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Africa: countries by area

This list ranks 54 countries by total area. The biggest is Algeria (≈ 2.38 million km²) and the smallest is Seychelles (≈ 452 km²), a difference of about 5,269 times. Right in the middle sits Ivory Coast (≈ 322,000 km²).

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    Figures are total area figures for each country.

    #NameTotal area
    1Algeria≈ 2.38 million km²
    2DR Congo≈ 2.34 million km²
    3Sudan≈ 1.89 million km²
    4Libya≈ 1.76 million km²
    5Chad≈ 1.28 million km²
    6Niger≈ 1.27 million km²
    7Angola≈ 1.25 million km²
    8Mali≈ 1.24 million km²
    9South Africa≈ 1.22 million km²
    10Ethiopia≈ 1.10 million km²
    11Mauritania≈ 1.03 million km²
    12Egypt≈ 1.00 million km²
    13Tanzania≈ 945,000 km²
    14Nigeria≈ 924,000 km²
    15Namibia≈ 826,000 km²
    16Mozambique≈ 802,000 km²
    17Zambia≈ 753,000 km²
    18Somalia≈ 638,000 km²
    19Central African Republic≈ 623,000 km²
    20South Sudan≈ 620,000 km²
    21Madagascar≈ 587,000 km²
    22Botswana≈ 582,000 km²
    23Kenya≈ 580,000 km²
    24Cameroon≈ 475,000 km²
    25Morocco≈ 447,000 km²
    26Zimbabwe≈ 391,000 km²
    27Congo≈ 342,000 km²
    28Ivory Coast≈ 322,000 km²
    29Burkina Faso≈ 273,000 km²
    30Gabon≈ 268,000 km²
    31Guinea≈ 246,000 km²
    32Uganda≈ 242,000 km²
    33Ghana≈ 239,000 km²
    34Senegal≈ 197,000 km²
    35Tunisia≈ 164,000 km²
    36Malawi≈ 118,000 km²
    37Eritrea≈ 118,000 km²
    38Benin≈ 113,000 km²
    39Liberia≈ 111,000 km²
    40Sierra Leone≈ 71,700 km²
    41Togo≈ 56,800 km²
    42Guinea-Bissau≈ 36,100 km²
    43Lesotho≈ 30,400 km²
    44Equatorial Guinea≈ 28,100 km²
    45Burundi≈ 27,800 km²
    46Rwanda≈ 26,300 km²
    47Djibouti≈ 23,200 km²
    48Eswatini≈ 17,400 km²
    49Gambia≈ 10,700 km²
    50Cape Verde≈ 4,000 km²
    51Mauritius≈ 2,000 km²
    52Comoros≈ 1,900 km²
    53São Tomé and Príncipe≈ 964 km²
    54Seychelles≈ 452 km²

    Questions

    What is the biggest on this list?

    Algeria, with ≈ 2.38 million km².

    What is the smallest on this list?

    Seychelles, with ≈ 452 km².

    Where do these numbers come from?

    Figures are total area figures for each country.

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