Africa Map with Countries and Capitals

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Africa Map with Capital Cities

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Africa in Our World Atlas

Want to learn about all the countries in Africa? If you do, you should check out our world atlas.

It divides Africa into eastern, middle, northern, southern, and western Africa. Most African maps in our atlas include a political, satellite, and administration map.

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Countries in Africa

According to the United Nations, Africa has 54 countries. Here’s a bit of background of the continent of Africa that lists each country in a table. We also include the country’s location on the mainland of Africa.

Country	Description
Algeria	North Africa, Mediterranean coastline.
Angola	Southern Africa, Atlantic Ocean coast.
Benin	West Africa, Gulf of Guinea.
Botswana	Southern Africa, landlocked.
Burkina Faso	West Africa, inland.
Burundi	East Africa, Great Rift Valley.
Cabo Verde	West Africa, Atlantic island chain.
Cameroon	Central Africa, Gulf of Guinea.
Central African Rep.	Central Africa, landlocked.
Chad	Central Africa, Sahara Desert.
Comoros	Indian Ocean, off East Africa.
Congo (Brazzaville)	Central Africa, Congo River basin.
Congo (Kinshasa)	Central Africa, Congo River basin.
Cote d’Ivoire	West Africa, Gulf of Guinea.
Djibouti	East Africa, Red Sea coastline.
Egypt	North Africa, Nile River valley.
Equatorial Guinea	Central Africa, Gulf of Guinea.
Eritrea	East Africa, Red Sea coastline.
Eswatini	Southern Africa, landlocked.
Ethiopia	East Africa, Great Rift Valley.
Gabon	Central Africa, Gulf of Guinea.
Gambia	West Africa, Atlantic Ocean coast.
Ghana	West Africa, Gulf of Guinea.
Guinea	West Africa, Atlantic Ocean coast.
Guinea-Bissau	West Africa, Atlantic Ocean coast.
Kenya	East Africa, Great Rift Valley.
Lesotho	Southern Africa, landlocked.
Liberia	West Africa, Atlantic Ocean coast.
Libya	North Africa, Sahara Desert.
Madagascar	Indian Ocean, off Southeast Africa.
Malawi	East Africa, landlocked.
Mali	West Africa, Sahara Desert.
Mauritania	West Africa, Sahara Desert.
Mauritius	Indian Ocean, off East Africa.
Morocco	North Africa, Atlantic Ocean coast.
Mozambique	Southeast Africa, Indian Ocean coast.
Namibia	Southern Africa, Atlantic Ocean coast.
Niger	West Africa, Sahara Desert.
Nigeria	West Africa, Gulf of Guinea.
Rwanda	East Africa, Great Rift Valley.
Sao Tome and Principe	Gulf of Guinea, off West Central Africa.
Senegal	West Africa, Atlantic Ocean coast.
Seychelles	Indian Ocean, off East Africa.
Sierra Leone	West Africa, Atlantic Ocean coast.
Somalia	East Africa, Horn of Africa.
South Africa	Southern Africa, Indian and Atlantic.
South Sudan	East Africa, landlocked.
Sudan	East Africa, Nile River valley.
Tanzania	East Africa, Great Rift Valley.
Togo	West Africa, Gulf of Guinea.
Tunisia	North Africa, Mediterranean coastline.
Uganda	East Africa, Great Rift Valley.
Zambia	Southern Africa, landlocked.
Zimbabwe	Southern Africa, landlocked.

Disputed Territories

There are several disputed territories in Africa. Some notable examples include Western Sahara, Abyei, and the border areas between Sudan and South Sudan.

Disputed Territory	Description
Western Sahara	Located in North Africa, bordered by Morocco and Mauritania, along the Atlantic coastline.
Abyei	Abyei is a region situated on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, in East Africa.
Sudan and South Sudan	These border areas are located in East Africa, marking the boundary between Sudan and South Sudan.

Atlas of Africa

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