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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa. It includes fully recognised states, states with limited or zero recognition, and dependent territories of both African and non-African states. It lists 56 sovereign states (54 of which are member states of the United Nations ), two non-sovereign (dependent) territories of ...
This list also includes the partially recognized country Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, commonly known as Western Sahara, which is a member of the African Union. [3] Africa population by country [4] Nigeria (15.3%) Ethiopia (8.7%) Egypt (7.7%)
Africa. Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [7] With 1.4 billion people [1] [2] as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human ...
Below is a list of countries in Africa by area. [1] Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia being the smallest country on continental Africa. [2]
List. The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024. [1] As of 2024, All African UN member states are included in the report.
Rank Country Nominal GDP (Billion US$) Per Capita (US$) 1 South Africa 400.000: 6,451 2 Egypt 347.594 3,225 3 Algeria 266.780 5,722 4 Nigeria 252.738 1,110 5 Ethiopia 205.130
This category has the following 76 subcategories, out of 76 total. Buildings and structures in Africa by country (75 C) Culture of Africa by country (77 C) Economies of Africa by country (69 C) Education in Africa by country (61 C, 1 P) Environment of Africa by country (62 C)
Francophone Africa is a continuous area in West Africa and Central Africa, plus Madagascar and Djibouti. Lusophone Africa consists of the widely separated countries of Cabo Verde , Guinea-Bissau , São Tomé and Príncipe , Angola , and Mozambique .