The following 54 fully recognised countries are all members of the UN, and as of 2015, all other than Central African Republic and Morocco are members of the African Union.
| S.N. | Recognised States in Africa | Capital | Population | Currency | Dialing Code | GDP (PPP) in Millions | Nominal GDP - $ Millions | GDP (PPP) per Capita | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | Algiers | 333,33,267 | Dinar | +213 | $5,70,600 | $1,75,100 | $14,400 | 23,81,740 | 9,19,595 |
| 2 | Angola | Luanda | 169,41,000 | Kwanza | +244 | $1,85,200 | $1,02,000 | $7,600 | 12,46,700 | 4,81,354 |
| 3 | Benin | Porto-Novo | 84,39,000 | CFA franc | +229 | $21,160 | $7,701 | $2,000 | 1,12,622 | 43,484 |
| 4 | Botswana | Gaborone | 18,39,833 | Pula | +267 | $37,160 | $13,090 | $17,700 | 5,81,726 | 2,24,606 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 132,28,000 | CFA franc | +226 | $31,180 | $11,320 | $1,800 | 2,74,000 | 1,05,792 |
| 6 | Burundi | Bujumbura | 75,48,000 | Burundian franc | +257 | $7,883 | $2,970 | $900 | 27,830 | 10,745 |
| 7 | Cameroon | Yaoundé | 177,95,000 | CFA franc | +237 | $72,110 | $28,520 | $3,200 | 4,75,442 | 1,83,569 |
| 8 | Cape Verde | Praia | 4,20,979 | Cape Verdean escudo | +238 | $3,479 | $1,641 | $6,700 | 4,033 | 1,557 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | Bangui | 42,16,666 | CFA franc | +236 | $3,052 | $1,624 | $600 | 6,22,984 | 2,40,535 |
| 10 | Chad | N'Djamena | 101,46,000 | CFA franc | +235 | $32,000 | $11,690 | $2,800 | 12,84,000 | 4,95,755 |
| 11 | Comoros | Moroni | 7,98,000 | Comorian franc | +269 | $1,214 | $589 | $1,600 | 2,235 | 863 |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | 755,07,308 | Congolese franc | +243 | $63,270 | $39,060 | $800 | 23,44,858 | 9,05,355 |
| 13 | Djibouti | Djibouti City | 9,06,000 | Djiboutian franc | +253 | $3,093 | $1,743 | $3,300 | 23,200 | 8,958 |
| 14 | Egypt | Cairo | 845,50,000 | Egyptian pound | +20 | $9,96,000 | $2,86,400 | $11,500 | 10,01,449 | 3,86,662 |
| 15 | Equatoria`l Guinea | Malabo | 5,04,000 | CFA Franc | +240 | $25,940 | $10,030 | $33,300 | 28,051 | 10,831 |
| 16 | Eritrea | Asmara | 58,80,000 | Nakfa | +291 | $7,938 | $4,256 | $1,200 | 1,17,600 | 45,406 |
| 17 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 852,37,338 | Birr | +251 | $1,59,200 | $57,560 | $1,700 | 11,04,300 | 4,26,373 |
| 18 | Gabon | Libreville | 13,84,000 | CFA franc | +241 | $34,410 | $13,800 | $21,700 | 2,67,668 | 1,03,347 |
| 19 | Gambia | Banjul | 15,17,000 | Gambian dalasi | +220 | $3,269 | $761 | $1,700 | 10,380 | 4,008 |
| 20 | Ghana | Accra | 230,00,000 | Ghana cedi | +233 | $1,13,300 | $37,680 | $4,300 | 2,38,534 | 92,098 |
| 21 | Guinea | Conakry | 100,57,975 | CFA Franc | +240 | $15,280 | $6,733 | $1,300 | 2,45,857 | 94,926 |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 15,86,000 | CFA franc | +245 | $2,677 | $1,035 | $1,500 | 36,125 | 13,948 |
| 23 | Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | 176,54,843 | CFA franc | +225 | $78,330 | $31,270 | $3,400 | 3,22,460 | 1,24,503 |
| 24 | Kenya | Nairobi | 347,07,817 | Kenyan shilling | +254 | $1,43,100 | $63,120 | $3,300 | 5,80,367 | 2,24,081 |
| 25 | Lesotho | Maseru | 20,67,000 | Lesotho loti | +266 | $5,777 | $2,035 | $3,000 | 30,355 | 11,720 |
| 26 | Liberia | Monrovia | 41,28,572 | Liberian dollar | +231 | $3,780 | $2,015 | $900 | 1,11,369 | 43,000 |
| 27 | Libya | Tripoli | 60,36,914 | Dinar | +218 | $92,870 | $29,720 | $15,100 | 17,59,540 | 6,79,362 |
| 28 | Madagascar | Antananarivo | 186,06,000 | Malagasy ariary | +261 | $35,560 | $9,514 | $1,500 | 5,87,041 | 2,26,658 |
| 29 | Malawi | Lilongwe | 128,84,000 | Kwacha | +265 | $20,560 | $6,388 | $1,200 | 1,18,484 | 45,747 |
| 30 | Mali | Bamako | 135,18,000 | CFA franc | +223 | $29,150 | $10,950 | $1,800 | 12,40,192 | 4,78,841 |
| 31 | Mauritania | Nouakchott | 30,69,000 | Ouguiya | +222 | $16,430 | $4,677 | $4,500 | 10,30,700 | 3,97,955 |
| 32 | Mauritius | Port Louis | 12,19,220 | Mauritian rupee | +230 | $24,510 | $11,570 | $19,500 | 2,040 | 788 |
| 33 | Morocco | Rabat | 357,57,175 | Moroccan dirham | +212 | $2,74,500 | $1,03,100 | $8,300 | 4,46,550 | 1,72,414 |
| 34 | Mozambique | Maputo | 203,66,795 | Mozambican metical | +258 | $33,730 | $16,990 | $1,300 | 8,01,590 | 3,09,496 |
| 35 | Namibia | Windhoek | 20,31,000 | Namibian dollar | +264 | $24,840 | $12,860 | $11,300 | 8,25,418 | 3,18,696 |
| 36 | Niger | Niamey | 139,57,000 | CFA franc | +227 | $18,960 | $7,119 | $1,100 | 12,67,000 | 4,89,191 |
| 37 | Nigeria | Abuja | 1745,07,539 | Naira | +234 | $11,05,000 | $4,93,000 | $6,400 | 9,23,768 | 3,56,669 |
| 38 | Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | 40,12,809 | CFA franc | +242 | $28,920 | $8,871 | $6,800 | 3,42,000 | 1,32,047 |
| 39 | Rwanda | Kigali | 76,00,000 | Rwandan franc | +250 | $20,320 | $8,468 | $1,800 | 26,798 | 10,347 |
| 40 | São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | 1,83,176 | Dobra | +239 | $663.7 | $326 | $3,400 | 964 | 372 |
| 41 | Senegal | Dakar | 116,58,000 | CFA franc | +221 | $36,300 | $13,990 | $2,500 | 1,96,723 | 75,955 |
| 42 | Seychelles | Victoria | 80,654 | Seychellois rupee | +248 | $2,533 | $1,375 | $27,000 | 451 | 174 |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | Freetown | 61,44,562 | Leone | +232 | $9,833 | $4,266 | $1,600 | 71,740 | 27,699 |
| 44 | Somalia | Mogadishu | 98,32,017 | Somali shilling | +252 | $4,431 | $5,800 | $400 | 6,37,657 | 2,46,201 |
| 45 | South Africa | Bloemfontein(judicial) Cape Town(legislative) and Pretoria(executive) | 529,81,991 | South African rand | +27 | $7,24,000 | $3,17,300 | $13,400 | 12,21,037 | 4,71,445 |
| 46 | South Sudan | Juba | 82,60,490 | South Sudanese pound | +211 | $22,460 | $12,880 | $2,000 | 6,44,329 | 2,48,777 |
| 47 | Sudan | Khartoum | 367,87,012 | Sudanese pound | +249 | $1,67,400 | $84,330 | $4,500 | 18,61,484 | 7,18,723 |
| 48 | Swaziland | Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane(administrative) | 10,32,000 | Lilangeni | +268 | $10,870 | $4,305 | $9,800 | 17,364 | 6,704 |
| 49 | Tanzania | Dodoma | 449,29,002 | Tanzanian shilling | +255 | $1,38,300 | $46,190 | $3,000 | 9,45,203 | 3,64,945 |
| 50 | Togo | Lomé | 71,54,237 | CFA franc | +228 | $10,820 | $4,152 | $1,500 | 56,785 | 21,925 |
| 51 | Tunisia | Tunis | 101,02,000 | Tunisian dinar | +216 | $1,27,200 | $44,270 | $11,600 | 1,63,610 | 63,170 |
| 52 | Uganda | Kampala | 276,16,000 | Ugandan shilling | +256 | $79,750 | $24,940 | $2,100 | 2,36,040 | 91,136 |
| 53 | Zambia | Lusaka | 146,68,000 | Zambian kwacha | +260 | $64,650 | $24,470 | $4,300 | 7,52,614 | 2,90,586 |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | Harare | 130,10,000 | US dollar | +263 | $27,920 | $13,910 | $2,100 | 3,90,757 | 1,50,872 |
The following are countries that have settled themselves in Africa as sovereign countries, but remain partial in official acceptance and are not members of the UN. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic however, is a member of African Union.
| S.N. | Country | Status | Capital | Curremcy | Dialing Code | Population | GDP (PPP) in Millions | GDP Nominal in Millions | GDP per capita | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Claimed as the southernmost provinces of Morocco. Recognized by the African Union and 84 UN members as the representative government of Western Sahara. | El Aaiún(proclaimed) | Algerian dinar, Sahrawi peseta | +212 | 2,66,000 | 2,67,405 | 1,03,246 | |||
| 2 | Somaliland | State within the Federal regions of Somalia.Recognized by no UN member. | Hargeisa | Somaliland shilling | +252 | 40,00,000 | $3,200 | $577 | 1,37,600 | 53,128 |
There are ten non-sovereign territories currently located in Africa.
This list includes territories that are politically administered as external dependencies of other countries.
| S.N. | Dependent Territories in Africa | Status | Capital | Curremcy | Dialing Code | Population | GDP (PPP) in Millions | GDP Nominal in Millions | GDP per capita | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | French overseas territory | Saint-Pierre | Euro | +33, +262 | 140 estimate | 38.6 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | British overseas territory | Jamestown | Saint Helena pound, Pound sterling | +290 | 5661 | $31.10 | $7,800 | 420 | 162 |
This list includes areas that are administered as incorporated parts of a mainly non-African country.
| S.N. | Other Areas in Africa | Status | Capital | Curremcy | Dialing Code | Population | GDP (PPP) in Millions | GDP Nominal in Millions | GDP per capita | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canary Islands | Spanish autonomous community | Santa Cruz and Las Palmas | Euro | +34 | 22,05,247 | $54,737 | $25,512 | 7,447 | 2,875 | |
| 2 | Ceuta | Spanish autonomous city | Ceuta | Euro | +34 952 | 76,861 | $2,194 | $28,372 | 28 | 11 | |
| 3 | Madeira | Portuguese autonomous region | Funchal | Euro | (+351) 291 XXX XXX | 2,67,785 | $5,750 | $23,226 | 828 | 320 | |
| 4 | Mayotte | French overseas department | Mamoudzou | Euro | +262 | 1,86,452 | $2,400 | $10,891 | 374 | 144 | |
| 5 | Melilla | Spanish autonomous city | Melilla | Euro | +34 952 | 72,000 | $2,037 | $26,915 | 20 | 8 | |
| 6 | Plazas de soberanía | Spanish overseas territory | N/A | Euro | +34 | 74 | |||||
| 7 | Réunion | French overseas region | Saint-Denis | Euro | +262 | 7,93,000 | $22,200 | $26,369 | 2,512 | 970 | |
| 8 | Pelagie Islands | Italian territory | Lampedusa e Linosa | Euro | +39 | 6,304 | 21.4 | 8 |
