List of African countries by area
Below is a list of all countries in Africa, in order of geographical area. Sudan was, with an area of 2,505,813km², formerly the largest country in Africa, until South Sudan formally split from it in 2011.
Rank | Country[1][2][3] | Area[a][b][4] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2,381,741 km2 (919,595 sq mi) | Largest country in Africa. | |
2 | 2,344,858 km2 (905,355 sq mi) | ||
3 | 1,861,484 km2 (718,723 sq mi) | ||
4 | 1,759,540 km2 (679,362 sq mi) | ||
5 | 1,284,000 km2 (495,755 sq mi) | ||
6 | 1,267,000 km2 (489,191 sq mi) | ||
7 | 1,246,700 km2 (481,354 sq mi) | ||
8 | 1,240,192 km2 (478,841 sq mi) | ||
9 | 1,221,037 km2 (471,445 sq mi) | ||
10 | 1,104,300 km2 (426,373 sq mi) | ||
11 | 1,030,700 km2 (397,955 sq mi) | ||
12 | 1,001,449 km2 (386,662 sq mi) | 1,010,408 km2 (390,121 sq mi) when including its Asian part of Sinai | |
13 | 945,203 km2 (364,945 sq mi) | ||
14 | 923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi) | ||
15 | 825,418 km2 (318,696 sq mi) | ||
16 | 801,590 km2 (309,496 sq mi) | ||
17 | 752,614 km2 (290,586 sq mi) | ||
18 | 710,850 km2 (274,461 sq mi) | 446,550 km2 (172,414 sq mi) excluding all disputed lands (Western Sahara and Spanish territories) | |
19 | 644,329 km2 (248,777 sq mi) | ||
20 | 637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi) | ||
21 | 622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi) | ||
22 | 587,041 km2 (226,658 sq mi) | ||
23 | 581,726 km2 (224,606 sq mi) | ||
24 | 580,367 km2 (224,081 sq mi) | ||
25 | 475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) | ||
26 | 390,757 km2 (150,872 sq mi) | ||
27 | 342,000 km2 (132,047 sq mi) | ||
28 | 322,460 km2 (124,503 sq mi) | ||
29 | 274,000 km2 (105,792 sq mi) | ||
30 | 267,668 km2 (103,347 sq mi) | ||
31 | 245,857 km2 (94,926 sq mi) | ||
32 | 238,534 km2 (92,098 sq mi) | ||
33 | 236,040 km2 (91,136 sq mi) | ||
34 | 196,723 km2 (75,955 sq mi) | ||
35 | 163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi) | ||
36 | 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) | ||
37 | 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) | ||
38 | 112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi) | ||
39 | 111,369 km2 (43,000 sq mi) | ||
40 | 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi) | ||
41 | 56,785 km2 (21,925 sq mi) | ||
42 | 36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) | ||
43 | 30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi) | ||
44 | 28,051 km2 (10,831 sq mi) | ||
45 | 27,830 km2 (10,745 sq mi) | ||
46 | 26,798 km2 (10,347 sq mi) | ||
47 | 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi) | ||
48 | 17,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi) | ||
49 | 10,380 km2 (4,008 sq mi) | ||
50 | 4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi) | ||
51 | 2,235 km2 (863 sq mi) | 1,659 km2 excluding the disputed island of Mayotte, an overseas department of France | |
52 | 2,040 km2 (788 sq mi) | ||
53 | 964 km2 (372 sq mi) | ||
54 | 451 km2 (174 sq mi) | Nigeraia |
- Notes
- Excluding Asian section.
| total 30,365,000
See also
References
- "Field Listing :: Names". CIA. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- "UNGEGN List of Country Names" (PDF). United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- "List of countries, territories and currencies". Europa. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- "Field Listing :: Area". CIA. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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