Africa Countries Map Quiz
Africa has 54 countries, from Morocco in the north to South Africa in the south and island nations like Madagascar, Mauritius and Cape Verde. Find each one on the map, or name them all from memory.
How to play
- Classic – we name a country; tap it on the map. Green means first try, yellow second, orange third and red means you missed it.
- Hard – type every country you can remember. Each one fills in on the map the moment you spell it right. After a minute, spelling help appears once you have the first four letters.
- Explore – no score – tap around the map to learn the countries.
All 54 countries in this quiz
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Frequently asked questions
How many countries are in Africa?
There are 54 fully recognised countries in Africa.
What is the largest country in Africa?
Algeria is the largest country in Africa by area, followed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan.
Which African countries are easy to confuse?
Niger and Nigeria, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.