This article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone. Are you certain this article is inappropriate? Excessive Violence Sexual Content Political / Social
Email Address:
Article Id: WHEBN0004335118 Reproduction Date:
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa, with information about their respective capitals, languages, currencies, population, area and GDP per capita. It lists 54 sovereign states and 10 non-sovereign territories.
Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer to the African than European mainland, but politically are generally considered European by convention. Similarly, the island of Socotra is also on the African plate and much closer to Africa, but is politically part of the Asian state of Yemen. Egypt, although extending into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, is considered an African state.
The following 54 fully recognised states are all members of the United Nations,[1] and all except Morocco are members of the African Union.[2][3]
There are 10 non-sovereign territories.
This list contains territories that are politically administered as external dependencies.
This list contains territories that are administered as incorporated parts of a primarily non-African state.
Spanish language, Canada, France, Italian language, English language
United Kingdom, Germanic languages, British Empire, Angles, West Germanic languages
United Kingdom, European Union, Italy, Canada, Spain
French language, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Catalan language
Sudan, Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, Morocco
United Nations, African Union, Community of Sahel-Saharan States, List of countries by GNI (nominal, Atlas method) per capita, Economic Community of West African States
Morocco, Nigeria, Egypt, Africa, Sudan
Sudan, Benin, Togo, United Nations, Chad
Sudan, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Egypt, Malawi