List of african countries by area - wikipedia List of african countries by area 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. Rank Flag Name Area Algeria 2,381,741 km ( 919,595 sq mi ) Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 km ( 905,355 sq mi ) Sudan 1,861,484 km ( 718,723 sq mi ) Libya 1,759,540 km ( 679,362 sq mi ) Chad 1,284,000 km ( 495,755 sq mi ) 6 Niger 1,267,000 km ( 489,191 sq mi ) 7 Angola 1,246,700 km ( 481,354 sq mi ) 8 Mali 1,240,192 km ( 478,841 sq mi ) 9 South Africa 1,221,037 km ( 471,445 sq mi ) 10 Ethiopia 1,104,300 km ( 426,373 sq mi ) 11 Mauritania 1,030,700 km ( 397,955 sq mi ) 12 Egypt ( Excluding Asian section ) 1,001,449 km ( 386,662 sq mi ) 13 Tanzania 945,203 km ( 364,945 sq mi ) 14 Nigeria 923,768 km ( 356,669 sq mi ) 15 Namibia 825,418 km ( 318,696 sq mi ) 16 Mozambique 801,590 km ( 309,496 sq mi ) 17 Zambia 752,614 km ( 290,586 sq mi ) 18 South Sudan 644,329 km ( 248,777 sq mi ) 19 Somalia 637,657 km ( 246,201 sq mi ) 20 Central African Republic 622,984 km ( 240,535 sq mi ) 21 Madagascar 587,041 km ( 226,658 sq mi ) 22 Botswana 581,726 km ( 224,606 sq mi ) 23 Kenya 580,367 km ( 224,081 sq mi ) 24 Cameroon 475,442 km ( 183,569 sq mi ) 25 Morocco 446,550 km ( 172,414 sq mi ) * * 26 Zimbabwe 390,757 km ( 150,872 sq mi ) 27 Republic of the Congo 342,000 km ( 132,047 sq mi ) 28 Côte d'Ivoire 322,460 km ( 124,503 sq mi ) 29 Burkina Faso 274,000 km ( 105,792 sq mi ) 30 Gabon 267,668 km ( 103,347 sq mi ) 31 Guinea 245,857 km ( 94,926 sq mi ) 32 Ghana 238,534 km ( 92,098 sq mi ) 33 Uganda 236,040 km ( 91,136 sq mi ) 34 Senegal 196,723 km ( 75,955 sq mi ) 35 Tunisia 163,610 km ( 63,170 sq mi ) 36 Malawi 118,484 km ( 45,747 sq mi ) 37 Eritrea 117,600 km ( 45,406 sq mi ) 38 Benin 112,622 km ( 43,484 sq mi ) 39 Liberia 111,369 km ( 43,000 sq mi ) 40 Sierra Leone 71,740 km ( 27,699 sq mi ) 41 Togo 56,785 km ( 21,925 sq mi ) 42 Guinea - Bissau 36,125 km ( 13,948 sq mi ) 43 Lesotho 30,355 km ( 11,720 sq mi ) 44 Equatorial Guinea 28,051 km ( 10,831 sq mi ) 45 Burundi 27,830 km ( 10,745 sq mi ) 46 Rwanda 26,798 km ( 10,347 sq mi ) 47 Djibouti 23,200 km ( 8,958 sq mi ) 48 Swaziland 17,364 km ( 6,704 sq mi ) 49 Gambia 10,380 km ( 4,008 sq mi ) 50 Cape Verde 4,033 km ( 1,557 sq mi ) 51 Comoros 2,235 km ( 863 sq mi ) 52 Mauritius 2,040 km ( 788 sq mi ) 53 São Tomé and Príncipe 964 km ( 372 sq mi ) 54 Seychelles 451 km ( 174 sq mi ) * * -- Excluding all disputed lands ( Western Sahara and Spanish territories ) See also List of Asian countries by area List of European countries by area List of Oceanian countries by area List of South American countries by area References Jump up ^ `` Field Listing : : Names ''. CIA. Retrieved 28 July 2011. Jump up ^ `` UNGEGN List of Country Names '' ( PDF ). United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2011. Jump up ^ `` List of countries, territories and currencies ''. Europa. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` Field Listing : : Area ''. CIA. Retrieved 7 August 2011. Countries and dependencies of Asia Sovereign states Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Palestine Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand East Timor ( Timor - Leste ) Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen States with limited recognition Abkhazia Artsakh Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Taiwan Dependencies and special administrative regions Australia Christmas Island Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands China Hong Kong Macau United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia British Indian Ocean Territory Sovereign states and dependencies of Europe Sovereign states Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City States with limited recognition Abkhazia Artsakh Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria Dependencies Denmark Faroe Islands autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas Gibraltar British Overseas Territory Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Crown dependencies Special areas of internal sovereignty Finland Åland Islands autonomous region subject to the Åland Convention of 1921 Norway Svalbard unincorporated area subject to the Svalbard Treaty United Kingdom Northern Ireland country of the United Kingdom subject to the British - Irish Agreement Oceanic islands within the vicinity of Europe are usually grouped with the continent even though they are not situated on its continental shelf. Some countries completely outside the conventional geographical boundaries of Europe are commonly associated with the continent due to ethnological links. Countries and territories of Africa Sovereign states entirely / mostly in Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea - Bissau Ivory Coast ( Côte d'Ivoire ) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe partly in Africa France Mayotte Réunion Italy Pantelleria Pelagie Islands Portugal Madeira Spain Canary Islands Ceuta Melilla Plazas de soberanía Yemen Socotra Territories and dependencies Îles Éparses France Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha UK Southern Provinces ( Western Sahara ) States with limited recognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Unclear sovereignty. Countries and territories of Oceania Sovereign states Entire Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu In part Chile Easter Island Juan Fernández Islands Indonesia West Papua Papua Japan Bonin Islands Minami - Tori - Shima United States Hawaii Palmyra Atoll Associated states of New Zealand Niue Cook Islands Dependencies and other territories Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Coral Sea Islands Norfolk Island United States American Samoa Baker Island Guam Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Atoll Northern Mariana Islands Wake Island New Zealand Tokelau France French Polynesia New Caledonia Wallis and Futuna United Kingdom Pitcairn Islands Lists of countries by geographical rankings Area Total Exclusive Economic Zone Forest Irrigated Extreme points Elevation highest average lowest Latitude Northernmost Southernmost Longitude Easternmost Westernmost Perimeter Coastline length Land border length Number of bordering countries land - only land and maritime maritime - only List of countries and territories by border / area ratio Other Freshwater resources withdrawal Time zones List of international rankings List of top international rankings by country Lists by country Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_African_countries_by_area&oldid=809230180 '' Categories : Lists of countries in Africa Lists by area Lists of countries by geography Talk About Wikipedia Română اردو Edit links This page was last edited on 7 November 2017, at 21 : 59 ( UTC ). 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Question: the biggest country in africa in terms of landmass
Answer: Algeria