Africa Continent Countries Capitals with Currency & Code

Sr.
Country Capital Currency Language
No.

1. Algeria Agiers Algerian dinar (DZD) Arabic

2. Angola Luanda Kwanza(AOA) Portuguese

West African CFA

3. Benin Porto-Novo (official) French
franc (XOF)

4. Botswana Gaborone Pula(BWP) English,Setswana

West African CFA

5. Burkina Faso Ouagadougou French
franc(XOF)

6. Burundi Bujumbura Burundian franc(BIF) Kirundi,French

Central AfricanCFA
7. Cameroon Yaoundé French,English
franc(XAF)

Cape Verdean
8. Cape Verde Praia Portuguese
escudo(CVE)

Central African Central African CFA

9. Bangui French,Sango
Republic franc (XAF)

Central African CFA

10. Chad N’Djamena French,Arabic
franc(XAF)

Comorian
11. Comoros Moroni Comorian,Arabic,French
franc(KMF)

Congo (Congo- Central African CFA

12. Brazzaville French
Brazzaville) franc (XAF)
 Yamoussoukro
Côte d’Ivoire West African CFA
13. (official),Abidjan (seat of French
(Ivory Coast) franc(XOF)
government)

Democratic
Republic of the Congolese
14. Kinshasa French
Congo (Congo- franc(CDF)
Kinshasa)

15. Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian franc(DJF) French,Arabic

16. Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound(EGP) Arabic

Equatorial Central African CFA

17. Malabo Spanish,French,Portuguese
Guinea franc (XAF)

18. Eritrea Asmara Eritrean nakfa (ERN) Tigrinya,Arabic,English

19. Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian birr (ETB) Amharic

Central African CFA

20. Gabon Libreville French
franc (XAF)

Gambian dalasi
21. Gambia Banjul English
(GMD)

22. Ghana Accra Ghana cedi (GHS) English

23. Guinea Conakry Guinean franc(GNF) French

West African CFA

24. Guinea-Bissau Bissau Portuguese
franc(XOF)

25. Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling(KES) Swahili,English

26. Lesotho Maseru Lesotho loti(LSL) English,Sesotho

 Liberian
27. Liberia Monrovia English
dollara(LRD)

28. Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar (LYD) Arabic

Malagasy
29. Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy,French
ariary(MGA)

30. Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha(D) (MWK) English,Chichewa

West African CFA

31. Mali Bamako French
franc (XOF)

32. Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya(MRO) Arabic

Mauritian Mauritian
33. Mauritius Port Louis
rupee(MUR) Creole,French,English

Mamoudzou,Overseas
34. Mayotte Euro(EUR) French
department of France

Moroccan
35. Morocco Rabat Arabic,Berber
dirham(MAD)

Mozambican
36. Mozambique Maputo Portuguese
metical(MZN)

Namibian
37. Namibia Windhoek English
dollar(NAD)

West African CFA

38. Niger Niamey French
franc(XOF)

39. Nigeria Abuja Naira (NGN) English

40. Réunion Saint-Denis Euro French

Kinyarwanda,English,
41. Rwanda Kigali Rwandan franc(RWF)
French

Jamestown (Saint Helena),

Saint Helena,
Georgetown (Ascension
Ascension and Saint Helena
42. Island), English
Tristan da pound,Pound sterling
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
Cunha
(Tristan da Cunha)

Sao Tome and

43. São Tomé Dobra(STD) Portuguese
Principe

44. Senegal Dakar CFA franc(XOF) French

Seychellois Seychellois Creole,

45. Seychelles Victoria
rupee(SCR) French,English

46. Sierra Leone Freetown Leone(SLL) English

47. Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling(SOS) Somali,Arabic

Somaliland shillinga
48. Somaliland Hargeisa Somali,Arabic
(SLSH)

49. South Africa Pretoria South African Afrikaans

(administrative/executive), rand(ZAR) English
Cape Town (legislative), SouthernNdebele
Bloemfontein (judicial) Northern Sotho
Southern Sotho
Swazi
Tsonga
Tswana
Venda
Xhosa
 Zulu

South Sudanese
50. South Sudan Juba English
pound(SSP)

Sudanese
51. Sudan Khartoum Arabic,English
pound(SDG)

Mbabane (administrative), South African

English,
52. Swaziland Lobamba (royal and randSwazi lilangeni
Swati
legislative) (SZL)

Dodoma (official),
Tanzanian
53 Tanzania Dar es Salaam (seat of Swahili,English
shilling(TZS)
government)

54. Togo Lomé CFA franc(XOF) French

55 Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar(TND) Arabic

Ugandan
56. Uganda Kampala Swahili,English,Luganda
shilling(UGX)

Zambian
57. Zambia Lusaka English
kwacha(ZMW)

various(United States
Dollar, Euro,
58. Zimbabwe Harare Botswana pula, Pound English,Shona,Sindebele
sterling, South
African rand)

 
List of African Countries and their Parliaments
Country Flag Name of Parliament
   
Algeria Parliamemnt
Angola National Assembly
Benin National Assembly
Botswana Parliament
Burkina National Assembly
Faso
Burundi Parliament
Cameroon National Assembly
Cape Verde National Assembly
Central National Assembly
African Rep.
Chad National Assembly
Comoros Assembly of the Union
Congo Parliament
(DRC)
Cote Parliament
d'Ivoire
Djibouti National Assembly
Egypt Parliament
Equatorial Parliament
Guinea
Eritrea National Assembly
Ethiopia Federal Parliamentary
Assembly
Gabon Parliament
Gambia National Assembly
Ghana Parliament
Guinea Parliament
Guinea- National People's
Bissau Assembly
Kenya Parliament
Lesotho Parliament
Liberia Legislature of Liberia
 
Libya General National
Congress
Madagascar Parliament
Malawi National Assembly
Mali National Assembly
Mauritania Parliament
Mauritius National Assembly
Morocco Parliament
Mozambique Assembly of the
Republic
Niger National Assembly
Nigeria National Assembly
Rwanda Parliament
Sao Tome & National Assembly
Principe
Senegal Parliament
Seychelles National Assembly
Sierra Parliament
Leone
Somalia Federal Parliament
South Africa Parliament
South National Legislature
Sudan (South Sudan)
Sudan National Assembly
Swaziland Parliament
Tanzania Parliament
Togo National Assembly
Tunisia Assembly of the
Representatives of the
People
Uganda Parliament
Western Sahrawi National
Sahara Council
Zambia National Assembly
Zimbabwe Parliament
PHYSICAL MAP OF Africa
Water Bodies OF Africa
POLITICAL MAP OF AFRICA
Interesting Facts about AFRICA
 There are 54 countries and one “non-self governing territory”, the Western Sahara, in
Africa.
 All of Africa was colonized by foreign powers during the “scramble for Africa”, except
Ethiopia and Liberia.
 Before colonial rule Africa comprised up to 10,000 different states and autonomous
groups with distinct languages and customs.
 The Pharaonic civilization of ancient Egypt is one of the world’s oldest and longest-
lasting civilizations.
 African continent is the world’s oldest populated area.
 Arabic is spoken by 170 million people on the continent, followed in popularity by
English (130 million), Swahili (100), French (115), Berber (50), Hausa (50), Portuguese
(20) and Spanish (10).
 Over 25% all languages are spoken only in Africa with over 2,000 recognised languages
spoken on the continent.
 Africa is the second most populous continent with about 1.1 billion people or 16% of the
world’s population. Over 50% of Africans are under the age of 25.
 The continent’s population will more than double to 2.3 billion people by 2050.
 Africa is the world’s poorest and most underdeveloped continent with a continental GDP
that accounts for just 2.4% of global GDP.
  Almost 40% of adults in Africa are illiterate – two-thirds are women. Adult literacy rates
are below 50% in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal,
Sierra Leone and The Gambia.
 Over 25 million people are HIV-positive on the continent and over 17 million have died
of the disease already.
 The Second Congo War claimed over 5.4 million lives and is the deadliest worldwide
conflict since World War II.
 There are fewer people with internet connections in Africa than there are in just New
York City.
 Approximately 90% of all cases of malaria worldwide occur in Africa, accounting for
24% of all child deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.
A fishing village in Ghana is a bustle of activity as traders come and go… (Steve Boyes)

 Africa is the world’s second largest continent covering about over 30 million square

kilometers
 The Sahara is the largest desert in the world and is bigger than the continental USA.
 Africa is the world’s hottest continent with deserts and drylands covering 60% of land
surface area (e.g. Kalahari, Sahara and Namib).
 Africa is the world’s second driest continent (after Australia).
 Africa has approximately 30% of the earth’s remaining mineral resources.
 Nigeria is fourth largest oil exporter in the world, and Africa’s biggest oil producer with
about 2.2 million barrels produced every day. Top 10 oil producers in order of total
exports: Nigeria, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of
Congo, Gabon, South Africa.
 The continent has the largest reserves of precious metals with over 40% of the gold
reserves, over 60% of the cobalt, and 90% of the platinum reserves.

 
Every year the catch gets smaller and smaller. For better luck the flags have been getting brighter
and more abundant. Today the fish are small and few due to exploitation by commercial fishing
vessels. (Steve Boyes)

Boat taxis and fishermen waiting to depart for Ganvi Village with passengers… (Steve Boyes)

 China is Africa’s top trade partner with Sino-African trade volumes now nearing $200
billion per year.
 China’s direct investment in Africa exceeds $50 billion. Just look at the “Forum on China
Africa Cooperation”.
 Neocolonialism is a real threat with over 1 million Chinese citizens on the African
continent. Angola alone has a population of over 350,000 Chinese.

 
Pigs walk around on top of 20m deep refuse piles at the water’s edge in Freetown (Sierra Leone).
Most people do not use money and prefer to barter for sachets of clean water, the most valuable
commodity in Freetown. (Steve Boyes)

 Over 55% of Africa’s labour force working in food production with vast areas of arable
and pastoral lands supporting agricultural economies.
 Over 90% of soils are unsuitable for agriculture and only 0.25% has moderate to low
potential for sustainable farming.
 Rainfall variability is very high – from 0 mm/year in the Sahara to 9,500 mm/year near
Mount Cameroon.
 Over 240 million Africans suffer from chronic undernourishment.

 
 Th
e streets of Porto Novo, the capital of Benin, are not paved, all cars are second-hand, and all taxis
are motorbikes. (Steve Boyes)

 Water scarcity impacts the lives of over 300 million Africans, of

whom approximately 75% of Africans rely on groundwater as their primary source of
drinking water. Global warming is aggravating the situation.
 Limited groundwater represents only 15% of the continent’s total renewable water
resources. New discoveries of groundwater reserves in large sedimentary basins in Libya,
Algeria and Chad may slack Africa’s growing thirst for the next few decades…
 Productivity of about 65% of the continent’s agricultural lands has declined
significantly with vast tracts of land have been degraded by erosion, poor land
management practices, mining and pollution over the last 50 years.
 Some landscapes are estimated to lose over 50 metric tonnes of soil per hectare per
year due to neglect and desertification.
 Over 30% of Africa’s pastural land and almost 20% of all forests and woodlands are
classified as moderately- or heavily-degraded.