Countries of Africa Quiz
Africa has more countries than any other continent, 54 in all, from Algeria, the largest by area, to the Seychelles, a scatter of islands in the Indian Ocean. Many of its borders are straight lines drawn by colonial powers in the late 1800s, which is why the Sahara countries look like they were cut out with a ruler.
That makes Africa the hardest continent for most people in a shape quiz and one of the most rewarding to learn: once you know the ruler-straight north, the long thin coastal states of the west (the Gambia is a river with a country around it) and the Great Lakes cluster in the east, the map falls into place quickly.
10 questions from 49 countries, four choices each. A new mix every round.
Study tips for Africa
- Shapes: Anchor on the giants first (Algeria, the DR Congo, Sudan, Libya), then work outwards: the small West African coastal strips are easier once their big neighbours are placed.
- Flags: Many flags share the pan-African green, gold and red (Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon); look at the order of the stripes and whether they run across or down.
- Borders: A country that borders both Egypt and Chad is Sudan or Libya; nine neighbours, from Angola round to South Sudan, is the DR Congo. Count the neighbours before you read them.
All 54 countries of Africa
| Country | Capital | Land borders |
|---|---|---|
 Algeria | Algiers | Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia |
 Angola | Luanda | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Republic of the Congo, Zambia |
 Benin | Porto-Novo | Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo |
 Botswana | Gaborone | Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
 Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Togo |
 Burundi | Gitega | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania |
 Cameroon | Yaounde | Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo |
 Cape Verde | Praia | None |
 Central African Republic | Bangui | Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan |
 Chad | N'Djamena | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan |
 Comoros | Moroni | None |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
 Djibouti | Djibouti | Eritrea, Ethiopia |
 Egypt | Cairo | Israel, Libya, Palestine, Sudan |
 Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Cameroon, Gabon |
 Eritrea | Asmara | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan |
 Eswatini | Mbabane | Mozambique, South Africa |
 Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan |
 Gabon | Libreville | Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo |
 Gambia | Banjul | Senegal |
 Ghana | Accra | Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo |
 Guinea | Conakry | Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
 Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Guinea, Senegal |
 Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali |
 Kenya | Nairobi | Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda |
 Lesotho | Maseru | South Africa |
 Liberia | Monrovia | Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone |
 Libya | Tripoli | Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia |
 Madagascar | Antananarivo | None |
 Malawi | Lilongwe | Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
 Mali | Bamako | Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal |
 Mauritania | Nouakchott | Algeria, Mali, Senegal |
 Mauritius | Port Louis | None |
 Morocco | Rabat | Algeria, Spain |
 Mozambique | Maputo | Eswatini, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
 Namibia | Windhoek | Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia |
 Niger | Niamey | Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria |
 Nigeria | Abuja | Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger |
 Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon |
 Rwanda | Kigali | Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda |
 Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome | None |
 Senegal | Dakar | Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania |
 Seychelles | Victoria | None |
 Sierra Leone | Freetown | Guinea, Liberia |
 Somalia | Mogadishu | Ethiopia, Kenya |
 South Africa | Pretoria | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe |
 South Sudan | Juba | Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda |
 Sudan | Khartoum | Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan |
 Tanzania | Dodoma | Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia |
 Togo | Lome | Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana |
 Tunisia | Tunis | Algeria, Libya |
 Uganda | Kampala | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania |
 Zambia | Lusaka | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
 Zimbabwe | Harare | Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia |
Questions people ask
How many countries are in Africa?
54 independent countries on this list (the 193 UN members plus Vatican City and Palestine, by continent). Territories such as Western Sahara aren't counted.
Which are the most populous countries in Africa?
Nigeria (about 218 million), Ethiopia (about 123 million), Egypt (about 110 million).
Which countries in Africa have no land borders?
6: Cape Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles.