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Africa on the map

The map numbers 54 countries, all UN members. Somaliland, Western Sahara, and Bir Tawil are drawn but not numbered: territories of another country or non-UN members.

Algeria is the largest country (919,595 sq mi) and Seychelles the smallest. Democratic Republic of the Congo has the most neighbors: it borders 9 countries.

16 countries are landlocked: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda and 4 more. 6 are island nations with no land borders: Cape Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Seychelles.

Number key

Numbers follow alphabetical order. Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Mauritius, Rwanda and 4 more are too small for a number on A4 but keep their number in the table; A3 and Tabloid leave more room. With each country’s capital, for the capitals version:

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No.	Country	Capital	Area
1	Algeria	Algiers	919,595 sq mi
2	Angola	Luanda	481,353 sq mi
3	Benin	Cotonou	44,309 sq mi
4	Botswana	Gaborone	224,607 sq mi
5	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	105,869 sq mi
6	Burundi	Bujumbura	10,747 sq mi
7	Cameroon	Yaoundé	183,569 sq mi
8	Cape Verde	Praia	1,556 sq mi
9	Central African Republic	Bangui	240,534 sq mi
10	Chad	N'Djamena	495,755 sq mi
11	Comoros	Moroni	about 650 sq mi
12	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa	905,567 sq mi
13	Djibouti	Djibouti	8,958 sq mi
14	Egypt	Cairo	386,662 sq mi
15	Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	10,831 sq mi
16	Eritrea	Asmara	46,962 sq mi
17	Eswatini	Mbabane	6,704 sq mi
18	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	436,225 sq mi
19	Gabon	Libreville	103,348 sq mi
20	Ghana	Accra	92,100 sq mi
21	Guinea	Conakry	94,926 sq mi
22	Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	13,948 sq mi
23	Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro	124,502 sq mi
24	Kenya	Nairobi	228,561 sq mi
25	Lesotho	Maseru	11,722 sq mi
26	Liberia	Monrovia	about 37,000 sq mi
27	Libya	Tripoli	679,362 sq mi
28	Madagascar	Antananarivo	228,532 sq mi
29	Malawi	Lilongwe	45,747 sq mi
30	Mali	Bamako	479,244 sq mi
31	Mauritania	Nouakchott	397,955 sq mi
32	Mauritius	Port Louis	776 sq mi
33	Morocco	Rabat	about 230,000 sq mi
34	Mozambique	Maputo	308,642 sq mi
35	Namibia	Windhoek	318,261 sq mi
36	Niger	Niamey	489,191 sq mi
37	Nigeria	Abuja	356,669 sq mi
38	Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville	132,047 sq mi
39	Rwanda	Kigali	10,170 sq mi
40	São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé	371 sq mi
41	Senegal	Dakar	75,950 sq mi
42	Seychelles	Victoria	176 sq mi
43	Sierra Leone	Freetown	27,915 sq mi
44	Somalia	Mogadishu	about 180,000 sq mi
45	South Africa	Bloemfontein	470,891 sq mi
46	South Sudan	Juba	249,763 sq mi
47	Sudan	Khartoum	725,100 sq mi
48	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	365,059 sq mi
49	The Gambia	Banjul	4,361 sq mi
50	Togo	Lomé	21,925 sq mi
51	Tunisia	Tunis	63,170 sq mi
52	Uganda	Kampala	93,263 sq mi
53	Zambia	Lusaka	290,585 sq mi
54	Zimbabwe	Harare	150,873 sq mi

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Frequently asked questions

How many countries are in Africa?

This map numbers 54, all UN members. Territories of other countries are drawn without a number.

What is the largest country in Africa?

Algeria, at 919,595 sq mi. Next comes Democratic Republic of the Congo (905,567 sq mi).

Which countries of Africa are landlocked?

Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Can I use it in class?

Yes, it’s free. Print it, copy it and hand it out as many times as you like. If you post it on a blog or a class website, credit “Mapsfera · data Natural Earth”.

How do I print it on US Letter paper?

Choose Letter in “Paper size” and click “Download PDF”. In the print window, pick Letter paper and 100% scale (“Actual size”). For a bigger map, choose Tabloid (11 × 17 in) or A3.

What order are the numbers in?

Alphabetical, from 1 to the last one. That makes the key easy to follow when you grade, and it’s the same key the worksheet’s answer page uses.

Sources

Countries, borders and capitals: Natural Earth, 1:10m (public domain)
Area: World Bank, indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2 (CC BY 4.0); where it has no comparable figure, measured on the map (approximate)
Neighbors and coastlines: calculated from Natural Earth borders