| Map | Names | Domestic names | Capital | Population | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Algeria People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria | Arabic: الجزائر — الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية (al-Jazāʼir—al-Jumhūriyya al-Jazāʾiriyya d-Dimuqrāṭiyya al-Šaʾbiyya) | Algiers Arabic: الجزائر (al-Jazā’er) | 41,318,000 | 2,381,740 km2 (919,595 sq mi) |
 |  | Angola Republic of Angola | Portuguese: Angola—República de Angola | Luanda Portuguese: Luanda | 27,184,193 | 1,246,700 km2 481,354 sq mi) |
 |  | Benin Republic of Benin | French: Bénin—République du Bénin | Porto-Novo French: Porto-Novo | 11,175,000 | 112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi) |
 |  | Botswana Republic of Botswana | English: Botswana—Republic of Botswana Tswana: Botswana—Lefatshe la Botswana | Gaborone English: Gaborone Tswana: Gaborone | 2,291,661 | 581,726 km2 (224,606 sq mi) |
 |  | Burkina Faso | French: Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou French: Ouagadougou | 19,193,382 | 274,000 km2 (105,792 sq mi) |
 |  | Burundi Republic of Burundi | Kirundi: Burundi—Republika y’u Burundi French: Burundi—République du Burundi | Bujumbura Kirundi: Bujumbura French: Bujumbura | 10,864,245 | 27,830 km2 (10,745 sq mi) |
 |  | Cameroon Republic of Cameroon | English: Cameroon—Republic of Cameroon French: Cameroun—République du Cameroun | Yaoundé English: Yaoundé French: Yaoundé | 24,053,727 | 475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) |
 |  | Cape Verde Republic of Cabo Verde | Portuguese: Cabo Verde—República de Cabo Verde | Praia Portuguese: Praia | 546,388 | 4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi) |
 |  | Central African Republic* | Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka French: République centrafricaine | Bangui French: Bangui | 4,659,080 | 622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi) |
 |  | Chad Republic of Chad | Arabic: تشاد — جمهورية تشاد (Tšād—Jumhūriyyat Tšād) French: Tchad—République du Tchad | N’Djamena Arabic: نجامينا (Nijāmīnā) French: Ndjamena | 14,899,994 | 1,284,000 km2 (495,755 sq mi) |
 |  | Comoros Union of the Comoros | Arabic: جزر القمر — جمهورية القمر المتحدة (Juzur al-Qamar—Jumhūriyyat al-Qamar al-Muttaḥida) Comorian: Komori—Udzima wa Komori French: Comores—Union des Comores | Moroni Arabic: موروني (Mūrūnī) French: Moroni | 813,912 | 2,235 km2 (863 sq mi) |
 |  | Democratic Republic of the Congo | French: République démocratique du Congo | Kinshasa French: Kinshasa | 81,399,988 | 2,344,858 km2 905,355 sq mi) |
 |  | Republic of the Congo | French: République du Congo | Brazzaville French: Brazzaville | 5,260,750 | 342,000 km2 (132,047 sq mi) |
 |  | Djibouti Republic of Djibouti | Arabic: جيبوتي — جمهورية جيبوتي (Jibūti—Jumhūrīyat Jibūti) French: Djibouti—République de Djibouti | Djibouti City Arabic: مدينة جيبوتي (Jibūti Madīna) French: Ville de Djibouti | 956,985 | 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi) |
 |  | Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt[n 4] | Arabic: مصر — جمهورية مصر العربية (Miṣr—Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyya) | Cairo Arabic: القاهرة (al-Qāhirah) | 97,553,151 | 1,001,449 km2 (386,662 sq mi) |
 |  | Equatorial Guinea Republic of Equatorial Guinea | French: Guinée équatoriale—République de Guinée équatoriale Portuguese: Guiné Equatorial—República da Guiné Equatorial Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial—República de Guinea Ecuatorial | Malabo[n 5] French: Malabo Portuguese: Malabo Spanish: Malabo | 1,267,689 | 28,051 km2 (10,831 sq mi) |
 |  | Eritrea State of Eritrea | Arabic: إرتريا — دولة إرتريا (ʾIritriyā—Dawlat ʾIritriyā) English: Eritrea—State of Eritrea Tigrinya: ኤርትራ — ሃገረ ኤርትራ (ʾErtra—Hagere ʾErtra) | Asmara Arabic: أسمرة (ʾAsmara) Tigrinya: ኣስመራ(Asmera) | 5,068,831 | 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) |
 |  | Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | Amharic: Iትዮጵያ — የIትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ (Ītyōṗṗyā—Ītyōṗṗyā Fēdēralāwī Dēmōkrāsīyāwī Rīpeblīk) | Addis Ababa Amharic: አዲስ አበባ (Addis Abäba) | 104,957,438 | 1,104,300 km2 (426,373 sq mi) |
 |  | Gabon Gabonese Republic | French: Gabon—République gabonaise | Libreville French: Libreville | 2,025,137 | 267,668 km2 (103,347 sq mi) |
 |  | Gambia Republic of the Gambia | English: Gambia—Republic of the Gambia | Banjul English: Banjul | 2,100,568 | 10,380 km2 (4,008 sq mi) |
 |  | Ghana Republic of Ghana | English: Ghana—Republic of Ghana | Accra English: Accra | 28,833,629 | 238,534 km2 (92,098 sq mi) |
 |  | Guinea Republic of Guinea | French: Guinée—République de Guinée | Conakry French: Conakry | 12,717,176 | 245,857 km2 (94,926 sq mi) |
 |  | Guinea-Bissau Republic of Guinea-Bissau | Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau—República da Guiné-Bissau | Bissau Portuguese: Bissau | 1,861,283 | 36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) |
 |  | Ivory Coast Republic of Côte d’Ivoire | French: Côte d’Ivoire—République de Côte d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro French: Yamoussoukro | 24,294,750 | 322,460 km2 (124,503 sq mi) |
 |  | Kenya Republic of Kenya | English: Kenya—Republic of Kenya Swahili: Kenya—Jamhuri ya Kenya | Nairobi English: Nairobi Swahili: Nairobi | 98,699,862 | 580,367 km2 (224,081 sq mi) |
 |  | Lesotho Kingdom of Lesotho | English: Lesotho—Kingdom of Lesotho Sotho: Lesotho—Muso oa Lesotho | Maseru English: Maseru Sotho: Maseru | 2,233,339 | 30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi) |
 |  | Liberia Republic of Liberia | English: Liberia—Republic of Liberia | Monrovia English: Monrovia | 4,731,906 | 111,369 km2 (43,000 sq mi) |
 |  | Libya State of Libya | Arabic: ليبيا (Lībiyā) Berber: ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ (Libya) | Tripoli Arabic: طرابلس (Ṭarābulus) Berber: ⵟⵔⴰⴱⵍⴻⵙ (Ṭrables) | 6,374,616 | 1,759,540 km2 (679,362 sq mi) |
 |  | Madagascar Republic of Madagascar | French: Madagascar—République de Madagascar Malagasy: Repoblikan’i Madagasikara | Antananarivo French: Antananarivo Malagasy: Antananarivo | 25,570,895 | 587,041 km2 (226,658 sq mi) |
 |  | Malawi Republic of Malawi | Chichewa: Malaŵi—Dziko la Malaŵi English: Malawi—Republic of Malawi | Lilongwe Chichewa: Lilongwe English: Lilongwe | 18,622,104 | 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) |
 |  | Mali Republic of Mali | French: Mali—République du Mali | Bamako French: Bamako | 18,541,980 | 1,240,192 km2 (478,841 sq mi) |
 |  | Mauritania Islamic Republic of Mauritania | Arabic: موريتانيا — الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية (Mūrītānīyya—al-Jumhūriyya al-ʾIslāmiyya al-Mūrītānīyya) | Nouakchott Arabic: نواكشوط (Nuwākshūṭ) | 4,420,184 | 1,030,700 km2 (397,955 sq mi) |
 |  | Mauritius Republic of Mauritius | English: Mauritius—Republic of Mauritius French: Maurice—République de Maurice Mauritian Creole Moris—Republik Moris | Port Louis English: Port Louis French: Port-Louis Mauritian Creole: Port Louis | 1,265,138 | 2,040 km2 (788 sq mi) |
 |  | Morocco Kingdom of Morocco | Arabic : المغرب — المملكة المغربية (al-Maḡrib—al-Mamlaka al-Maḡribiyya) Berber: ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ (Tageldit n-Elmaġrib) | Rabat Arabic: الرباط (ar-Ribaaṭ) Berber: ⴰⵕⴱⴰⵟ (Aṛbaṭ) | 35,739,580 | 446,550 km2 (172,414 sq mi) |
 |  | Mozambique Republic of Mozambique | Portuguese: Moçambique—República de Moçambique | Maputo Portuguese: Maputo | 29,668,834 | 801,590 km2 (309,496 sq mi) |
 |  | Namibia Republic of Namibia | English: Namibia—Republic of Namibia | Windhoek English: Windhoek | 2,533,794 | 825,418 km2 (318,696 sq mi) |
 |  | Niger Republic of Niger | French: Niger—République du Niger | Niamey French: Niamey | 21,477,348 | 1,267,000 km2 (489,191 sq mi) |
 |  | Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria | English: Nigeria—Federal Republic of Nigeria | Abuja English: Abuja | 190,866,311 | 923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi) |
 |  | Rwanda Republic of Rwanda | English: Rwanda—Republic of Rwanda French: Rwanda—République du Rwanda Kinyarwanda Rwanda—Repubulika y’u Rwanda | Kigali English: Kigali French: Kigali KinyarwandaKigali | 12,208,407 | 26,798 km2 (10,347 sq mi) |
 |  | São Tomé and Príncipe Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe | Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe—República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe | São Tomé Portuguese: São Tomé | 204,327 | 964 km2 (372 sq mi) |
 |  | Senegal Republic of Senegal | French: Sénégal—République du Sénégal | Dakar French: Dakar | 15,850,567 | 196,723 km2 (75,955 sq mi) |
 |  | Seychelles Republic of Seychelles | English: Seychelles—Republic of Seychelles French: Seychelles—République des Seychelles Seychellois Creole: Sesel— Repiblik Sesel | Victoria English: Victoria French: Victoria Seychellois Creole: Victoria | 94,737 | 451 km2 (174 sq mi) |
 |  | Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone | English: Sierra Leone—Republic of Sierra Leone | Freetown English: Freetown | 7,557,212 | 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi) |
 |  | Somalia Federal Republic of Somalia | Arabic: الصومال — جمهورية الصومال الديموقراطية (Aṣ-Ṣomāl—Jumhūriyya aṣ-Ṣomāl al-Fidrāliyya) Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya | Mogadishu Arabic: مقديشو (Maqadīshū) | 14,742,523 | 637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi) |
 |  | South Africa Republic of South Africa | Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika—Republiek van Suid-Afrika 10 other official names[show] | Bloemfontein(judicial), Cape Town(legislative), and Pretoria(executive) | 56,717,156 | 1,221,037 km2 (471,445 sq mi) |
 |  | South Sudan Republic of South Sudan | English: South Sudan—Republic of South Sudan | Juba English: Juba | 12,575,714 | 644,329 km2 (248,777 sq mi) |
 |  | Sudan Republic of Sudan | Arabic: السودان — جمهورية السودان (As-Sūdān—Jumhūriyya as-Sūdān) English: Republic of the Sudan | Khartoum Arabic: الخرطوم(al-Kharṭūm) | 40,533,330 | 1,861,484 km2 (718,723 sq mi) |
 | Eswatini formerly Swaziland Kingdom of Eswatini | English: Swaziland—Kingdom of Swaziland Swazi: eSwatini—Umbuso weSwatini | Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane(administrative)English: Lobamba, MbabaneSwazi: Lobamba, ÉMbábáne | 1,367,254 | 17,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi) | |
 |  | Tanzania United Republic of Tanzania | English: Tanzania—United Republic of Tanzania Swahili: Tanzania—Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania | Dodoma English: Dodoma Swahili: Dodoma | 57,310,019 | 945,203 km2 (364,945 sq mi) |
 |  | Togo Togolese Republic | French: Togo—République Togolaise | Lomé French: Lomé | 7,797,694 | 56,785 km2 (21,925 sq mi) |
 |  | Tunisia Tunisian Republic | Arabic: تونس — الجمهورية التونسية (Tūnis—al-Jumhūriyya at-Tūnisīyya) | Tunis Arabic: تونس (Tūnis) | 11,532,127 | 163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi) |
 |  | Uganda Republic of Uganda | English: Uganda—Republic of Uganda Swahili: Uganda—Jamhuri ya Uganda | Kampala English: Kampala Swahili: Kampala | 42,862,958 | 236,040 km2 (91,136 sq mi) |
 |  | Zambia Republic of Zambia | English: Zambia—Republic of Zambia | Lusaka English: Lusaka | 17,094,130 | 752,614 km2 (290,586 sq mi) |
 |  | Zimbabwe Republic of Zimbabwe | English: Zimbabwe—Republic of Zimbabwe | Harare English: Harare | 16,529,904 | 390,757 km2 (150,872 sq mi) |
| Status | Population | Area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Sahrawi Republic Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Claimed as the southernmost provinces of Morocco. Recognized by the African Union and 47 UN members as the representative government of Western Sahara. | Arabic: الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية (al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah aṣ-Ṣaḥrāwīyah ad-Dīmuqrāṭīyah) Spanish: República Árabe Saharaui Democrática | El Aaiún(proclaimed)[n 8] Arabic: العيون (al-ʿuyūn) Spanish: El Aaiún | 266,000 | 267,405 km2 (103,246 sq mi) |
 |  | Somaliland Republic of Somaliland | State within the Federal regions of Somalia. Recognized by no UN member.[ | Arabic: جمهورية أرض الصومال — أرض الصومال (Jumhūrīyat Arḍ aṣ-Ṣūmāl) Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland | Hargeisa Arabic: هرجيسا Somali: Hargeysa | 4,000,000 | 137,600 km2 (53,128 sq mi) |