Discover Africa

List of countries on African continent with a basic facts about each one, including national flag, population, language, religions and more:

Map of Africa

North Africa:

  • Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia

Central Africa:

  • Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Rep. of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe

East Africa:

  • Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

West Africa:

  • Benin, Burkina, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

South Africa:

  • Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    Generally speaking:

  • Africa has population of more then 900 million people.
  • World’s largest desert, Sahara is located in Africa.
  • Africa has one of the largest diversity of wild animals in the World.
  • Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania) is the highest mountain in Africa; 5,895 meters.