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 Countries [ top ]
(Ranked according to size in sq. km)
|
Country |
Area |
Capital |
Date of independence |
1. Sudan |
2,505,810 |
Khartoum |
January 1, 1956 |
2. Algeria |
2,381,741 |
Algiers |
July 3, 1962 |
3. Congo, Dem. Republic of |
2,345,410 |
Kinshasa |
June 30, 1960 |
4. Libya |
1,759,540 |
Tripoli |
December 24, 1951 |
5. Chad |
1,284,000 |
N'djamena |
August 11, 1960 |
6. Niger |
1,267,000 |
Niamey |
August 3, 1960 |
7. Angola |
1,246,000 |
Luanda |
November 11, 1975 |
8. Mali |
1,240,000 |
Bamako |
September 22, 1960 |
9. South Africa |
1,221,040 |
Pretoria |
May 31, 1910 |
10. Ethiopia |
1, 127,127 |
Addis Ababa |
Not colonized |
11. Mauritania |
1,030,700 |
Nouakchott |
November 28, 1960 |
12. Egypt |
1,001,450 |
Cairo |
February 28, 1922 |
13. Tanzania |
945,090 |
Dodoma |
December 9, 1961 |
14. Nigeria |
923,770 |
Abuja |
October 1, 1960 |
15. Namibia |
824,290 |
Windhoek |
March 21, 1990 |
16. Mozambique |
801,590 |
Maputo |
June 25, 1975 |
17. Zambia |
752,610 |
Lusaka |
October 24, 1964 |
18. Somalia |
637,660 |
Mogadishu |
July 1, 1960 |
19. Central African Republic |
622,980 |
Bangui |
August 13, 1960 |
20. Botswana |
600,370 |
Gaborone |
September 30, 1966 |
21. Madagascar |
590,000 |
Antananarivo |
June 26, 1960 |
22. Kenya |
582,650 |
Nairobi |
December 12, 1963 |
23. Cameroon |
475,440 |
Yaounde |
January 1, 1960 |
24. Morocco |
446,550 |
Rabat |
March 2, 1956 |
25. Zimbabwe |
390,580 |
Harare |
April 18, 1980 |
26. Congo, Republic of |
342,000 |
Brazzaville |
August 15, 1960 |
27. Ivory Coast |
322,460 |
Yamoussoukro |
August 7, 1960 |
28. Burkina Faso |
274,200 |
Ouagadougou |
August 5, 1960 |
29. Gabon |
267,670 |
Libreville |
August 17, 1960 |
30. Guinea |
245,860 |
Conakry |
October 2, 1958 |
31. Ghana |
238,540 |
Accra |
March 6, 1957 |
32. Uganda |
236,040 |
Kampala |
October 9, 1962 |
33. Senegal |
196,190 |
Dakar |
August 20, 1960 |
34. Tunisia |
163,610 |
Tunis |
March 20, 1956 |
35. Eritrea |
121,320 |
Asmara |
May 24, 1993 |
36. Malawi |
118,480 |
Lilongwe |
July 6, 1964 |
37. Benin |
112,620 |
Porto-Novo |
August 1, 1960 |
38. Liberia |
111,370 |
Monrovia |
July 26, 1847 |
39. Sierra Leone |
71,740 |
Freetown |
April 27, 1961 |
40. Togo |
56,790 |
Lome |
April 27, 1960 |
41. Guinea-Bissau |
36,120 |
Bissau |
September 10, 1974 |
42. Lesotho |
30,350 |
Maseru |
October 4, 1966 |
43. Equatorial Guinea |
28,050 |
Malabo |
October 12, 1968 |
44. Burundi |
27,830 |
Bujumbura |
July 1, 1962 |
45. Rwanda |
26,340 |
Kigali |
July 1, 1962 |
46. Djibouti |
22,000 |
Djibouti |
June 27, 1977 |
47. Swaziland |
17,360 |
Mbabane |
September 6, 1968 |
48. Gambia |
11,300 |
Banjul |
February 18, 1965 |
49. Cape Verde |
4,030 |
Monterio Praia |
July 5, 1975 |
50. Comoros |
2,170 |
Moroni |
July 6, 1975 |
51. Mauritius |
1,860 |
Port Louis |
March 12, 1968 |
52. Sao Tome and Principe |
960 |
Sao Tome |
July 12, 1975 |
53. Seychelles |
455 |
Victoria |
June 29, 1976 |
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