African countries: Learn the names

Learn the names, capitals, codes, regions and continents of all 54 African countries. See a map and a list of the countries in Africa, as well as some facts and figures about the continent. Discover all countries in Africa, their locations on the African countries map, and what makes Africa unique. Your ultimate resource for Africa map countries and more! All 54 independent countries of Africa in alphabetical order, from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Always up-to-date and accurate information. Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [9] With nearly 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population. 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 ...