Africa is the world’s second-largest continent, covering about 30 million square kilometres and home to more than 1.4 billion people. Its 54 countries are grouped by the United Nations into five regions: Northern Africa, Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa (also known as Central Africa), and Southern Africa. The land ranges from the hot Sahara Desert in the north to thick rainforests near the equator, with broad savannas and high mountains farther south. Africa also holds the Nile, the longest river on Earth, and Mount Kilimanjaro, its highest peak. People across the continent speak hundreds of languages—such as Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, and French
Northern Africa
Western Africa
Benin, Africa
Burkina Faso, Africa
Equatorial Guinea, Africa
The Gambia, Africa
Ghana, Africa
Guinea, Africa
Guinea-Bissau, Africa
Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire), Africa
Liberia, Africa
Mali, Africa
Mauritania, Africa
Niger, Africa
Nigeria, Africa
Saint Helena, Africa
Senegal, Africa
Sierra Leone, Africa
Somalia, Africa
Togo, Africa
Eastern Africa
Burundi, Africa
Comoros, Africa
Djibouti, Africa
Eritrea, Africa
Ethiopia, Africa
Kenya, Africa
Madagascar, Africa
Malawi, Africa
Mauritius, Africa
Mayotte, Africa
Mozambique, Africa
Reunion, Africa
Rwanda, Africa
Seychelles, Africa
South Sudan, Africa
Sudan, Africa
Tanzania, Africa
Uganda, Africa
Zambia, Africa
Zimbabwe, Africa
Central Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana, Africa
Eswatini (Swaziland), Africa
Lesotho, Africa
Namibia, Africa
South Africa, Africa
South Africa has 3 capitals, Pretoria is the executive capital; Cape Town is the legislative capital; Bloemfontein is the judicial capital