) Comoros Moroni Comorian franc Arabic,French,Comorian 2,235 798,000 1,660 Location Comoros AU Africa.svg
Côte d’Ivoire[15](Republic of Côte d’Ivoire) Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro West African CFA franc French 322,460 17,654,843 1,600 Location Côte d'Ivoire AU Africa.svg
Democratic Republic of the Congo[16][n 1](Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa Congolese franc French 2,344,858 71,712,867 774 Location DR Congo AU Africa.svg
Republic of the Congo[17][n 2](Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Central African CFA franc French 342,000 4,012,809 3,919 Location Republic of the Congo AU Africa.svg
Djibouti[18](Republic of Djibouti) Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian Franc Arabic,French 23,200 909,837 2,070 Location Djibouti AU Africa.svg
Egypt[19][n 3](Arab Republic of Egypt) Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound Arabic 1,001,449 80,335,036 4,836 Location Egypt AU Africa.svg
Equatorial Guinea[20](Republic of Equatorial Guinea) Equatorial Guinea Malabo Central African CFA franc Spanish,French,Portuguese 28,051 504,000 16,312 Location Equatorial Guinea AU Africa.svg
Eritrea[21]
(State of Eritrea)		 Eritrea Asmara Nakfa Tigrinya,Arabic,English 117,600 5,880,000 1,000 Location Eritrea AU Africa.svg
Ethiopia[22](Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian birr Amharic,English 1,104,300 85,237,338 4,567 Location Ethiopia AU Africa.svg
Gabon[23](Gabonese Republic) Gabon Libreville Central African CFA franc French 267,668 1,384,000 7,055 Location Gabon AU Africa.svg
Gambia[24](Republic of The Gambia) The Gambia Banjul Dalasi English 10,380 1,517,000 2002 Location Gambia AU Africa.svg
Ghana[25](Republic of Ghana) Ghana Accra Ghanaian cedi English 238,534 23,000,000 2,700 Location Ghana AU Africa.svg
Guinea[26](Republic of Guinea) Guinea Conakry Guinean franc French 245,857 9,402,000 2,035 Location Guinea AU Africa.svg
Guinea-Bissau[27](Republic of Guinea-Bissau) Guinea-Bissau Bissau West African CFA franc Portuguese 36,125 1,586,000 736 Location Guinea Bissau AU Africa.svg
Kenya[28](Republic of Kenya) Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling Swahili,English 580,367 34,707,817 1,445 Location Kenya AU Africa.svg
Lesotho[29](Kingdom of Lesotho) Lesotho Maseru Loti Southern Sotho,English 30,355 1,795,000 2,113 Location Lesotho AU Africa.svg
Liberia[30](Republic of Liberia) Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar English 111,369 3,283,000 1,003 Location Liberia AU Africa.svg
Libya[31]
(Republic of Libya)		 Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar Arabic 1,759,540 6,036,914 12,700 Location Libya AU Africa.svg
Madagascar[32](Republic of Madagascar) Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary Malagasy,French 587,041 18,606,000 905 Location Madagascar AU Africa.svg
Malawi[33](Republic of Malawi) Malawi Lilongwe Malawian kwacha English,Chichewa 118,484 12,884,000 596 Location Malawi AU Africa.svg
Mali[34]
(Republic of Mali)		 Mali Bamako West African CFA franc French 1,240,192 13,518,000 1,154 Location Mali AU Africa.svg
Mauritania[35](Islamic Republic of Mauritania) Mauritania Nouakchott Mauritanian ouguiya Arabic 1,030,700 3,069,000 2,402 Location Mauritania AU Africa.svg
Mauritius[36](Republic of Mauritius) Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee English 2,040 1,219,220 13,703 Location Mauritius AU Africa.svg
Morocco[37](Kingdom of Morocco) Morocco Rabat Moroccan dirham Arabic,Berber 710,850 (claimed), 446,550 (internationally recognized) 35,757,175 4,600 Location Morocco Africa.svg
Mozambique[38](Republic of Mozambique) Mozambique Maputo Mozambican metical Portuguese 801,590 20,366,795 1,389 Location Mozambique AU Africa.svg
Namibia[39](Republic of Namibia) Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar English 825,418 2,031,000 7,478 Location Namibia AU Africa.svg
Niger[40](Republic of Niger) Niger Niamey West African CFA franc French 1,267,000 13,957,000 872 Location Niger AU Africa.svg
Nigeria[41](Federal Republic of Nigeria) Nigeria Abuja Nigerian naira English 923,768 154,729,000 1,188 Location Nigeria AU Africa.svg
Rwanda[42](Republic of Rwanda) Rwanda Kigali Rwandan franc Kinyarwanda,French,English 26,798 7,600,000 1,300 Location Rwanda AU Africa.svg
São Tomé and Príncipe[43](Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe) São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra Portuguese 964 157,000 1,266 Location São Tomé and Príncipe AU Africa.svg
Senegal[44](Republic of Senegal) Senegal Dakar West African CFA franc French 196,723 11,658,000 1,759 Location Senegal AU Africa.svg
Seychelles[45](Republic of Seychelles) Seychelles Victoria Seychellois rupee English,French,Seychellois Creole 451 80,654 11,818 Location Seychelles AU Africa.svg
Sierra Leone[46](Republic of Sierra Leone) Sierra Leone Freetown Leone English 71,740 6,144,562 903 Location Sierra Leone AU Africa.svg
Somalia[47](Somali Republic) Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling Somali,Arabic 637,657 9,832,017 600 Location Somalia AU Africa.svg
South Africa[48](Republic of South Africa) South Africa Bloemfontein,Cape Town, andPretoria South African rand Afrikaans,English,Southern Ndebele,Northern Sotho,Sotho,Swati,Tsonga,Tswana,Venda,Xhosa,Zulu 1,221,037 47,432,000 12,161 Location South Africa AU Africa.svg
South Sudan(Republic of South Sudan)[49] South Sudan Juba South Sudanese pound English 644,329 8,260,490 Location South Sudan AU Africa.svg
Sudan[50](Republic of the Sudan) Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound Arabic,English 1,861,484 36,787,012 2,300 Location Sudan-N AU Africa.svg
Swaziland[51](Kingdom of Swaziland) Swaziland Lobamba(royal and legislative)
Mbabane(administrative)		 Lilangeni English,Swati 17,364 1,032,000 5,245 Location Swaziland AU Africa.svg
Tanzania[52](United Republic of Tanzania) Tanzania Dodoma Tanzanian shilling Swahili,English 945,087 37,849,133 723 Location Tanzania AU Africa.svg
Togo[53](Togolese Republic) Togo Lomé West African CFA franc French 56,785 6,100,000 1,700 Location Togo AU Africa.svg
Tunisia[54](Tunisian Republic) Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar Arabic 163,610 10,102,000 8,800 Location Tunisia AU Africa.svg
Uganda[55](Republic of Uganda) Uganda Kampala Ugandan shilling English,Swahili 236,040 27,616,000 1,700 Location Uganda AU Africa.svg
Zambia[56](Republic of Zambia) Zambia Lusaka Zambian kwacha English 752,614 14,668,000 931 Location Zambia AU Africa.svg
Zimbabwe[57](Republic of Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean dollar Shona,Ndebele,English 390,757 13,010,000 2,607 Location Zimbabwe AU Africa.svg

[edit]Partially recognised and unrecognised states

The following are states that have established themselves in Africa as sovereign states, but remain limited in official recognition. TheSahrawi republicis a member of theAfrican Union.

Name (official name) Flag Capital Currency Official languages Area (km2) Population GDP per capita (PPP) (US$) Map
Somaliland(Republic of Somaliland) Somaliland Hargeisa Somaliland shilling Somali 137,600 3,500,000 600 Somaliland in Africa (-mini map -rivers).svg
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[n 4] Western Sahara El Aaiún(Moroccan),Bir Lehlou(temporary)[n 5] Moroccan dirham N/A.[n 6] 267,405 (claimed) 266,000 N/A Location Western Sahara AU Africa.svg

[edit]Non-sovereign territories

[edit]Dependent territories

This list contains territories that are politically administered asexternal dependencies.

Name (official name) Flag Capital Currency Official languages Area (km2) Population GDP per capita (PPP) (US$) Map
French Southern and Antarctic Lands[n 7] Port-aux-Français[n 8] Euro French 38.6 No permanent population[58] N/A
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha(UK)[n 9][59] Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Jamestown Saint Helenian pound English 420 5,661 N/A LocationStHelena.png

[edit]Other areas

This list contains territories that are administered as incorporated parts of a primarily non-African state.

Name (official name) Flag Capital Currency Official languages Area (km2) Population GDP per capita (PPP) (US$) Map
Canary Islands[60][n 10] Canary Islands Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Euro Spanish 7,447 1,995,833 N/A Location Canary Islands Africa.svg
Ceuta[60][n 10] (Autonomous City of Ceuta) Ceuta Ceuta Euro Spanish 28 76,861 N/A Ceuta-melilla.png
Madeira [n 11] (Autonomous Region of Madeira) Madeira Funchal Euro Portuguese 828 245,806 N/A Location Madeira Africa.svg
Mayotte[61] (France)[n 12] Mayotte Mamoudzou Euro French 374 186,452 2,600 Location Mayotte Africa.svg
Melilla [n 10] (Autonomous City of Melilla) Melilla Melilla Euro Spanish 20 72,000 N/A Ceuta-melilla.png
Plazas de soberanía [n 10] Spain N/A Euro Spanish Uninhabited N/A Mapa del sur de España neutral.png
Réunion [n 13] Réunion Saint-Denis Euro French 2,512 793,000 N/A Location Réunion Africa.svg
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