Countries of Africa
Our maps of Africa include 53 countries and 1 territories or disputed areas. This table lists each one with its capital, its latest World Bank population figure and whether it is an independent country.
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| Country or territory | Capital | Population (year) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Algiers | 47,435,312 (2025) | Country |
| Angola | Luanda | 39,040,039 (2025) | Country |
| Benin | Cotonou | 14,814,460 (2025) | Country |
| Botswana | Gaborone | 2,562,122 (2025) | Country |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 24,074,580 (2025) | Country |
| Burundi | Bujumbura | 14,390,003 (2025) | Country |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | 29,879,337 (2025) | Country |
| Cape Verde | Praia | 527,326 (2025) | Country |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | 5,513,282 (2025) | Country |
| Chad | N'Djamena | 21,003,705 (2025) | Country |
| Comoros | Moroni | 882,847 (2025) | Country |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | 112,832,473 (2025) | Country |
| Djibouti | – | 1,184,076 (2025) | Country |
| Egypt | Cairo | 118,365,995 (2025) | Country |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 1,938,431 (2025) | Country |
| Eritrea | Asmara | 3,607,003 (2025) | Country |
| Eswatini | Mbabane | 1,256,174 (2025) | Country |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 135,472,051 (2025) | Country |
| Gabon | Libreville | 2,593,130 (2025) | Country |
| Ghana | Accra | 35,064,272 (2025) | Country |
| Guinea | Conakry | 15,099,727 (2025) | Country |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 2,249,515 (2025) | Country |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan, Yamoussoukro | 32,711,547 (2025) | Country |
| Kenya | Nairobi | 57,532,493 (2025) | Country |
| Lesotho | Maseru | 2,363,325 (2025) | Country |
| Liberia | Monrovia | 5,731,206 (2025) | Country |
| Libya | Tripoli | 7,458,555 (2025) | Country |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | 32,740,678 (2025) | Country |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | 22,216,120 (2025) | Country |
| Mali | Bamako | 25,198,821 (2025) | Country |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | 5,315,065 (2025) | Country |
| Morocco | Rabat | 38,430,770 (2025) | Country |
| Mozambique | Maputo | 35,631,653 (2025) | Country |
| Namibia | Windhoek | 3,092,816 (2025) | Country |
| Niger | Niamey | 27,917,831 (2025) | Country |
| Nigeria | Abuja | 237,527,782 (2025) | Country |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | 6,484,437 (2025) | Country |
| Rwanda | Kigali | 14,569,341 (2025) | Country |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | 240,254 (2025) | Country |
| Senegal | Dakar | 18,931,966 (2025) | Country |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | 8,819,794 (2025) | Country |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | 19,654,739 (2025) | Country |
| Somaliland | Hargeisa | – | Country |
| South Africa | Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein | 64,747,319 (2025) | Country |
| South Sudan | – | – | Country |
| Sudan | Khartoum | 51,662,147 (2025) | Country |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 70,545,865 (2025) | Country |
| The Gambia | Banjul | 2,822,093 (2025) | Country |
| Togo | Lomé | 8,591,626 (2025) | Country |
| Tunisia | Tunis | 12,348,573 (2025) | Country |
| Uganda | Kampala | 51,384,894 (2025) | Country |
| Western Sahara | – | – | Disputed or undetermined area |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 21,913,874 (2025) | Country |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 16,950,795 (2025) | Country |
Countries and territories follow Natural Earth’s grouping by continent, which does not take a position on disputed areas. Population: World Bank, latest available year. Sources