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List of African countries by area
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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. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia being the smallest country on continental Africa.[2]
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More information Country, % total ...
Country | % total | Africa area in km2 (mi2) | ||
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1 | ![]() | 7.9% | 2,381,741 (919,595) | [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | ![]() | 7.7% | 2,344,858 (905,355) | |
3 | ![]() | 6.2% | 1,861,484 (718,723) | [lower-alpha 2] |
4 | ![]() | 5.8% | 1,759,540 (679,360) | |
5 | ![]() | 4.2% | 1,284,000 (496,000) | [lower-alpha 3] |
6 | ![]() | 4.2% | 1,267,000 (489,000) | |
7 | ![]() | 4.1% | 1,246,700 (481,400) | [lower-alpha 4] |
8 | ![]() | 4.1% | 1,240,192 (478,841) | |
9 | ![]() | 4.0% | 1,221,037 (471,445) | [lower-alpha 5] |
10 | ![]() | 3.6% | 1,104,300 (426,400) | |
11 | ![]() | 3.4% | 1,030,700 (398,000) | |
12 | ![]() | 3.1% | 945,203 (364,945) | [lower-alpha 6] |
13 | ![]() | 3.1% | 941,450 (363,500) | [lower-alpha 7] |
14 | ![]() | 3.1% | 923,768 (356,669) | |
15 | ![]() | 2.7% | 825,615 (318,772) | |
16 | ![]() | 2.6% | 801,590 (309,500) | |
17 | ![]() | 2.5% | 752,612 (290,585) | |
18 | ![]() | 2.1% | 644,329 (248,777) | |
19 | ![]() | 2.1% | 637,657 (246,201) | [lower-alpha 8] |
20 | ![]() | 2.1% | 622,984 (240,535) | |
21 | ![]() | 1.9% | 587,041 (226,658) | [lower-alpha 9] |
22 | ![]() | 1.9% | 581,730 (224,610) | |
23 | ![]() | 1.9% | 580,367 (224,081) | |
24 | ![]() | 1.6% | 475,442 (183,569) | |
25 | ![]() | 1.5% | 446,550 (172,410) | [lower-alpha 10] |
26 | ![]() | 1.3% | 390,757 (150,872) | |
27 | ![]() | 1.1% | 342,000 (132,000) | |
28 | ![]() | 1.1% | 322,460 (124,500) | |
29 | ![]() | 0.9% | 274,222 (105,878) | |
30 | ![]() | 0.9% | 267,668 (103,347) | |
![]() | 0.9% | 266,000 (103,000) | [lower-alpha 11] | |
31 | ![]() | 0.8% | 245,857 (94,926) | |
32 | ![]() | 0.8% | 241,550 (93,260) | |
33 | ![]() | 0.8% | 238,533 (92,098) | |
34 | ![]() | 0.6% | 196,722 (75,955) | |
35 | ![]() | 0.5% | 163,610 (63,170) | |
36 | ![]() | 0.4% | 118,484 (45,747) | |
37 | ![]() | 0.4% | 117,600 (45,400) | |
38 | ![]() | 0.4% | 114,763 (44,310) | |
39 | ![]() | 0.4% | 111,369 (43,000) | |
40 | ![]() | 0.2% | 71,740 (27,700) | |
41 | ![]() | 0.2% | 56,785 (21,925) | |
42 | ![]() | 0.1% | 36,125 (13,948) | |
43 | ![]() | 0.1% | 30,355 (11,720) | |
44 | ![]() | 0.1% | 28,051 (10,831) | [lower-alpha 12] |
45 | ![]() | 0.1% | 27,834 (10,747) | |
46 | ![]() | 0.1% | 26,338 (10,169) | |
47 | ![]() | 0.1% | 23,200 (9,000) | |
48 | ![]() | 0.1% | 17,364 (6,704) | [lower-alpha 13] |
49 | ![]() | 0.04% | 11,295 (4,361) | [lower-alpha 14] |
50 | ![]() | 0.01% | 4,033 (1,557) | |
51 | ![]() | 0.01% | 2,239 (864) | [lower-alpha 15] |
52 | ![]() | 0.01% | 1,862 (719) | [lower-alpha 16] |
53 | ![]() | 0.003% | 964 (372) | |
54 | ![]() | 0.001% | 452 (175) | |
Total | 100% | 30,265,522 km2 (11,685,583 sq mi) |
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