{"id":1891,"date":"2017-06-28T22:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T16:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2021-03-11T05:36:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T09:36:15","slug":"how-many-countries-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/how-many-countries-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"How many countries are there in Africa?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Africa is the second largest and the second most populous continent in the world. The continent is rich in mineral resources, yet the economy of numerous countries in Africa still dwindles. There are 54 countries, and below is the list :<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>\nCapital city<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Algeria<\/td>\nAlgiers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angola<\/td>\nLuanda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benin<\/td>\nPorto-Novo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botswana<\/td>\nGaborone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burkina Faso<\/td>\nOuagadougou<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burundi<\/td>\nBujumbura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cape Verde<\/td>\nPraia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/td>\nYaounde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central African Republic<\/td>\nBangui<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chad<\/td>\nN’Djamena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comoros<\/td>\nMoroni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/td>\nKinshasa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Republic of the Congo<\/td>\nBrazzaville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cote d’Ivoire<\/td>\nYamoussoukro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Djibouti<\/td>\nDjibouti (city)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egypt<\/td>\nCairo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equatorial Guinea<\/td>\nMalabo (de jure)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Oyala (seat of government)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eritrea<\/td>\nAsmara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ethiopia<\/td>\nAddis Ababa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gabon<\/td>\nLibreville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gambia<\/td>\nBanjul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghana<\/td>\nAccra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guinea<\/td>\nConakry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guinea-Bissau<\/td>\nBissau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/td>\nNairobi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lesotho<\/td>\nMaseru<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberia<\/td>\nMonrovia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Libya<\/td>\nTripoli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Madagascar<\/td>\nAntananarivo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malawi<\/td>\nLilongwe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mali<\/td>\nBamako<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritania<\/td>\nNouakchott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritius<\/td>\nPort Louis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morocco<\/td>\nRabat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mozambique<\/td>\nMaputo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Namibia<\/td>\nWindhoek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Niger<\/td>\nNiamey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/td>\nAbuja<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rwanda<\/td>\nKigali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sao Tome and Principe<\/td>\nS\u00e3o Tom\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senegal<\/td>\nDakar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seychelles<\/td>\nVictoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sierra Leone<\/td>\nFreetown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somalia<\/td>\nMogadishu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/td>\nPretoria (administrative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cape Town (legislative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Bloemfontein (judicial)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Sudan<\/td>\nJuba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sudan<\/td>\nKhartoum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swaziland<\/td>\nMbabane (administrative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lobamba (legislative, royal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tanzania<\/td>\nDodoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Togo<\/td>\nLom\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tunisia<\/td>\nTunis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uganda<\/td>\nKampala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zambia<\/td>\nLusaka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zimbabwe<\/td>\nHarare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Africa is home to some of the oldest and most colorful civilizations known to mankind. Here are some interesting facts about Africa \u2013<\/p>\n