Below is a list of countries in Africa by area.[1] Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. The largest African country not located in the Arab world is the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in Central Africa, which is also the second largest in the continent. Africa is the second largest continent in the world by area, even though having a slightly smaller population than India. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia being the smallest country on continental Africa.[2]
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| Country | % total |
Africa area in km2 (mi2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Algeria |
7.9% | 2,381,741 (919,595) | [a] |
| 2 |  DR Congo |
7.7% | 2,344,858 (905,355) | |
| 3 |  Sudan |
6.2% | 1,861,484 (718,723) | [b] |
| 4 |  Libya |
5.8% | 1,759,540 (679,360) | |
| 5 |  Chad |
4.2% | 1,284,000 (496,000) | [c] |
| 6 |  Niger |
4.2% | 1,267,000 (489,000) | |
| 7 |  Angola |
4.1% | 1,246,700 (481,400) | [d] |
| 8 |  Mali |
4.1% | 1,240,192 (478,841) | |
| 9 |  South Africa |
4.0% | 1,221,037 (471,445) | [e] |
| 10 |  Ethiopia |
3.6% | 1,104,300 (426,400) | |
| 11 |  Mauritania |
3.4% | 1,030,700 (398,000) | |
| 12 |  Egypt |
3.1% | 1,002,450 (387,050) | [f] |
| 13 |  Tanzania |
3.1% | 945,087 (364,900) | |
| 14 |  Nigeria |
3.1% | 923,768 (356,669) | |
| 15 |  Namibia |
2.7% | 825,615 (318,772) | |
| 16 |  Mozambique |
2.6% | 801,590 (309,500) | |
| 17 |  Zambia |
2.5% | 752,612 (290,585) | |
| 18 |  South Sudan |
2.1% | 644,329 (248,777) | |
| 19 |  Somalia |
2.1% | 637,657 (246,201) | [g] |
| 20 |  Central African Republic |
2.1% | 622,984 (240,535) | |
| 21 |  Madagascar |
1.9% | 587,041 (226,658) | [h] |
| 22 |  Botswana |
1.9% | 581,730 (224,610) | |
| 23 |  Kenya |
1.9% | 580,367 (224,081) | |
| 24 |  Cameroon |
1.6% | 475,442 (183,569) | |
| 25 |  Morocco |
1.5% | 446,550 (172,410) | [i] |
| 26 |  Zimbabwe |
1.3% | 390,757 (150,872) | |
| 27 |  Republic of the Congo |
1.1% | 342,000 (132,000) | |
| 28 |  Ivory Coast |
1.1% | 322,460 (124,500) | |
| 29 |  Burkina Faso |
0.9% | 274,223 (105,878) | |
| 30 |  Gabon |
0.9% | 267,668 (103,347) | |
 Western Sahara |
0.9% | 266,000 (103,000) | [j] | |
| 31 |  Guinea |
0.8% | 245,857 (94,926) | |
| 32 |  Uganda |
0.8% | 241,550 (93,260) | |
| 33 |  Ghana |
0.8% | 238,533 (92,098) | |
| 34 |  Senegal |
0.6% | 196,722 (75,955) | |
| 35 |  Tunisia |
0.5% | 163,610 (63,170) | |
| 36 |  Malawi |
0.4% | 118,484 (45,747) | |
| 37 |  Eritrea |
0.4% | 117,600 (45,400) | |
| 38 |  Benin |
0.4% | 114,763 (44,310) | |
| 39 |  Liberia |
0.4% | 111,369 (43,000) | |
| 40 |  Sierra Leone |
0.2% | 71,740 (27,700) | |
| 41 |  Togo |
0.2% | 56,785 (21,925) | |
| 42 |  Guinea-Bissau |
0.1% | 36,125 (13,948) | |
| 43 |  Lesotho |
0.1% | 30,355 (11,720) | |
| 44 |  Equatorial Guinea |
0.1% | 28,051 (10,831) | [k] |
| 45 |  Burundi |
0.1% | 27,834 (10,747) | |
| 46 |  Rwanda |
0.1% | 26,338 (10,169) | |
| 47 |  Djibouti |
0.1% | 23,200 (9,000) | |
| 48 |  Eswatini |
0.1% | 17,364 (6,704) | [l] |
| 49 |  Gambia |
0.04% | 11,295 (4,361) | [m] |
| 50 |  Cape Verde |
0.01% | 4,033 (1,557) | |
| 51 |  Mauritius |
0.01% | 2,239 (864) | [n] |
| 52 |  Comoros |
0.01% | 2,235 (863) | [o] |
| 53 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
0.003% | 964 (372) | |
| 54 |  Seychelles |
0.001% | 452 (175) | |
| Total | 100% | 30,265,522 km2 (11,685,583 sq mi) |
- ^ Source unless otherwise specified: Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density (PDF) (Report). United Nations Statistics Division. 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023. Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.
- ^ "The 10 Smallest Countries in Africa". WorldAtlas. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Sinai Peninsula". Britannica. Oct 16, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ BBC News: Western Sahara profile
- ^ City Population: Western Sahara (disputed territory)
- ^ "Agalega Islands". Britannica. Dec 28, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "About Saint Brandon Island". Mauritius Attractions. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Glorioso Island". CIA World Factbook. 10 Feb 2005. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Mayotte". CIA World Factbook. 10 Feb 2005. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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