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54 of 195 country profilesGeographic index · 2026 edition
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Northern AfricaAlgeria
Algiers
Official namePeople's Democratic Republic of AlgeriaArea2.38M km²
CurrencyAlgerian dinar (د.ج)
Open country record →002AO
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Middle AfricaAngola
Luanda
Official nameRepublic of AngolaArea1.25M km²
CurrencyAngolan kwanza (Kz)
Open country record →003BJ
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Western AfricaBenin
Porto-Novo
Official nameRepublic of BeninArea112,622 km²
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →004BW
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Southern AfricaBotswana
Gaborone
Official nameRepublic of BotswanaArea582,000 km²
CurrencyBotswana pula (P)
Open country record →005BF
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Western AfricaBurkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Official nameBurkina FasoArea272,967 km²
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →006BI
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Eastern AfricaBurundi
Gitega
Official nameRepublic of BurundiArea27,834 km²
CurrencyBurundian franc (Fr)
Open country record →007CM
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Middle AfricaCameroon
Yaoundé
Official nameRepublic of CameroonArea475,442 km²
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →008CV
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Western AfricaCape Verde
Praia
Official nameRepublic of Cabo VerdeArea4,033 km²
CurrencyCape Verdean escudo (Esc)
Open country record →009CF
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Middle AfricaCentral African Republic
Bangui
Official nameCentral African RepublicArea622,984 km²
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →010TD
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Middle AfricaChad
N'Djamena
Official nameRepublic of ChadArea1.28M km²
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →011KM
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Eastern AfricaComoros
Moroni
Official nameUnion of the ComorosArea1,862 km²
CurrencyComorian franc (Fr)
Open country record →012DJ
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Eastern AfricaDjibouti
Djibouti
Official nameRepublic of DjiboutiArea23,200 km²
CurrencyDjiboutian franc (Fr)
Open country record →013CD
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Middle AfricaDR Congo
Kinshasa
Official nameDemocratic Republic of the CongoArea2.34M km²
CurrencyCongolese franc (FC)
Open country record →014EG
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Northern AfricaEgypt
Cairo
Population118.4 million · 2025Area1.00M km²
PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Open extended profile →015GQ
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Middle AfricaEquatorial Guinea
Malabo
Official nameRepublic of Equatorial GuineaArea28,051 km²
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →016ER
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Eastern AfricaEritrea
Asmara
Official nameState of EritreaArea117,600 km²
CurrencyEritrean nakfa (Nfk)
Open country record →017SZ
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Southern AfricaEswatini
Lobamba
Official nameKingdom of EswatiniArea17,364 km²
CurrencySwazi lilangeni (L) · South African rand (R)
Open country record →018ET
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Eastern AfricaEthiopia
Addis Ababa
Official nameFederal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaArea1.10M km²
CurrencyEthiopian birr (Br)
Open country record →019GA
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Middle AfricaGabon
Libreville
Official nameGabonese RepublicArea267,668 km²
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →020GM
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Western AfricaGambia
Banjul
Official nameRepublic of the GambiaArea10,689 km²
Currencydalasi (D)
Open country record →021GH
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Western AfricaGhana
Accra
Official nameRepublic of GhanaArea238,533 km²
CurrencyGhanaian cedi (₵)
Open country record →022GN
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Western AfricaGuinea
Conakry
Official nameRepublic of GuineaArea245,857 km²
CurrencyGuinean franc (Fr)
Open country record →023GW
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Western AfricaGuinea-Bissau
Bissau
Official nameRepublic of Guinea-BissauArea36,125 km²
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →024CI
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Western AfricaIvory Coast
Yamoussoukro
Official nameRepublic of Côte d'IvoireArea322,463 km²
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →025KE
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Eastern AfricaKenya
Nairobi
Official nameRepublic of KenyaArea580,367 km²
CurrencyKenyan shilling (Sh)
Open country record →026LS
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Southern AfricaLesotho
Maseru
Official nameKingdom of LesothoArea30,355 km²
CurrencyLesotho loti (L) · South African rand (R)
Open country record →027LR
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Western AfricaLiberia
Monrovia
Official nameRepublic of LiberiaArea111,369 km²
CurrencyLiberian dollar ($)
Open country record →028LY
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Northern AfricaLibya
Tripoli
Official nameState of LibyaArea1.76M km²
CurrencyLibyan dinar (ل.د)
Open country record →029MG
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Eastern AfricaMadagascar
Antananarivo
Official nameRepublic of MadagascarArea587,041 km²
CurrencyMalagasy ariary (Ar)
Open country record →030MW
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Eastern AfricaMalawi
Lilongwe
Official nameRepublic of MalawiArea118,484 km²
CurrencyMalawian kwacha (MK)
Open country record →031ML
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Western AfricaMali
Bamako
Official nameRepublic of MaliArea1.24M km²
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →032MR
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Western AfricaMauritania
Nouakchott
Official nameIslamic Republic of MauritaniaArea1.03M km²
CurrencyMauritanian ouguiya (UM)
Open country record →033MU
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Eastern AfricaMauritius
Port Louis
Official nameRepublic of MauritiusArea2,040 km²
CurrencyMauritian rupee (₨)
Open country record →034MA
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Northern AfricaMorocco
Rabat
Official nameKingdom of MoroccoArea446,550 km²
CurrencyMoroccan dirham (د.م.)
Open country record →035MZ
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Eastern AfricaMozambique
Maputo
Official nameRepublic of MozambiqueArea801,590 km²
CurrencyMozambican metical (MT)
Open country record →036NA
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Southern AfricaNamibia
Windhoek
Official nameRepublic of NamibiaArea825,615 km²
CurrencyNamibian dollar ($) · South African rand (R)
Open country record →037NE
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Western AfricaNiger
Niamey
Official nameRepublic of NigerArea1.27M km²
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →038NG
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Western AfricaNigeria
Abuja
Population237.5 million · 2025Area923,768 km²
PresidentBola Ahmed Tinubu
Open extended profile →039CG
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Middle AfricaRepublic of the Congo
Brazzaville
Official nameRepublic of the CongoArea342,000 km²
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →040RW
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Eastern AfricaRwanda
Kigali
Official nameRepublic of RwandaArea26,338 km²
CurrencyRwandan franc (Fr)
Open country record →041ST
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Middle AfricaSão Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé
Official nameDemocratic Republic of São Tomé and PríncipeArea964 km²
CurrencySão Tomé and Príncipe dobra (Db)
Open country record →042SN
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Western AfricaSenegal
Dakar
Official nameRepublic of SenegalArea196,722 km²
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →043SC
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Eastern AfricaSeychelles
Victoria
Official nameRepublic of SeychellesArea452 km²
CurrencySeychellois rupee (₨)
Open country record →044SL
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Western AfricaSierra Leone
Freetown
Official nameRepublic of Sierra LeoneArea71,740 km²
CurrencySierra Leonean leone (Le)
Open country record →045SO
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Eastern AfricaSomalia
Mogadishu
Official nameFederal Republic of SomaliaArea637,657 km²
CurrencySomali shilling (Sh)
Open country record →046ZA
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Southern AfricaSouth Africa
Pretoria · Cape Town · Bloemfontein
Population64.7 million · 2025Area1.22M km²
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Open extended profile →047SS
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Middle AfricaSouth Sudan
Juba
Official nameRepublic of South SudanArea619,745 km²
CurrencySouth Sudanese pound (£)
Open country record →048SD
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Northern AfricaSudan
Khartoum
Official nameRepublic of the SudanArea1.89M km²
CurrencySudanese pound (PT)
Open country record →049TZ
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Eastern AfricaTanzania
Dodoma
Official nameUnited Republic of TanzaniaArea945,087 km²
CurrencyTanzanian shilling (Sh)
Open country record →050TG
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Western AfricaTogo
Lomé
Official nameTogolese RepublicArea56,785 km²
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr)
Open country record →051TN
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Northern AfricaTunisia
Tunis
Official nameTunisian RepublicArea163,610 km²
CurrencyTunisian dinar (د.ت)
Open country record →052UG
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Eastern AfricaUganda
Kampala
Official nameRepublic of UgandaArea241,550 km²
CurrencyUgandan shilling (Sh)
Open country record →053ZM
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Eastern AfricaZambia
Lusaka
Official nameRepublic of ZambiaArea752,612 km²
CurrencyZambian kwacha (ZK)
Open country record →054ZW
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Eastern AfricaZimbabwe
Harare
Official nameRepublic of ZimbabweArea390,757 km²
CurrencyBotswana pula (P) · Chinese yuan (¥) · Euro (€) · British pound (£) · Indian rupee (₹) · Japanese yen (¥) · United States dollar ($) · South African rand (Rs) · Zimbabwean bonds ($)
Open country record →