Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. At about 30,244,050 km² (11,677,240 mi²) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3 percent of the total land area on Earth. With over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the world human population.

Territories

Independent states

East Africa

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East Africa proper

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• Burundi (also sometimes considered part of Central Africa)
• Kenya
• Mozambique (also sometimes considered part of Southern Africa)
• Rwanda (also sometimes considered part of Central Africa)
• Tanzania
• Uganda

North East Africa

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• Djibouti
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Somalia (including Somaliland)
• Sudan

Central Africa

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• Angola (also sometimes considered part of Southern Africa)
• Burundi (also sometimes considered part of East Africa)
• Cameroon (also sometimes considered part of West Africa)
• Central African Republic
• Chad (also sometimes considered part of West Africa)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea (also sometimes considered part of West Africa)
• Gabon (also sometimes considered part of West Africa)
• Rwanda (also sometimes considered part of East Africa)
• Republic of Congo
• Zambia (also sometimes considered part of Southern Africa)

North Africa

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• Algeria
• Egypt (includes small portion of territory in Asia)
• Libya
• Mauritania (also sometimes considered part of West Africa)
• Morocco
• Tunisia

Southern Africa

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• Angola (also sometimes considered part of Central Africa)
• Botswana
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mozambique (also sometimes considered part of East Africa)
• Namibia
• South Africa
• Swaziland
• Zambia (also sometimes considered part of Central Africa)
• Zimbabwe

West Africa

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• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon (also sometimes considered part of Central Africa)
• Chad (also sometimes considered part of Central Africa)
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Equatorial Guinea (also sometimes considered part of Central Africa)
• Gabon (also sometimes considered part of Central Africa)
• The Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Liberia
• Mali
• Mauritania (also sometimes considered part of North Africa)
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Togo

African Island Nations

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• Cape Verde (West Africa)
• Comoros (Southern Africa)
• Madagascar (Southern Africa)
• Mauritius (Southern Africa)
• São Tomé and Príncipe (Central Africa or West Africa)
• Seychelles (East Africa)

Territories, possessions, départements

• Azores (Portugal)
• Canary Islands (Spain/Morocco)
• Ceuta and Melilla (Spain/Morocco)
• Madeira (Portugal)
• Mayotte (France)
• Réunion (France)
• Saint Helena (including dependencies Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha) (United Kingdom)

Disputed territories

• Western Sahara (claimed by Morocco)