Where is Africa?
Mapping made Simple have developed maps of Africa showing the whole continent, including the neighboring lands and seas.
Africa is divided into 54 sovereign countries and 2 indeterminate regions with their independence under dispute: Somaliland and Western Sahara. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Indian ocean to the east, the Mediterranean Sea and Europe to the North and Asia to the northeast with the country of Saudi Arabia.
Map showing all countries of Africa and the regions labelled
What are the 5 regions of Africa?
The countries of Africa are commonly grouped into 5 regions: Northern Africa, Western Africa, Middle Africa, Eastern Africa and Southern Africa.
Map showing the 5 commonly known regions of Africa
What countries are in North Africa?
Northern Africa comprises the countries of Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan.
What countries are in Western Africa?
Western Africa comprises the countries of Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Saint Helena and Nigeria
What countries are in Middle Africa?
Middle Africa comprises the countries of Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
What countries are in Eastern Africa?
East Africa comprises the countries of Eritrea, Djbouti, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Seychelles, Zambia, Malawi, Comoros, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius
What countries are in Southern Africa?
Southern Africa comprises the countries of Namibia, Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho and South Africa
What are the Countries with recognized independence in Africa?
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Country Name |
Abbreviation |
Independence |
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Algeria |
DZA |
Sovereign country |
|
Angola |
AGO |
Sovereign country |
|
Benin |
BEN |
Sovereign country |
|
Botswana |
BWA |
Sovereign country |
|
Burkina Faso |
BFA |
Sovereign country |
|
Burundi |
BDI |
Sovereign country |
|
Cabo Verde |
CPV |
Sovereign country |
|
Cameroon |
CMR |
Sovereign country |
|
Central African Republic |
CAF |
Sovereign country |
|
Chad |
TCD |
Sovereign country |
|
Comoros |
COM |
Sovereign country |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
COD |
Sovereign country |
|
Djibouti |
DJI |
Sovereign country |
|
Egypt |
EGY |
Sovereign country |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
GNQ |
Sovereign country |
|
Eritrea |
ERI |
Sovereign country |
|
eSwatini |
SWZ |
Sovereign country |
|
Ethiopia |
ETH |
Sovereign country |
|
Gabon |
GAB |
Sovereign country |
|
Gambia |
GMB |
Sovereign country |
|
Ghana |
GHA |
Sovereign country |
|
Guinea |
GIN |
Sovereign country |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
GNB |
Sovereign country |
|
Ivory Coast |
CIV |
Sovereign country |
|
Kenya |
KEN |
Sovereign country |
|
Lesotho |
LSO |
Sovereign country |
|
Liberia |
LBR |
Sovereign country |
|
Libya |
LBY |
Sovereign country |
|
Madagascar |
MDG |
Sovereign country |
|
Malawi |
MWI |
Sovereign country |
|
Mali |
MLI |
Sovereign country |
|
Mauritania |
MRT |
Sovereign country |
|
Morocco |
MAR |
Sovereign country |
|
Mozambique |
MOZ |
Sovereign country |
|
Namibia |
NAM |
Sovereign country |
|
Niger |
NER |
Sovereign country |
|
Nigeria |
NGA |
Sovereign country |
|
Republic of the Congo |
COG |
Sovereign country |
|
Rwanda |
RWA |
Sovereign country |
|
São Tomé and Principe |
STP |
Sovereign country |
|
Senegal |
SEN |
Sovereign country |
|
Sierra Leone |
SLE |
Sovereign country |
|
Somalia |
SOM |
Sovereign country |
|
Somaliland (autonomous) |
SOL |
Indeterminate |
|
South Africa |
ZAF |
Sovereign country |
|
South Sudan |
SDS |
Sovereign country |
|
Sudan |
SDN |
Sovereign country |
|
Togo |
TGO |
Sovereign country |
|
Tunisia |
TUN |
Sovereign country |
|
Uganda |
UGA |
Sovereign country |
|
United Republic of Tanzania |
TZA |
Sovereign country |
|
Western Sahara |
SAH |
Indeterminate |
|
Zambia |
ZMB |
Sovereign country |
|
Zimbabwe |
ZWE |
Sovereign country |