List of sovereign states and dependent territories in AfricaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa, with information about their

respective capitals, languages, currencies, population,area and GDP per capita.

Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal and Spain are located on the African continental plate, however they

are considered European by convention. The island of Socotra is also on the African plate, but is part of

the Asian state of Yemen. Egypt, although extending into Asia through the Sinai peninsula, is considered an

African state.

Contents

  [hide] 

1 Sovereign states

o 1.1 Recognised states

o 1.2 Partially recognised and unrecognised states

2 Non-sovereign territories

o 2.1 Dependent territories

o 2.2 Other areas

3 Notes

4 See also

5 References

Sovereign states[edit]

Recognised states[edit]

The following 54 fully recognised states are all members of the United Nations,[1] and all except Morocco are

members of the African Union.[2][3]

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Algeria [4]  (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)

AlgiersAlgerian dinar

Arabic2,381,740

33,333,216

7,124

Angola [5]  (Republic of Angola)

Luanda Kwanza Portuguese1,246,700

15,941,000

2,813

Benin [6] (Republic of Benin)

Porto Novo

West African CFA franc

French 112,6228,439,000

1,176

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Botswana [7]  (Republic of Botswana)

Gaborone Pula English, Setswana 581,7261,839,833

11,400

Burkina Faso [8] (Burkina Faso)

Ouagadougou

West African CFA franc

French 274,00013,228,000

1,284

Burundi [9]  (Republic of Burundi)

BujumburaBurundi franc

Kirundi, French 27,8307,548,000

739

Cameroon [10]  (Republic of Cameroon)

Yaoundé

Central African CFA franc

French, English 475,44217,795,000

2,421

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Cape Verde [11]  (Republic of Cabo Verde)

PraiaCape Verdean escudo

Portuguese 4,033 420,979 6,418

Central African Republic [12]  (Central African Republic)

Bangui

Central African CFA franc

Sango, French 622,9844,216,666

1,198

Chad [13]  (Republic of Chad)

N'Djamena

Central African CFA franc

French, Arabic1,284,000

10,146,000

1,519

Comoros [14]  (Union of the Comoros)

MoroniComorian franc

Arabic, French, Comorian 2,235 798,000 1,660

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Côte d'Ivoire [15]  (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire)

Yamoussoukro

West African CFA franc

French 322,46017,654,843

1,600

Democratic Republic of Congo [16] [n 1] (Democratic Republic of Congo)

KinshasaCongolese franc

French2,344,858

75,507,308

774

Djibouti [17]  (Republic of Djibouti)

DjiboutiDjiboutian Franc

Arabic, French 23,200 906,000 2,070

Egypt [18] [n 2] (Arab Republic of Egypt)

CairoEgyptian Pound

Arabic1,001,449

84,550,000

4,836

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Equatorial Guinea [19] (Republic of Equatorial Guinea)

Malabo

Central African CFA franc

Spanish, French, Portuguese 28,051 504,00016,312

Eritrea [20] (State of Eritrea)

Asmara Nakfa Tigrinya, Arabic, English 117,6005,880,000

1,000

Ethiopia [21]  (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)

Addis Ababa

Ethiopian birr

Amharic1,104,300

85,237,338

1,100

Gabon [22]  (Gabonese Republic)

Libreville

Central African CFA franc

French 267,6681,384,000

7,055

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Gambia [23]  (Republic of The Gambia)

Banjul Dalasi English 10,3801,517,000

2002

Ghana [24]  (Republic of Ghana)

AccraGhanaian cedi

English 238,53423,000,000

2,700

Guinea [25]  (Republic of Guinea)

ConakryGuinean franc

French 245,85710,057,975

2,035

Guinea-Bissau [26] (Republic of Guinea-Bissau)

Bissau

West African CFA franc

Portuguese 36,1251,586,000

736

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Kenya [27]  (Republic of Kenya)

NairobiKenyan shilling

Swahili, English 580,36734,707,817

1,445

Lesotho [28]  (Kingdom of Lesotho)

Maseru Loti Sesotho, English 30,3552,067,000

2,113

Liberia [29]  (Republic of Liberia)

MonroviaLiberian dollar

English 111,3694,128,572

1,003

Libya [30] (State of Libya)

TripoliLibyan dinar

Arabic1,759,540

6,036,914

12,700

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Madagascar [31]  (Republic of Madagascar)

Antananarivo

Malagasy Ariary

Malagasy, French 587,04118,606,000

905

Malawi [32]  (Republic of Malawi)

LilongweMalawian kwacha

English, Chichewa 118,48412,884,000

596

Mali [33] (Republic of Mali)

Bamako

West African CFA franc

French1,240,192

13,518,000

1,154

Mauritania [34]  (Islamic Republic of Mauritania)

NouakchottMauritanian Ouguiya

Arabic1,030,700

3,069,000

2,402

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Mauritius [35]  (Republic of Mauritius)

Port LouisMauritian rupee

English 2,0401,219,220

13,703

Morocco [36]  (Kingdom of Morocco)

RabatMoroccan dirham

Arabic, Berber

446,550 (internationally recognized), 710,850 (claimed)

35,757,175

4,600

Mozambique [37] (Republic of Mozambique)

MaputoMozambican metical

Portuguese 801,59020,366,795

1,389

Namibia [38]  (Republic of Namibia)

WindhoekNamibian dollar

English 825,4182,031,000

7,478

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Niger [39]  (Republic of Niger)

Niamey

West African CFA franc

French1,267,000

13,957,000

872

Nigeria [40]  (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

AbujaNigerian naira

English 923,768174,507,539

1,188

Republic of Congo [41] [n 3] (Republic of Congo)

Brazzaville

Central African CFA franc

French 342,0004,012,809

3,919

Rwanda [42]  (Republic of Rwanda)

KigaliRwandan franc

Kinyarwanda, French, English

26,7987,600,000

1,300

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

São Tomé and Príncipe [43]  (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe)

São Tomé

São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra

Portuguese 964 183,176 1,266

Senegal [44]  (Republic of Senegal)

Dakar

West African CFA franc

French 196,72311,658,000

1,759

Seychelles [45]  (Republic of Seychelles)

VictoriaSeychellois rupee

English, French, Seychellois Creole

451 80,65411,818

Sierra Leone [46]  (Republic of Sierra Leone)

Freetown Leone English 71,7406,144,562

903

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Somalia [47]  (Somali Republic)

MogadishuSomali shilling

Somali, Arabic 637,6579,832,017

600

South Africa [48]  (Republic of South Africa)

Bloemfontein,Cape Town, and Pretoria

South African rand

Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele,Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Swati, Tsonga,Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu

1,221,037

52,981,991

12,161

South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan)[49]

JubaSouth Sudanese pound

English 644,3298,260,490

1,546

Sudan [50]  (Republic of the Sudan)

KhartoumSudanese pound

Arabic, English1,861,484

36,787,012

2,800

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Swaziland [51]  (Kingdom of Swaziland)

Lobamba(royal and legislative)Mbabane(administrative)

Lilangeni

English, Swati 17,3641,032,000

5,245

Tanzania [52]  (United Republic of Tanzania)

DodomaTanzanian shilling

Swahili, English 945,20344,929,002

723

Togo [53]  (Togolese Republic)

Lomé

West African CFA franc

French, Ewe 56,7857,154,237

1,700

Tunisia [54]  (Tunisian Republic)

TunisTunisian dinar

Arabic 163,61010,102,000

8,800

Name (official name)

Flag CapitalCurrency

Official language(s)

Area (k

m2)

Population

GDP per capita (PPP) (US$)

Map

Uganda [55]  (Republic of Uganda)

KampalaUgandan shilling

English, Swahili 236,04027,616,000

1,700

Zambia [56]  (Republic of Zambia)

LusakaZambian kwacha

English 752,61414,668,000

931

Zimbabwe [57]  (Republic of Zimbabwe)

Harare

United States dollar andSouth African rand

Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga,Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, Sign language, Sotho,Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa

390,75713,010,000

2,607

Partially recognised and unrecognised states[edit]

The following are states that have established themselves in Africa as sovereign states, but remain limited in

official recognition. The Sahrawi Republic is a member of the African Union.

Name (official name) Flag Capital Currency Official languagesArea (km2)

Somaliland (Republic of Somaliland)

HargeisaSomaliland shilling

Somali, English,Arabic 137,600

Name (official name) Flag Capital Currency Official languagesArea (km2)

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [n 4]

El Aaiún, Bir Lehlou(temporary)[n 5] Moroccan dirham N/A.[n 6] 267,405