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Angola is the largest country in Africa which is completely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the fourth-largest country in the world completely in the Southern Hemisphere.8\u00a0Mali1,240,192\u00a0km2 (478,841\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)9\u00a0South Africa1,221,037\u00a0km2 (471,445\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Including the Prince Edward Islands. South Africa is the second-largest country in Africa which is completely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the fifth-largest country in the world is completely in the Southern Hemisphere.10\u00a0Ethiopia1,104,300\u00a0km2 (426,373\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Largest landlocked country by population in Africa and the world.11\u00a0Mauritania1,030,700\u00a0km2 (397,955\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)12\u00a0Egypt[a]1,001,449\u00a0km2 (386,662\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)1,010,408\u00a0km2 (390,121\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) when including the Sinai Region, which is geographically a part of Western Asia.13\u00a0Tanzania945,203\u00a0km2 (364,945\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Including the Zanzibar Archipelago. Largest Swahili-speaking country in Africa and the world; largest bodies of water including lakes and rivers in Africa, largest number of lions in the world.14\u00a0Nigeria923,768\u00a0km2 (356,669\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Biggest country in Africa in terms of population.15\u00a0Namibia825,418\u00a0km2 (318,696\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)16\u00a0Mozambique801,590\u00a0km2 (309,496\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)17\u00a0Zambia752,614\u00a0km2 (290,586\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)18\u00a0Morocco710,850\u00a0km2 (274,461\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)19\u00a0South Sudan644,329\u00a0km2 (248,777\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)20\u00a0Somalia637,657\u00a0km2 (246,201\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Including Somaliland.21\u00a0Central African Republic622,984\u00a0km2 (240,535\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)22\u00a0Madagascar587,041\u00a0km2 (226,658\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Excluding the disputed islands of Bassas da India, Europa Island, the Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island, currently administered by France. Madagascar is the largest island country in Africa.23\u00a0Botswana581,726\u00a0km2 (224,606\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)24\u00a0Kenya580,367\u00a0km2 (224,081\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)25\u00a0Cameroon475,442\u00a0km2 (183,569\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)26\u00a0Zimbabwe390,757\u00a0km2 (150,872\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)27\u00a0Congo342,000\u00a0km2 (132,047\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)28\u00a0C\u00f4te d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)322,460\u00a0km2 (124,503\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)29\u00a0Burkina Faso274,000\u00a0km2 (105,792\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)30\u00a0Gabon267,668\u00a0km2 (103,347\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)31\u00a0Guinea245,857\u00a0km2 (94,926\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)32\u00a0Ghana238,534\u00a0km2 (92,098\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)33\u00a0Uganda241,037\u00a0km2 (93,065\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Second-biggest African landlocked country by population (over 46 million people) after Ethiopia.34\u00a0Senegal196,723\u00a0km2 (75,955\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)\u2013\u00a0Somaliland177,000\u00a0km2 (68,340\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)De facto state, de jure part of Somalia35\u00a0Tunisia163,610\u00a0km2 (63,170\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)36\u00a0Malawi118,484\u00a0km2 (45,747\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)37\u00a0Eritrea117,600\u00a0km2 (45,406\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)38\u00a0Benin112,622\u00a0km2 (43,484\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)39\u00a0Liberia111,369\u00a0km2 (43,000\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)40\u00a0Sierra Leone71,740\u00a0km2 (27,699\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)41\u00a0Togo56,785\u00a0km2 (21,925\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)42\u00a0Guinea-Bissau36,125\u00a0km2 (13,948\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)43\u00a0Lesotho30,355\u00a0km2 (11,720\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)44\u00a0Equatorial Guinea28,051\u00a0km2 (10,831\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Including the offshore islands of Annob\u00f3n, Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico.45\u00a0Burundi27,830\u00a0km2 (10,745\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)46\u00a0Rwanda26,798\u00a0km2 (10,347\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)47\u00a0Djibouti23,200\u00a0km2 (8,958\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)48\u00a0Eswatini (Swaziland)17,364\u00a0km2 (6,704\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Smallest landlocked country in Africa by area and population.49\u00a0Gambia10,380\u00a0km2 (4,008\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Smallest country on the African mainland.50\u00a0Cape Verde4,033\u00a0km2 (1,557\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)51\u00a0Comoros2,235\u00a0km2 (863\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)1,862\u00a0km2 (719\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) excluding the disputed islands of the Glorioso Islands and Mayotte, currently administered by France.52\u00a0Mauritius2,040\u00a0km2 (788\u00a0sq\u00a0mi)Including Agal\u00e9ga, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon. 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