What are the countries found in Africa?

1. Are there 54 or 55 countries in Africa?
2. How many countries are in Africa?
3. Are there 56 countries in Africa?
4. Are there 53 countries in Africa?
5. Is Egypt an African country?
6. Is Kenya a country?
7. Who named Africa Africa?
8. Are there 59 countries in Africa?
9. What is the smallest country in world?
10. How many guineas are there in Africa?

Are there 54 or 55 countries in Africa?

The total number of independent states in Africa is 54. The transcontinental country in this region is Egypt, also having a small part of its territory in Asia, on the other side of the Suez Canal, but politically it is a member of the African Union.

How many countries are in Africa?

There are 54 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion (based on the United Nations official statistics).

Are there 56 countries in Africa?

Africa has 54 countries fully recognized by the United Nations, two independent states with limited or no recognition (Western Sahara and Somaliland), and several territories (mostly islands) controlled by non-African countries.

Are there 53 countries in Africa?

The 53 countries in alphabetical order are: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, ...

Is Egypt an African country?

Egypt, country located in the northeastern corner of Africa.

Is Kenya a country?

Kenya, country in East Africa famed for its scenic landscapes and vast wildlife preserves.

Who named Africa Africa?

The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day Tunisia.

Are there 59 countries in Africa?

Africa consists of 59 different countries with a total land area of 30 m km². The coastlines in and around Africa altogether have a length of 41,184 km. ... In these 59 countries are living 1.34 bn people (= 17.3% of the world's population).

What is the smallest country in world?

Based on landmass, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, measuring just 0.2 square miles, almost 120 times smaller than the island of Manhattan. Situated on the western bank of the Tiber River, Vatican City's 2-mile border is landlocked by Italy.

How many guineas are there in Africa?

Originally Answered: There are 5 countries called Guinea: Papua New Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Guyana and Guinea. How did that happen? I believe the term "Guinea" was used by certain Europeans to a region in west Africa between the Sahara desert and body of water now called Gulf of Guinea.