Listing of 54 countries and 5 regions in Africa
Countries in Africa are unlike any other.
Africa rests on both sides of the equator the range of climate and soil conditions on the continent Africa has created a diverse continent which any map of Africa cannot sufficiently document.

Listing of 54 countries and 5 regions in Africa
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
3-23-2009
There are ❺ regions in Africa; North Africa, South Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa.
Africa’s
geography is as diverse as its food. From the Sahara and Kalahari deserts,
tropical regions, subarctic snow-capped volcanic Mount Kilimanjaro, to
savannas, plains, and rain-forests.
The range of climate and soil conditions in
Africa has created a diversity of vegetables, fruits, wild and domesticated
animals. Africa
rests on both sides of the equator and is the only continent to extend from the
northern temperate to southern temperate zones.
The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Liberia is Africa's oldest Republic since July 1847 and in July 2012 South Sudan became the newest African Republic.
African Regions and Countries
Eastern Africa
Burundi
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Rwanda
Somalia
Uganda
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Algeria
Egypt
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya)
Morocco
Sudan
South Sudan
Tunisia
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Benin
Burkina Faso
Republic of Cabo Verde
Cote d'Ivoire
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
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Did you know?
Liberia is Africa's oldest Republic and South Sudan is the newest. A Republic is a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than by a king or queen.
Liberia is Africa's oldest Republic and South Sudan is the newest. A Republic is a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than by a king or queen.