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] | a{{Cref2|b[4] |
|---|
| 1 | Algeria}} | 02381740|{{convert|2381741|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo}} | 02344858|{{convert|2344858|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 3 | Sudan}} | 01861484|{{convert|1861484|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 4 | Libya}} | 01759540|{{convert|1759540|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 5 | Chad}} | 01284000|{{convert|1284000|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 6 | Niger}} | 01267000|{{convert|1267000|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 7 | Angola}} | 01246700|{{convert|1246700|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 8 | Mali}} | 01240192|{{convert|1240192|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 9 | South Africa}} | 01221037|{{convert|1221037|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 10 | Ethiopia}} | 01104300|{{convert|1104300|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 11 | Mauritania}} | 01030700|{{convert|1030700|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 12 | Egypt}}{{efn|Excluding Asian section.}} | 01001449|{{convert|1001449|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 13 | Tanzania}} | 00945203|{{convert|945203|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 14 | Nigeria}} | 00923768|{{convert|923768|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 15 | Namibia}} | 00825418|{{convert|825418|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 16 | Mozambique}} | 00801590|{{convert|801590|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 17 | Zambia}} | 00752614|{{convert|752614|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 18 | South Sudan}} | 00644329|{{convert|644329|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 19 | Somalia}} | 00637657|{{convert|637657|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 20 | Central African Republic}} | 00622984|{{convert|622984|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 21 | Madagascar}} | 00587041|{{convert|587041|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 22 | Botswana}} | 00581726|{{convert|581726|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 23 | Kenya}} | 00580367|{{convert|580367|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 24 | Cameroon}} | 00475442|{{convert|475442|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 25 | Morocco}} | 00446550|{{convert|446550|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}{{efn|Excluding all disputed lands (Western Sahara and Spanish territories)}} |
| 26 | Zimbabwe}} | 00390757|{{convert|390757|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo}} | 00342000|{{convert|342000|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 28 | Ivory Coast|name=Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)}} | 00322460|{{convert|322460|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 29 | Burkina Faso}} | 00274000|{{convert|274000|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 30 | Gabon}} | 00267668|{{convert|267668|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 31 | Guinea}} | 00245857|{{convert|245857|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 32 | Ghana}} | 00238534|{{convert|238534|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 33 | Uganda}} | 00236040|{{convert|236040|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 34 | Senegal}} | 00196723|{{convert|196723|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 35 | Tunisia}} | 00163610|{{convert|163610|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 36 | Malawi}} | 00118484|{{convert|118484|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 37 | Eritrea}} | 00117600|{{convert|117600|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 38 | Benin}} | 00112622|{{convert|112622|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 39 | Liberia}} | 00111369|{{convert|111369|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 40 | Sierra Leone}} | 00071740|{{convert|71740|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 41 | Togo}} | 00056785|{{convert|56785|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau}} | 00036125|{{convert|36125|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 43 | Lesotho}} | 00030355|{{convert|30355|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea}} | 00028051|{{convert|28051|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 45 | Burundi}} | 00027830|{{convert|27830|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 46 | Rwanda}} | 00026798|{{convert|26798|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 47 | Djibouti}} | 00023200|{{convert|23200|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 48 | Eswatini|name=Eswatini (Swaziland)}} | 00017364|{{convert|17364|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 49 | The Gambia|name=Gambia, The}} | 00010380|{{convert|10380|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 50 | Cape Verde}} | 00004033|{{convert|4033|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 51 | Comoros}} | 00002235|{{convert|2235|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 52 | Mauritius}} | 00002040|{{convert|2040|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 53 | São Tomé and Príncipe}} | 00000964|{{convert|964|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| 54 | Seychelles}} | 00000451|{{convert|451|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2142.html |title=Field Listing :: Names |publisher=CIA |accessdate=28 July 2011}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/9th-uncsgn-docs/UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%20-%20August%202009.pdf |title=UNGEGN List of Country Names |publisher=United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names |year=2007 |accessdate=28 July 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000500.htm#fn-tw1 |title=List of countries, territories and currencies |publisher=Europa |date=9 August 2011 |accessdate=10 August 2011}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2147.html |title=Field Listing :: Area |publisher=CIA |accessdate=7 August 2011}}
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