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Below is a list of countries in Africa by area. [1] Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. The largest African country not located in the Arab world is the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in Central Africa, which is also the second largest in the continent.
Map English short, formal names, and ISO Ruling power Status [20] Domestic short name and formal name Capital Population Area [14] Currency cool country United Kingdom: British Overseas Territory: English: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Jamestown: 5,633 420 km 2 (162 sq mi) Saint Helena pound (Saint Helena & Ascension)
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Africa defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features. Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings.
Satellite view of Africa 1916 physical map of Africa. The average elevation of the continent approximates closely to 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level, roughly near to the mean elevation of both North and South America, but considerably less than that of Asia, 950 m (3,120 ft). In contrast with other continents, it is marked by the comparatively ...
Portal: Africa/Countries. 2 languages. Soomaaliga; ... Location of Africa on the world map Satellite map of Africa Map. Subregions of Africa ...
Africa is the fastest growing continent, currently increasing by 2.35% per year as of 2021. [1] Africa is also the youngest continent, as 60% of Africa is 24 years of age or younger. [2] This list also includes the partially recognized country Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, commonly known as Western Sahara, which is a member of the African ...
Africa's population is the youngest among all the continents; [10] [11] the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. [12] Based on 2024 projections, Africa's population will reach 3.8 billion people by 2099. [13] Africa is the least wealthy inhabited continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth ...
Anglophone Africa includes five countries in West Africa (The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, and the most populous African country Nigeria, as well as a part of Cameroon) that are separated by Francophone countries, South Sudan, and a large continuous area in Southern Africa and the African Great Lakes.