True Facts about Africa

1. It is the second largest continent of the world

Africa, the second-largest continent, covers an area more than three times that of the United States. From north to south, Africa stretches about 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles). It is connected to Asia by the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt. The Sahara, which covers much of North Africa, is the world’s largest hot desert. Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth’s total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world’s human population.

 

Countries of Africa

There are 55 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and sub region.

Countries in alphabetical order and their capitals

No. Country Name                            Capital

1. Algeria………………………………………. Algiers

2. Angola………………………………………..Luanda

3. Benin…………………………………………..Porto-Novo

4. Botswana…………………………………Gaborone

5. Burkina Faso…………………………… Ouagadougou

6. Burundi………………………………………Bujumbura

7. Cameroon………………………………… Yaounde

8.  Cape Verde.…………………………….. Praia

9. Central African Republic…………..Bangui

10. Chad…………………………………………… N’Djamena

11. Comoros…………………………………….. Moroni

12. Democratic Republic of Congo… Kinshasa

13. Republic of Congo……………………. Brazzaville

14. Cote d’Ivoire………………………………. Yamoussoukro

15. Djibouti……………………………………….. Djibouti

16. Egypt………………………………………………….     Cairo
17. Equatorial Guinea……………………………….. Malabo
18. Eritrea……………………………………………………… Asmara
19. Ethiopia…………………………………………………… Addis Ababa
20. Gabon………………………………………………………….. Libreville
21. The Gambia…………………………………………………… Banjul
22. Ghana……………………………………………………………. Accra
23. Guinea…………………………………………………………… Conakry
24. Guinea…………………………………………………………………..Bissau Bissau
25. Kenya………………………………………………………………….. Nairobi
26. Lesotho…………………………………………………………………Maseru
27. Liberia…………………………………………………………………. Monrovia
28. Libya…………………………………………………………………….Tripoli
29. Madagascar………………………………………………………….Antananarivo
30. Malawi…………………………………………………………………..Lilongwe
31. Mali………………………………………………………………………. Bamako
32. Mauritania……………………………………………………………..Nouakchott
33. Mauritius………………………………………………………………..Port Louis
34. Morocco.………………………………………………………………. Rabat
35. Mozambique………………………………………………………… Maputo
36. Namibia…………………………………………………………………Windhoek
37. Niger…………………………………………………………………….. Niamey
38. Nigeria………………………………………………………………….. Abuja
39. Rwanda………………………………………………………………… Kigali
40. Republic Arab Saharawi Democratic…………………… Aauin
41. Sao Tome and Principe…………………………………………..Sao Tome
42. Senegal……………………………………………………………………Dakar
43. Seychelles………………………………………………………………..Victoria
44. Sierra Leone…………………………………………………………….Freetown
45. Somalia……………………………………………………………………Mogadishu
46. South Africa ………………………………………………Pretoria (Executive), Bloemfontein (Judicial), Cape town (Legislative)
47. South Sudan……………………………………………………………. Juba
48. Sudan…………………………………………………………………………Khartoum
49. Eswatini……………………………………………………………………..Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane (Administrative)
50. Tanzania…………………………………………………………………….Dar es Salaam (Traditional capital) Dodoma (Legislature)
51. Togo………………………………………………………………………….. Lomé
52. Tunisia………………………………………………………………………..Tunis
53. Uganda……………………………………………………………………….Kampala
54. Zambia………………………………………………………………………..Lusaka
55. Zimbabwe……………………………………………………………………Harare