African Countries: Full List of Countries in Africa and Capitals
This post will provide a full list of countries in Africa and their capitals in alphabetical order and will list the estimated total population of people living in the African continent and facts about African countries.
Africa is made up of 54 fully recognized sovereign countries. Africa is also the second biggest continent in terms of size and population, measuring about 11.7 million square miles in territorial space and harbors about 1.1 billion citizens. This vast continent is protected by water from all directions. Africa as a continent has clearly defined borders and its map is regarded as the most beautiful due to its shape.
The various seas that differentiates the borders of the African map from other continents of the world are: the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. As earlier said, the total number of countries in Africa is 54. These countries although were colonized by European countries in the past, they are now independent sovereign states. The body that unites all nations in Africa is the African Union.
Some Facts About African Countries
1. The biggest country in Africa in terms of size is Algeria. Occupying about 7% of the African continent.
2. The smallest country in Africa in terms of size is Seychelles.
3. The most populous black nation in the African continent is Nigeria.
4. The largest city in Africa in terms of population and size is Lagos in Nigeria.
5. Civilization started in Egypt.
African Countries: Full List of Countries in Africa and Capitals
- Algeria – Algiers
- Angola – Luanda
- Benin – Porto-Novo
- Botswana – Gaborone
- Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
- Burundi – Bujumbura
- Cameroon – Yaounde
- The Republic of Cabo Verde – Praia
- The Central African Republic – Bangui
- Chad – N’Djamena
- Comoros – Moroni
- Democratic Republic of Congo – Kinshasa
- Republic of Congo – Brazzaville
- Cote d’Ivoire – Yamoussoukro
- Djibouti – Djibouti
- Egypt – Cairo
- Equatorial Guinea – Malabo
- Eritrea – Asmara
- Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
- Gabon – Libreville
- Gambia – Banjul
- Ghana – Accra
- Guinea – Conakry
- Guinea-Bissau – Bissau
- Kenya – Nairobi
- Lesotho – Maseru
- Liberia – Monrovia
- Libya – Tripoli
- Madagascar – Antananarivo
- Malawi – Lilongwe
- Mali – Bamako
- Mauritania – Nouakchott
- Mauritius – Port Louis
- Morocco – Rabat
- Mozambique – Maputo
- Namibia – Windhoek
- Niger – Niamey
- Nigeria – Abuja
- Rwanda – Kigali
- Republic Arab Saharawi Democratic – Aauin
- Sao Tome and Principe – Sao Tome
- Senegal – Dakar
- Seychelles – Victoria
- Sierra Leone – Freetown
- Somalia – Mogadishu
- South Africa – Pretoria (Executive), Bloemfontein (Judicial), CapeTown (Legislative)
- South Sudan – Juba
- Sudan – Khartoum
- Swaziland – Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane (Administrative)
- Tanzania – Dar es Salaam (Traditional capital) Dodoma (Location of legislature)
- Togo – Lomé
- Tunisia – Tunis
- Uganda – Kampala
- Zambia – Lusaka
- Zimbabwe – Harare
FULL LIST OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES, CAPITALS, FLAGS AND LANGUAGES
Below are all African countries, their capitals, flags and various languages
| FLAG | NATIONALITY SYMBOL | COUNTRY | CAPITAL | LANGUAGES | PEOPLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DZ | Algeria | Algiers | Arabic*, French | Algerian |
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ANG | Angola | Luanda | Bantu, Portuguese* | Angolan |
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DY | Benin | Porto-Novo (official), Cotonou (de facto capital) |
French | Beninese |
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RB | Botswana | Gaborone | English*, Setswana | Batswana |
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BF | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | French * | Burkinese |
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RU | Burundi | Bujumbura | Kirundi*, French*, Swahili | Burundian |
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TC | Cameroon | Yaoundé | French, English | Cameroonian |
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CVD | Cape Verde | Praia | Portuguese, Criuolo | Cape Verdean |
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RCA | Central African Republic | Bangui | French*, Sangho, Arabic, Hansa, Swahili | ** |
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TCH | Chad | N’Djamena | French, Arabic | Chadian |
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CMS | Comoros | Moroni | French*, Arab*, Shaafi Islam, Malagasu | Comoran |
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RCB | Congo | Brazzaville | French*, Lingala, Kikongo | Congolese |
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CGO | Congo, Democratic | Kinshasa | French*, Swahili, Lingala, Ishiluba, Kikongo | Congolese |
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CI | Republic of the Côte d’Ivoire | Abidjan/ Yamoussoukro |
French | ** |
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DY | Djibouti | Djibouti | Arabic*, French*, Afar, Somali | Djiboutian |
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ET | Egypt | Cairo | Arabic | Egyptian |
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WQG | Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Spanish*, French*, English, Fang, Bubi, Creole | Equatorial Guinean |
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ER | Eritrea | Asmara | Afar, Bilen, Kunama, Nara, Arabic, Tobedawi, Saho, Tigre, Tigrinya | Eritrean |
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ETH | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Amharic*, English, Orominga, Tigrigna | Ethiopian |
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HGO | Gabon | Libreville | French*, Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi | Gabonese |
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WAG | Gambia, The | Banjul | English | Gambian |
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GH | Ghana | Accra | English | Ghanian |
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WIA | Guinea | Conakry | French | Guinean |
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WIB | Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Portuguese Criolo | Guinean |
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EAK | Kenya | Nairobi | English*, Swahili | Kenyan |
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LS | Lesotho | Maseru | English*, Sesotho*, Zulu, Xhosa | Basotho |
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LB | Liberia | Monrovia | English | Liberian |
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LIBYA | Libya | Tripoli | Arabic, Italian, English | Libyan |
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RM | Madagascar | Antananarivo | Malagasy, French | Madagascan |
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MW | Malawi | Lilongwe | English, Chichewa | Malawian |
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RMM | Mali | Bamako | French | Malian |
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RIM | Mauritania | Nouakchott | Arabic*, French | Mauretanian |
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MS | Mauritius | Port Louis | English*, French*, Creole, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori | Mauritian |
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MA | Morocco | Rabat | Arabic*, French, Berber dialects, Spanish | Moroccan |
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MZB | Mozambique | Maputo | Portuguese*, Bantu languages | Mozambiquean |
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NYA | Namibia | Windhoek | English*, Afrikaans, German | Namibian |
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RN | Niger | Niamey | French*, Hausa, Songhai, Arabic | Nigerian |
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NG | Nigeria | Abuja | English*, Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, | Nigerian |
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RWA | Rwanda | Kigali | Kinyarwanda, French, English | Rwandan |
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STP | São Tomé and PrÃncipe | São Tomé | Portuguese | ** |
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SN | Senegal | Dakar | French*, Wolof, Serer | Senegalese |
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SY | Seychelles | Victoria | English*, French*, Seselwa | Seychellois |
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WAL | Sierra Leone | Freetown | English*, Mende, Temne, Krio | Sierra Leonean |
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SP | Somalia | Mogadishu | Somali*, Arabic, English, Italian | Somali |
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ZA | South Africa | Pretoria Cape Town (legislative) Bloemfontein (judicial) |
Xhosa*, Zulu*, English, Afrikaans, Ndebele, Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, Swati, Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshivenda | South African |
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SUD | Sudan | Khartoum | Arabic*, English | Sudanese |
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SD | Swaziland | Mbabane | English, Swazi | Swazi |
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EAT | Tanzania | Dodoma (official) Dar es Salaam (administrative) |
Swahili, English | Tanzanian |
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TG | Togo | Lomé | French*, Ewé, Mina, Kabyé, Cotocoli | Togolese |
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TN | Tunisia | Tunis | Arabic*, French | Tunisian |
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EAU | Uganda | Kampala | English*, Swahili, Luganda, Ateso, Luo | Ugandan |
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Z | Zambia | Lusaka | English | Zambian |
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ZW | Zimbabwe | Harare | English*, Ndebele, Shona | Zimbabwean |
