List of African countries and dependencies

List of African countries and dependencies

This is a list of African countries and dependencies, including the respective capitals, languages, currencies, population, area and GDP per capita (dependencies are listed with a blue background).

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,221,532 km² (11,668,545 sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area.Sayre, April Pulley. (1999) "Africa", Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 0-7613-1367-2.] With more than 900 million people (as of 2005) [ [http://esa.un.org/unpp/ "World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision"] United Nations (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, population division)] in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

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* by GDP
* by GDP PPP

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References

#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ag.html |title=The World Factbook: Algeria |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html |title=The World Factbook: Angola |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bn.html |title=The World Factbook: Benin |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html |title=The World Factbook: Botswana |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html |title=The World Factbook: Burkina Faso |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/by.html |title=The World Factbook: Burundi |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html |title=The World Factbook: Cameroon |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cv.html |title=The World Factbook: Cape Verde |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html |title=The World Factbook: Central African Republic |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cd.html |title=The World Factbook: Chad |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cn.html |title=The World Factbook: Comoros |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iv.html |title=The World Factbook: Cote d'Ivoire |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html |title=The World Factbook: Congo, Democratic Republic of the |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dj.html |title=The World Factbook: Djibouti |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html |title=The World Factbook: Egypt |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ek.html |title=The World Factbook: Equatorial Guinea |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/er.html |title=The World Factbook: Eritrea |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html |title=The World Factbook: Ethiopia |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html |title=The World Factbook: Gabon |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ga.html |title=The World Factbook: Gambia, The |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html |title=The World Factbook: Ghana |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html |title=The World Factbook: Guinea |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pu.html |title=The World Factbook: Guinea-Bissau |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html |title=The World Factbook: Kenya |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lt.html |title=The World Factbook: Lesotho |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/li.html |title=The World Factbook: Liberia |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html |title=The World Factbook: Libya |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html |title=The World Factbook: Madagascar |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html |title=The World Factbook: Malawi |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.html |title=The World Factbook: Mali |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mr.html |title=The World Factbook: Mauritania |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html |title=The World Factbook: Mauritius |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mf.html |title=The World Factbook: Mayotte |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html |title=The World Factbook: Morocco |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html |title=The World Factbook: Mozambique |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html |title=The World Factbook: Namibia |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html |title=The World Factbook: Niger |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html |title=The World Factbook: Nigeria |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html |title=The World Factbook: Congo, Republic of the |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rw.html |title=The World Factbook: Rwanda |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sh.html |title=The World Factbook: Saint Helena |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tp.html |title=The World Factbook: Sao Tome and Principe |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sg.html |title=The World Factbook: Senegal |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html |title=The World Factbook: Seychelles |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html |title=The World Factbook: Sierra Leone |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html |title=The World Factbook: Somalia |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html |title=The World Factbook: South Africa |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html |title=The World Factbook: Spain |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-05-16 |date=2008-05-16
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html |title=The World Factbook: Sudan |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wz.html |title=The World Factbook: Swaziland |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html |title=The World Factbook: Tanzania |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html |title=The World Factbook: Togo |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ts.html |title=The World Factbook: Tunisia |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html |title=The World Factbook: Uganda |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html |title=The World Factbook: Zambia |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15
#cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html |title=The World Factbook: Zimbabwe |publisher=CIA Directorate of Intelligence |accessdate=2008-06-12 |date=2008-05-15


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