<P> Below is a list of all countries in Africa, in order of geographical area . Sudan was, with an area of 2,505,813 km2, formerly the largest country in Africa, until South Sudan formally split from it in 2011 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Flag </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 2,381,741 km (919,595 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 2,344,858 km (905,355 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> 1,861,484 km (718,723 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 1,759,540 km (679,362 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> 1,284,000 km (495,755 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 1,267,000 km (489,191 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> 1,246,700 km (481,354 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> 1,240,192 km (478,841 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 1,221,037 km (471,445 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 1,104,300 km (426,373 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> 1,030,700 km (397,955 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Egypt (Excluding Asian section) </Td> <Td> 1,001,449 km (386,662 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> 945,203 km (364,945 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 923,768 km (356,669 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> 825,418 km (318,696 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> 801,590 km (309,496 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> 752,614 km (290,586 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td> 644,329 km (248,777 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> 637,657 km (246,201 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> 622,984 km (240,535 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> 587,041 km (226,658 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 581,726 km (224,606 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> 580,367 km (224,081 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 475,442 km (183,569 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 446,550 km (172,414 sq mi) * * </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> 390,757 km (150,872 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 342,000 km (132,047 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Côte d'Ivoire </Td> <Td> 322,460 km (124,503 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> 274,000 km (105,792 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 267,668 km (103,347 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> 245,857 km (94,926 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 238,534 km (92,098 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> 236,040 km (91,136 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 196,723 km (75,955 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 163,610 km (63,170 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> 118,484 km (45,747 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> 117,600 km (45,406 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> 112,622 km (43,484 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 111,369 km (43,000 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 71,740 km (27,699 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> 56,785 km (21,925 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> 36,125 km (13,948 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> 30,355 km (11,720 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> 28,051 km (10,831 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> 27,830 km (10,745 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> 26,798 km (10,347 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> 23,200 km (8,958 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> 17,364 km (6,704 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> 10,380 km (4,008 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> 4,033 km (1,557 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> 2,235 km (863 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> 2,040 km (788 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> São Tomé and Príncipe </Td> <Td> 964 km (372 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> 451 km (174 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Flag </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Area </Th> </Tr>

The biggest country in africa in terms of landmass