There are currently 54 independent states in Africa, as well as nine “territories” and three more unrecognized republics.
The largest African country is Algeria (it covers 2,381,740 sq km) and the smallest are the Seychelles (455 sq km), Sao Tome and Principe (1,001 sq km) and Gambia (11,300 sq km).
Regions
Africa is divided into 5 geographic regions:
North Africa (Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Western Sahara, Morocco, and Mauritania);
East Africa (Kenya, Mozambique, Burundi, Madagascar, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Djibouti, Seychelles and Eritrea);
West Africa (Nigeria, Mauritania, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali, Benin, Gambia, Cameroon, and Liberia);
Central Africa (Cameroon. Congo, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Chad, Gabon, and CAR);
South Africa casino (Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Madagascar, and South Africa).
Cities began to appear on the African continent thanks to the ancient Romans. However, many cities in Africa do not boast a long history. Nevertheless, some of them are considered some of the most populous in the world. Now the most populous cities in Africa are Lagos in Nigeria and Cairo in Egypt, each with 8 million people.
Other major cities in Africa are Kinshasa (Congo), Alexandria (Egypt), Casablanca (Morocco), Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), and Kano (Nigeria).