--- title: "Countries of Africa — area, population, capitals" description: "All 54 countries in Africa with capital, area, population, currency and driving side, ordered by population." url: https://atoneplace.net/country/africa/ site: "At One Place" --- # Countries of Africa 54 countries and territories in Africa, with the facts that do not change. | Country | Capital | Area (km²) | Population | Currency | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nigeria | Abuja | 923,768 | 237,527,782 | NGN | | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 1,104,300 | 135,472,051 | ETB | | Egypt | Cairo | 1,001,450 | 118,365,995 | EGP | | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | 2,344,858 | 112,832,473 | CDF | | Tanzania | Dodoma | 947,300 | 70,545,865 | TZS | | South Africa | Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judicial) | 1,219,090 | 64,747,319 | ZAR | | Kenya | Nairobi | 580,367 | 57,532,493 | KES | | Sudan | Khartoum | 1,861,484 | 51,662,147 | SDG | | Uganda | Kampala | 241,038 | 51,384,894 | UGX | | Algeria | Algiers | 2,381,740 | 47,435,312 | DZD | | Angola | Luanda | 1,246,700 | 39,040,039 | AOA | | Morocco | Rabat | 716,550 | 38,430,770 | MAD | | Mozambique | Maputo | 799,380 | 35,631,653 | MZN | | Ghana | Accra | 238,533 | 35,064,272 | GHS | | Madagascar | Antananarivo | 587,041 | 32,740,678 | MGA | | Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (seat of government) | 322,463 | 32,711,547 | XOF | | Cameroon | Yaoundé | 475,440 | 29,879,337 | XAF | | Niger | Niamey | 1,267,000 | 27,917,831 | XOF | | Mali | Bamako | 1,240,192 | 25,198,821 | XOF | | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 274,200 | 24,074,580 | XOF | | Malawi | Lilongwe | 118,484 | 22,216,120 | MWK | | Zambia | Lusaka | 752,618 | 21,913,874 | ZMW | | Chad | N'Djamena | 1,284,000 | 21,003,705 | XAF | | Somalia | Mogadishu | 637,657 | 19,654,739 | SOS | | Senegal | Dakar | 196,722 | 18,931,966 | XOF | | Zimbabwe | Harare | 390,757 | 16,950,795 | ZWG | | Guinea | Conakry | 245,857 | 15,099,727 | GNF | | Benin | Porto-Novo (official); Cotonou (seat of government) | 112,622 | 14,814,460 | XOF | | Rwanda | Kigali | 26,338 | 14,569,341 | RWF | | Burundi | Gitega | 27,830 | 14,390,003 | BIF | | Tunisia | Tunis | 163,610 | 12,348,573 | TND | | South Sudan | Juba | 644,329 | 12,188,788 | SSP | | Sierra Leone | Freetown | 71,740 | 8,819,794 | SLE | | Togo | Lomé | 56,785 | 8,591,626 | XOF | | Libya | Tripoli | 1,759,540 | 7,458,555 | LYD | | Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | 342,000 | 6,484,437 | XAF | | Liberia | Monrovia | 111,369 | 5,731,206 | LRD | | Central African Republic | Bangui | 622,984 | 5,513,282 | XAF | | Mauritania | Nouakchott | 1,030,700 | 5,315,065 | MRU | | Eritrea | Asmara | 117,600 | 3,607,003 | ERN | | Namibia | Windhoek | 824,292 | 3,092,816 | NAD | | Gambia | Banjul | 11,300 | 2,822,093 | GMD | | Gabon | Libreville | 267,667 | 2,593,130 | XAF | | Botswana | Gaborone | 581,730 | 2,562,122 | BWP | | Lesotho | Maseru | 30,355 | 2,363,325 | LSL | | Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 36,125 | 2,249,515 | XOF | | Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 28,051 | 1,938,431 | XAF | | Eswatini | Mbabane (administrative); Lobamba (legislative) | 17,364 | 1,256,174 | SZL | | Mauritius | Port Louis | 2,040 | 1,243,741 | MUR | | Djibouti | Djibouti | 23,200 | 1,184,076 | DJF | | Comoros | Moroni | 2,235 | 882,847 | KMF | | Cape Verde | Praia | 4,033 | 527,326 | CVE | | São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | 964 | 240,254 | STN | | Seychelles | Victoria | 455 | 122,730 | SCR | - [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/) — Abuja · 237,527,782 - [Ethiopia](https://atoneplace.net/country/ethiopia/) — Addis Ababa · 135,472,051 - [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/) — Cairo · 118,365,995 - [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://atoneplace.net/country/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/) — Kinshasa · 112,832,473 - [Tanzania](https://atoneplace.net/country/tanzania/) — Dodoma · 70,545,865 - [South Africa](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-africa/) — Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judicial) · 64,747,319 - [Kenya](https://atoneplace.net/country/kenya/) — Nairobi · 57,532,493 - [Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/sudan/) — Khartoum · 51,662,147 - [Uganda](https://atoneplace.net/country/uganda/) — Kampala · 51,384,894 - [Algeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/algeria/) — Algiers · 47,435,312 - [Angola](https://atoneplace.net/country/angola/) — Luanda · 39,040,039 - [Morocco](https://atoneplace.net/country/morocco/) — Rabat · 38,430,770 - [Mozambique](https://atoneplace.net/country/mozambique/) — Maputo · 35,631,653 - [Ghana](https://atoneplace.net/country/ghana/) — Accra · 35,064,272 - [Madagascar](https://atoneplace.net/country/madagascar/) — Antananarivo · 32,740,678 - [Ivory Coast](https://atoneplace.net/country/ivory-coast/) — Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (seat of government) · 32,711,547 - [Cameroon](https://atoneplace.net/country/cameroon/) — Yaoundé · 29,879,337 - [Niger](https://atoneplace.net/country/niger/) — Niamey · 27,917,831 - [Mali](https://atoneplace.net/country/mali/) — Bamako · 25,198,821 - [Burkina Faso](https://atoneplace.net/country/burkina-faso/) — Ouagadougou · 24,074,580 - [Malawi](https://atoneplace.net/country/malawi/) — Lilongwe · 22,216,120 - [Zambia](https://atoneplace.net/country/zambia/) — Lusaka · 21,913,874 - [Chad](https://atoneplace.net/country/chad/) — N'Djamena · 21,003,705 - [Somalia](https://atoneplace.net/country/somalia/) — Mogadishu · 19,654,739 - [Senegal](https://atoneplace.net/country/senegal/) — Dakar · 18,931,966 - [Zimbabwe](https://atoneplace.net/country/zimbabwe/) — Harare · 16,950,795 - [Guinea](https://atoneplace.net/country/guinea/) — Conakry · 15,099,727 - [Benin](https://atoneplace.net/country/benin/) — Porto-Novo (official); Cotonou (seat of government) · 14,814,460 - [Rwanda](https://atoneplace.net/country/rwanda/) — Kigali · 14,569,341 - [Burundi](https://atoneplace.net/country/burundi/) — Gitega · 14,390,003 - [Tunisia](https://atoneplace.net/country/tunisia/) — Tunis · 12,348,573 - [South Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-sudan/) — Juba · 12,188,788 - [Sierra Leone](https://atoneplace.net/country/sierra-leone/) — Freetown · 8,819,794 - [Togo](https://atoneplace.net/country/togo/) — Lomé · 8,591,626 - [Libya](https://atoneplace.net/country/libya/) — Tripoli · 7,458,555 - [Republic of the Congo](https://atoneplace.net/country/republic-of-the-congo/) — Brazzaville · 6,484,437 - [Liberia](https://atoneplace.net/country/liberia/) — Monrovia · 5,731,206 - [Central African Republic](https://atoneplace.net/country/central-african-republic/) — Bangui · 5,513,282 - [Mauritania](https://atoneplace.net/country/mauritania/) — Nouakchott · 5,315,065 - [Eritrea](https://atoneplace.net/country/eritrea/) — Asmara · 3,607,003 - [Namibia](https://atoneplace.net/country/namibia/) — Windhoek · 3,092,816 - [Gambia](https://atoneplace.net/country/gambia/) — Banjul · 2,822,093 - [Gabon](https://atoneplace.net/country/gabon/) — Libreville · 2,593,130 - [Botswana](https://atoneplace.net/country/botswana/) — Gaborone · 2,562,122 - [Lesotho](https://atoneplace.net/country/lesotho/) — Maseru · 2,363,325 - [Guinea-Bissau](https://atoneplace.net/country/guinea-bissau/) — Bissau · 2,249,515 - [Equatorial Guinea](https://atoneplace.net/country/equatorial-guinea/) — Malabo · 1,938,431 - [Eswatini](https://atoneplace.net/country/eswatini/) — Mbabane (administrative); Lobamba (legislative) · 1,256,174 - [Mauritius](https://atoneplace.net/country/mauritius/) — Port Louis · 1,243,741 - [Djibouti](https://atoneplace.net/country/djibouti/) — Djibouti · 1,184,076 - [Comoros](https://atoneplace.net/country/comoros/) — Moroni · 882,847 - [Cape Verde](https://atoneplace.net/country/cape-verde/) — Praia · 527,326 - [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://atoneplace.net/country/sao-tome-and-principe/) — São Tomé · 240,254 - [Seychelles](https://atoneplace.net/country/seychelles/) — Victoria · 122,730