List of African countries by area
Appearance
Below is a list of all countries in Africa, in order of geographical area. Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since 2011, At the time of the division of Sudan. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with the Gambia being the smallest in continental Africa.[1]
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Rank | Country[2][3][4] | Area[a][b][5] | Notes |
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2,381,741 km2 (919,595 sq mi) | Algeria’s land has only 20% inhabitable while 4/5 of the land (1,905,932 km2) is uninhabitable because of the Sahara Desert. |
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2,344,858 km2 (905,355 sq mi) | |
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1,861,484 km2 (718,723 sq mi) | Sudan, with an area of 2,505,813km² (967,500 sq mi), was formerly the largest country in Africa, until South Sudan formally split from it in 2011. |
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1,759,540 km2 (679,362 sq mi) | |
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1,284,000 km2 (495,755 sq mi) | Chad is the largest landlocked country in Africa |
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1,267,000 km2 (489,191 sq mi) | |
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1,246,700 km2 (481,354 sq mi) | |
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1,240,192 km2 (478,841 sq mi) | |
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1,221,037 km2 (471,445 sq mi) | |
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1,104,300 km2 (426,373 sq mi) | Ethiopia is the largest landlocked country in population. |
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1,030,700 km2 (397,955 sq mi) | |
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1,001,449 km2 (386,662 sq mi) [African portion] | 1,010,408 km2 (390,121 sq mi) total country area [including Sinai, which is commonly regarded as part of Asia] |
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945,203 km2 (364,945 sq mi) | |
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923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi) | While Nigeria is the 14th largest country, it is the largest country in Africa in terms of population. |
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825,418 km2 (318,696 sq mi) | |
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801,590 km2 (309,496 sq mi) | |
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752,614 km2 (290,586 sq mi) | |
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644,329 km2 (248,777 sq mi) | |
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637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi) | 461,537 km2) if we exclude Somaliland. |
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622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi) | |
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587,041 km2 (226,658 sq mi) | |
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581,726 km2 (224,606 sq mi) | |
23 | ![]() |
580,367 km2 (224,081 sq mi) | |
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475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) | |
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446,550 km2 (172,414 sq mi) | |
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390,757 km2 (150,872 sq mi) | |
27 | ![]() |
342,000 km2 (132,047 sq mi) | |
28 | ![]() |
322,460 km2 (124,503 sq mi) | |
29 | ![]() |
274,000 km2 (105,792 sq mi) | |
30 | ![]() |
266,000 km2 (102,703 sq mi) | |
31 | ![]() |
267,668 km2 (103,347 sq mi) | |
32 | ![]() |
245,857 km2 (94,926 sq mi) | |
33 | ![]() |
238,534 km2 (92,098 sq mi) | |
34 | ![]() |
236,040 km2 (91,136 sq mi) | |
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196,723 km2 (75,955 sq mi) | |
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163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi) | |
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118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) | |
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117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) | |
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112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi) | |
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111,369 km2 (43,000 sq mi) | |
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71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi) | |
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56,785 km2 (21,925 sq mi) | |
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36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) | |
44 | ![]() |
30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi) | |
45 | ![]() |
28,051 km2 (10,831 sq mi) | |
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27,830 km2 (10,745 sq mi) | |
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26,798 km2 (10,347 sq mi) | |
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23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi) | |
49 | ![]() |
17,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi) | |
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10,380 km2 (4,008 sq mi) | |
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4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi) | |
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2,235 km2 (863 sq mi) | 1,659 km2 excluding the disputed island of Mayotte, an overseas department of France |
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2,040 km2 (788 sq mi) | |
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964 km2 (372 sq mi) | |
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451 km2 (174 sq mi) | |
Total | 30,365,000 km2 (11,723,992 sq mi) |
- Notes
- ^ Excluding Asian section.
See also
- List of African countries by population
- List of Asian countries by area
- List of European countries by area
- List of North American countries by area
- List of Oceanian countries by area
- List of South American countries by area
References
- ^ "The 10 Smallest Countries in Africa". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Field Listing :: Names". CIA. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "UNGEGN List of Country Names" (PDF). United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "List of countries, territories and currencies". Europa. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Field Listing :: Area". CIA. Retrieved 7 August 2011.