List of African countries based on territory
The continent of Africa is the world’s second largest territory and population just after Asia. It has a population of about one billion people (as of 2009) and covers 20.4% of the Earth’s territory. Africa is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Africa is known for its biodiversity, varied topography, culture and varied climate.
The continent covers the equator and includes the entire tropical band. Africa’s northern and southern countries also extend from the tropics (from 0 ° to 23.5 ° N and S latitude) and in the northern and southern temperate latitudes (latitudes above the lobster and lobster lobsters ).
As the world’s second largest continent, Africa is divided into 53 officially recognized countries. The following is a list of Africa’s countries recommended by country territory. For reference, the country’s population and capital are also included.
1) Sudan
Area: 967,500 square kilometers (2,505,813 sq km)
Population: 39,154,490
Capital: Khartoum
2) Algeria
Area: 919,594 square kilometers (2,381,740 sq km)
Population: 33,333,216
Capital: Algiers
3) Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area: 905.355 sq mi (2,344,858 sq km)
Population: 63,655,000
Capital: Kinshasa
4) Libya
Area: 679,362 square kilometers (1,759,540 sq km)
Population: 6,036,914
Capital: Tripoli
5) Chad
Surface area: 495,755 square miles (1,284,000 sq km)
Population: 10,146,000
Capital: N’Djamena
6) Niger
Surface area: 489,191 square kilometers (1,267,000 square kilometers)
Population: 13,957,000
Capital: Niamey
7) Angola
Surface area: 48 (1,246,700 sq km)
Population: 15,941,000
Capital: Luanda
8) Mali
Area: 478,840 square kilometers (1,240,192 sq km)
Population: 13,518,000
Capital: Bamako
9) South Africa
Area: 471 455 square miles (1,221,037 sq km)
Population: 47,432,000 Ethiopia
: Pretoria Area: 426,372 square kilometers (1,104,300 sq km) Population: 85,237,338 Capital: Addis Ababa 11) Mauritania Surface area: 396,955 square miles (1,030,700 sq km) Population: 3,069,000 Capital: Nouakchott 12: Egypt 386 km
Population: 80,335,036
Capital: Cairo
13) Tanzania
Area: 364.900 square kilometers (945.087 sq km)
Population: 37,849,133
Capital: Dodoma
14) Nigeria
area: 356.668 square kilometers (923.768 sq km)
Population: 154,729,000
Capital: Abuja
15) Namibia
Field : 318.695 square kilometers (825.418 square km)
Population: 2,031,000
Capital: Windhoek
16) Mozambique
Area: 309.495 square kilometers (801.590 sq km)
Population: 20,366,795
Capital: Maputo
17) Zambia
area: 290.585 square kilometers (752.614 sq km)
Population: 14,668,000
Capital: Lusaka
18) Somalia
Area: 246.200 sq mi (637.657 sq km)
Population: 9,832,017
Capital: Mogadishu
19) Central African Republic
Area: 240.535 square kilometers (622.984 sq km)
Population: 4,216,666
Capital: Bangui
20) Madagascar
Area: 226.658 square kilometers (587.041 sq km)
Population: 18,606,000
Capital: Antananarivo
21) Botswana
Area: 224.340 square kilometers (581.041 sq km)
Population: 1,839,833
Capital: Gaborone
22) Kenya
area: 224.080 square kilometers (580.367 sq km)
Population: 34,707,817
Capital: Nairobi
23) Cameroon
area: 183.569 square kilometers (475.442 sq km)
Population: 17,795,000
Capital: Yaounde
24) Morocco
area: 172.414 square kilometers (446.550 sq km)
Population: 33,757,175
Capital: Rabat
25) Zimbabwe
Area: 150.872 sq km ( 390,757 sq km)
Population: 13,010,000
Capital: Harare
26) Republic of the Congo
Area: 132,046 square kilometers (342,000 square km)
Population: 4,012,809
Capital: Brazzaville
27) Ivory Coast
Area: 124,502 square kilometers (322,460 sq km)
Population: 17,654,843
Capital: Yamoussouko
Faso
2892 square kilometers (274,000 square kilometers)
Population: 13,228,000
Capital: Ouagadougou
29) Gabon
area: 103.347 square kilometers (267.668 sq km)
Population, 1,387,000
Capital: Libreville
30) Guinea
area: 94.925 square kilometers (245.857 sq km)
Population: 9,402,000
Capital: Conakry
31) Ghana
Area: 92,098 square miles (238,534 sq km)
Population: 23,000,000
Capital: Accra
32) Uganda
Area: 91,135 square kilometers (236,040 sq km)
Population: 27,616,000
Capital: Kampala
33) Senegal
Square: 75.95 miles (196.723 sq km)
Population: 11,658,000
Capital: Dakar
34) Tunisia
Area: 63.170 square kilometers (163.610 sq km)
Population: 10,102,000
Capital: Tunis
35) Malawi
Area: 45.746 square kilometers (118.484 sq km)
Population: 12,884,000
Capital: Lilongwe
36) Eritrea
Surface: 45.405 square kilometers (117.600 sq km)
Population: 4,401,000
Capital: Asmara
37) Benin
Surface: 43.484 square kilometers (112.622 square km)
Population: 8,439,000
Capital: Porto Novo
38) Liberia
Area: 43,000 square miles (111.369 square kilometers)
Population : 3,283,000
Capital: Monrovia
39) Sierra Leone
Area: 27,699 square kilometers (71,740 sq km)
Population: 6,144,562
Capital: Freetown
40) Togo
Area: 21,925 square kilometers (56,785 sq km)
Population: 6,100,000
Capital: Lome
Bissau 41) Guine
Area: 13,948 square kilometers (36,125 square kilometers)
Population: 1,586,000
Capital: Bissau
42) Lesotho
Area: 11,720 square kilometers (30,355 sq. Km)
Population: 1,795,000
Capital: Maseru
43) Equatorial Guinea
Area: 10 (28,85 square kilometers)
Population: 504,000
Capital: Malabo
44) Burundi
Area: 10,745 square kilometers (27,830 square km)
Population: 7,548,000
Capital: Bujumbura
45) Rwanda
Area: 10,346 square kilometers (26,798 square km)
Population: 7,600,000
Capital: Kigali
46)
Area: 8,957 square miles (23,200 sq km)
Population: 496,374
Capital: Djibouti
47) Swaziland
Area: 6,704 square miles (17,364 square km)
Population: 1,032,000
Capital: Lobamba and Mbabane
48) Gambia
Square km: 7,380 km
Population: 1,517,000
Capital: Banjul
49) Cape Verde
Area: 1,557 square kilometers (4,033 square kilometers)
Population: 420,979
Capital: Praia
50) Comoros
Area: 863 square miles (2,235 square km)
Population: 798,000
Capital: Moroni
51) Mauritius
Area: 787 square miles (2,040 square km)
Population: 1,219,220
Capital: Port Louis
52) São Tomé and Príncipe
Area: 380 square kilometers (984 square km)
Population: 157,000
Capital: Sao Tome
53) Seychelles
Area: 175 square kilometers (455 square km)
Population: 88,340
Capital: Victoria.
