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How many Countries in Africa?

Countries in Africa:
54

There are 54 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion (based on the United Nations official statistics).

Country = Region

1. Nigeria = Western Africa
2. Ethiopia =0 Eastern Africa
3. Egypt = Northern Africa
4. DR Congo = Middle Africa
5. Tanzania = Eastern Africa
6. South Africa = Southern Africa
7. Kenya = Eastern Africa
8. Uganda = Eastern Africa
9. Sudan = Northern Africa
10. Algeria = Northern Africa
11. Morocco = Northern Africa
12. Angola = Middle Africa
13. Ghana = Western Africa
14. Mozambique = Eastern Africa
15. Madagascar = Eastern Africa
16. Côte d’Ivoire = Western Africa
17. Cameroon = Middle Africa
18. Niger = Western Africa
19. Mali = Western Africa
20. Burkina Faso = Western Africa
21. Malawi = Eastern Africa
22. Zambia = Eastern Africa
23. Chad = Middle Africa
24. Somalia =Eastern Africa
25. Senegal = Western Africa
26. Zimbabwe = Eastern Africa
27. Guinea = Western Africa
28. Rwanda = Eastern Africa
29. Benin = Western Africa
30. Burundi = Eastern Africa
31. Tunisia = Northern Africa
32. South Sudan = Eastern Africa
33. Togo = Western Africa
34. Sierra Leone = Western Africa
35. Libya = Northern Africa
36. Congo = Middle Africa
37. Central African Republic = Middle Africa
38. Liberia = Western Africa
39. Mauritania = Western Africa
40. Eritrea = Eastern Africa
41. Gambia = Western Africa
42. Botswana = Southern Africa
43. Namibia = Southern Africa
44. Gabon = Middle Africa
45. Lesotho = Southern Africa
46. Guinea-Bissau = Western Africa
47. Equatorial Guinea = Middle Africa
48. Mauritius = Eastern Africa
49. Eswatini = Southern Africa
50. Djibouti = Eastern Africa
51. Comoros = Eastern Africa
52. Cabo Verde = Western Africa
53. Sao Tome & Principe = Middle Africa
54. Seychelles 1= Eastern Africa

Dependencies or other territories:

1. Réunion (France)
2. Western Sahara (disputed)
3. Mayotte (France)
4. Saint Helena (U.K.)

Africa

Africa contains a total of 54 independent countries, 3 dependencies, and one disputed territory. The United Nations divides Africa into five subregions for statistical purposes.

They are Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Middle Africa, and Southern Africa. The borders of Africa were largely drawn up by former European colonial powers, and for the most part do not reflect the ethnic, linguistic, or religious divisions of the continent. The African subregions and their countries have been mentioned below:

• Northern Africa
• Eastern Africa
• Western Africa
• Middle Africa
• Southern Africa

source: worldometers.info