List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa. It includes fully recognised states, states with limited or zero recognition, and dependent territories of both African and non-African states. It lists 56 sovereign states, two non-sovereign territories of non-African sovereign states, and nine sub-national regions of non-African sovereign states. Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer to the African mainland than the European mainland but, politically, are generally considered to be European by convention. Egypt, although extending into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, is considered an African state.
Sovereign states
Recognised sovereign states
The following 54 fully recognised states are all members of the United Nations and the African Union.| Flag | Map | English short, formal names, and ISO | Domestic short and formal name | Capital | Population | Area | Currency |
| Algeria People's Democratic Republic of Algeria DZA | Algiers | Algerian dinar | |||||
| Angola Republic of Angola AGO | Portuguese: Angola—República de Angola | Luanda Portuguese: Luanda | kwanza | ||||
| Benin Republic of Benin BEN | French: Bénin—République du Bénin | Porto-Novo French: Porto-Novo | CFA franc | ||||
| Botswana Republic of Botswana BWA | English: Botswana—Republic of Botswana Tswana: Botswana—Lefatshe la Botswana | Gaborone English: Gaborone Tswana: Gaborone | pula | ||||
| Burkina Faso BFA | Mooré: Burkĩna Faso | Ouagadougou Mooré: Waogdgo | CFA franc | ||||
| Burundi Republic of Burundi BDI | French: Burundi—République du Burundi Kirundi: Burundi—Republika y'u Burundi | Gitega French: Gitega Kirundi: Gitega | Burundi franc | ||||
| Cameroon Republic of Cameroon CMR | English: Cameroon—Republic of Cameroon French: Cameroun—République du Cameroun | Yaoundé English: Yaoundé French: Yaoundé | includes the Cameroonian-administered parts of Southern Cameroons, which is claimed by the Southern Cameroons Peoples Organisation as the Republic of Ambazonia | CFA franc | |||
| Cape Verde Republic of Cabo Verde CPV | Portuguese: Cabo Verde—República de Cabo Verde | Praia Portuguese: Praia | Cape Verdean escudo | ||||
| Central African Republic CAF | Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka French: République centrafricaine | Bangui Sango: Bangî French: Bangui | CFA franc | ||||
| Chad Republic of Chad TCD | French: Tchad—République du Tchad | N'Djamena French: N'Djaména | CFA franc | ||||
| Comoros Union of the Comoros COM | Comorian: Komori—Udzima wa Komori French: Comores—Union des Comores | Moroni French: Moroni | Comorian franc | ||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo COD | French: République démocratique du Congo | Kinshasa French: Kinshasa | Congolese franc | ||||
| Republic of the Congo COG | French: République du Congo | Brazzaville French: Brazzaville | CFA franc | ||||
| Djibouti Republic of Djibouti DJI | French: Djibouti—République de Djibouti | Djibouti Arabic: مدينة جيبوتي French: Ville de Djibouti | Djibouti franc | ||||
| Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt EGY | Cairo Arabic: القاهرة | Egyptian pound | |||||
| Equatorial Guinea Republic of Equatorial Guinea GNQ | Spanish: Guinea Ecuatorial—República de Guinea Ecuatorial French: Guinée équatoriale—République de Guinée équatoriale Portuguese: Guiné Equatorial—República da Guiné Equatorial | Malabo Spanish: Malabo French: Malabo Portuguese: Malabo | CFA franc | ||||
| Eritrea State of Eritrea ERI | English: Eritrea—State of Eritrea Tigrinya: ኤርትራ—ሃገረ ኤርትራ | Asmara Arabic: أسمرة English: Asmara Tigrinya: ኣስመራ | nakfa | ||||
| Eswatini Kingdom of Eswatini SWZ | English: Eswatini—Kingdom of Eswatini Swazi: eSwatini—Umbuso weSwatini | Lobamba Mbabane English: Lobamba, Mbabane Swazi: Lobamba, ÉMbábáne | lilangeni | ||||
| Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ETH | Amharic: Iትዮጵያ—የIትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ | Addis Ababa Amharic: አዲስ አበባ | Ethiopian birr | ||||
| Gabon Gabonese Republic GAB | French: Gabon—République gabonaise | Libreville French: Libreville | CFA franc | ||||
| The Gambia Republic of the Gambia GMB | English: The Gambia—Republic of the Gambia | Banjul English: Banjul | Gambian dalasi | ||||
| Ghana Republic of Ghana GHA | English: Ghana—Republic of Ghana | Accra English: Accra | Ghana cedi | ||||
| Guinea Republic of Guinea GIN | French: Guinée—République de Guinée | Conakry French: Conakry | Guinean franc | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau Republic of Guinea-Bissau GNB | Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau—República da Guiné-Bissau | Bissau Portuguese: Bissau | CFA franc | ||||
| Ivory Coast Republic of Côte d'Ivoire CIV | French: Côte d'Ivoire—République de Côte d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukro French: Yamoussoukro | CFA franc | ||||
| Kenya Republic of Kenya KEN | English: Kenya—Republic of Kenya Swahili: Kenya—Jamhuri ya Kenya | Nairobi English: Nairobi Swahili: Nairobi | Kenyan shilling | ||||
| Lesotho Kingdom of Lesotho LSO | English: Lesotho—Kingdom of Lesotho Sotho: Lesotho—Muso oa Lesotho | Maseru English: Maseru Sotho: Maseru | loti | ||||
| Liberia Republic of Liberia LBR | English: Liberia—Republic of Liberia | Monrovia English: Monrovia | Liberian dollar | ||||
| Libya State of Libya LBY | Berber: ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ | Tripoli Arabic: طرابلس Berber: ⵟⵔⴰⴱⵍⴻⵙ | Libyan dinar | ||||
| Madagascar Republic of Madagascar MDG | French: Madagascar—République de Madagascar Malagasy: Madagasikara—Repoblikan'i Madagasikara | Antananarivo French: Antananarivo Malagasy: Antananarivo | ariary | ||||
| Malawi Republic of Malawi MWI | Chichewa: Malaŵi—Dziko la Malaŵi English: Malawi—Republic of Malawi | Lilongwe Chichewa: Lilongwe English: Lilongwe | Malawian kwacha | ||||
| Mali Republic of Mali MLI | French: Mali—République du Mali | Bamako French: Bamako | CFA franc | ||||
| Mauritania Islamic Republic of Mauritania MRT | Nouakchott Arabic: نواكشوط | ouguiya | |||||
| Mauritius Republic of Mauritius MUS | English: Mauritius—Republic of Mauritius French: Maurice—République de Maurice Mauritian Creole: Moris—Repiblik Moris | Port Louis English: Port Louis French: Port-Louis Mauritian Creole: Porlwi | Mauritian rupee | ||||
| Morocco Kingdom of Morocco MAR | Berber: ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ—ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ | Rabat Arabic: الرباط Berber: ⴰⵕⴱⴰⵟ | excludes all disputed territories includes the Moroccan-administered parts of Western Sahara, which is claimed by the Polisario Front as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Moroccan dirham | |||
| Mozambique Republic of Mozambique MOZ | Portuguese: Moçambique—República de Moçambique | Maputo Portuguese: Maputo | metical | ||||
| Namibia Republic of Namibia NAM | English: Namibia—Republic of Namibia | Windhoek English: Windhoek | Namibian dollar | ||||
| Niger Republic of the Niger NER | Hausa: Nijar–Jamhuriyar Nijar | Niamey Hausa: Yamai | CFA franc | ||||
| Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria NGA | English: Nigeria—Federal Republic of Nigeria | Abuja English: Abuja | naira | ||||
| Rwanda Republic of Rwanda RWA | English: Rwanda—Republic of Rwanda French: Rwanda—République du Rwanda Kinyarwanda: Rwanda—Repubulika y'u Rwanda | Kigali English: Kigali French: Kigali Kinyarwanda: Kigali | Rwandese franc | ||||
| São Tomé and Príncipe Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe STP | Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe—República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe | São Tomé Portuguese: São Tomé | Dobra | ||||
| Senegal Republic of Senegal SEN | French: Sénégal—République du Sénégal | Dakar French: Dakar | CFA franc | ||||
| Seychelles Republic of Seychelles SYC | English: Seychelles—Republic of Seychelles French: Seychelles—République des Seychelles Seychellois Creole: Sesel—Repiblik Sesel | Victoria English: Victoria French: Victoria Seychellois Creole: Victoria | Seychelles rupee | ||||
| Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone SLE | English: Sierra Leone—Republic of Sierra Leone | Freetown English: Freetown | leone | ||||
| Somalia Federal Republic of Somalia SOM | Somali: Soomaaliya—Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya | Mogadishu Arabic: مقديشو Somali: Muqdisho | Somali shilling | ||||
| South Africa Republic of South Africa ZAF | Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika—Republiek van Suid-Afrika | Bloemfontein, Cape Town, and Pretoria | rand | ||||
| South Sudan Republic of South Sudan SSD | English: South Sudan—Republic of South Sudan | Juba English: Juba | South Sudanese pound | ||||
| Sudan Republic of the Sudan SDN | English: Sudan—Republic of the Sudan | Khartoum Arabic: الخرطوم English: Khartoum | Sudanese pound | ||||
| Tanzania United Republic of Tanzania TZA | English: Tanzania—United Republic of Tanzania Swahili: Tanzania—Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania | Dodoma Dar es Salaam English: Dodoma Swahili: Dodoma | Tanzanian shilling | ||||
| Togo Togolese Republic TGO | French: Togo—République Togolaise | Lomé French: Lomé | CFA franc | ||||
| Tunisia Republic of Tunisia TUN | Tunis Arabic: تونس | Tunisian dinar | |||||
| Uganda Republic of Uganda UGA | English: Uganda—Republic of Uganda Swahili: Uganda—Jamhuri ya Uganda | Kampala English: Kampala Swahili: Kampala | Ugandan shilling | ||||
| Zambia Republic of Zambia ZMB | English: Zambia—Republic of Zambia | Lusaka English: Lusaka | Zambian kwacha | ||||
| Zimbabwe Republic of Zimbabwe ZWE | English: Zimbabwe—Republic of Zimbabwe | Harare English: Harare | Zimbabwe dollar |