As discussed in Continents' Page, Africa is the Second largest continent covering the land area of 30.3 million square kilometers. We'll learn about names and number of countries in Africa, here.
Number of countries in Africa
Geographically, There are 55 countries in Africa but, as per United Nations, there are 54 countries in Africa because Western Sahara is disputed territory. Apart from these countries, there are three dependent territories named Reunion, Mayotte and Saint Helena.
List of African Countries
Please find below the list of African countries:
- Nigeria
- Ethiopia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Egypt
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Algeria
- Sudan
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Ghana
- Angola
- Somalia
- Ivory Coast
- Madagascar
- Cameroon
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
- Malawi
- Zambia
- Mali
- Senegal
- Zimbabwe
- Chad
- Tunisia
- Guinea
- Rwanda
- Benin
- Burundi
- South Sudan
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
- Libya
- Central African Republic
- Mauritania
- Republic of the Congo
- Liberia
- Namibia
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- Gambia
- Gabon
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mauritius
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Djibouti
- Comoros
- Western Sahara
- Cape Verde
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Seychelles
Africa Map
Here is a map of Africa to show the geographical locations of African countries:
Here, we have got the number of countries in Africa, list of African Countries and Africa-map. Now we have to memorize them, so we will learn how to memorize fast. The best way to memorize geography is; by learning with the help of Maps. First look at the map to memorize where the country is located, and then test your geography on a blank paper-map or on a online quiz at Lizard Point. By this practice, you can easily learn the names of all countries in the world.
