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This page list the total
area of African countries. It includes the sum of all
land and water areas delimited by international
boundaries and/or coastlines. African countries land
area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by
international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding
inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water
area in African countries is the sum of all water
surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or
coastlines, including inland water bodies (lakes,
reservoirs, rivers). Even though Nigeria is the populous
(138 million people) country in Africa the size of that
country in terms of land is ranked 14th in Africa. Sudan
is ranked number 1 |
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African Rank |
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Sudan |
1 |
18 |
2,505,810 |
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Algeria |
2 |
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2,381,740 |
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Congo DR |
3 |
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2,345,410 |
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Libya |
4 |
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1,759,540 |
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Chad |
5 |
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1,284,000 |
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Niger |
6 |
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1,267,000 |
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Angola |
7 |
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1,246,700 |
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Mali |
8 |
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1,240,000 |
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South Africa
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9 |
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1,219,912 |
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Ethiopia |
10 |
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1,127,127 |
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Mauritania |
11 |
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1,030,700 |
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Egypt |
12 |
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1,001,450 |
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Tanzania |
13 |
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945,087 |
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Nigeria |
14 |
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923,768 |
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Namibia |
15 |
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825,418 |
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Mozambique |
16 |
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801,590 |
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Zambia |
17 |
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752,614 |
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Somalia |
18 |
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637,657 |
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Central Afri Rep. |
19 |
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622,984 |
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Botswana |
20 |
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600,370 |
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Madagascar |
21 |
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587,040 |
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Kenya |
22 |
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582,650 |
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Cameroon |
23 |
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475,440 |
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Morocco |
24 |
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446,550 |
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Zimbabwe |
25 |
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390,580 |
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Congo Republic
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26 |
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342,000 |
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Cote d'Ivoire |
27 |
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322,460 |
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Burkina Faso |
28 |
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274,200 |
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Gabon |
29 |
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267,667 |
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Guinea |
30 |
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245,857 |
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Ghana |
31 |
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239,460 |
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Uganda |
32 |
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236,040 |
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Senegal |
33 |
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196,190 |
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Tunisia |
34 |
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163,610 |
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Eritrea |
35 |
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121,320 |
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Malawi |
36 |
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118,480 |
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Benin |
37 |
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112,620 |
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Liberia |
38 |
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111,370 |
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Sierra Leone |
39 |
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71,740 |
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Togo |
40 |
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56,785 |
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Guinea-Bissau
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41 |
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36,120 |
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Lesotho |
42 |
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30,355 |
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Equatorial |
43 |
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28,051 |
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Burundi |
44 |
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27,830 |
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Rwanda |
45 |
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26,338 |
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Djibouti |
46 |
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23,000 |
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Swaziland |
47 |
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17,363 |
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Gambia, The |
48 |
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11,300 |
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Cape Verde |
49 |
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4,033 |
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Reunion |
50 |
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2,517 |
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Comoros |
51 |
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2,170 |
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Mauritius |
52 |
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2,040 |
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Sao Tome and Principe
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53 |
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1,001 |
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Mayotte |
54 |
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374 |
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