Countries by continents: Index of african countries, states, and regions, with population figures, capital cities, and maps. There are 54 countries in africa, making it the second largest and second-most populous continent in the world.

African art and architecture reflect the diversity of african cultures. The oldest existing examples of art from africa are 75,000-year-old beads made from nassarius shells that were found in blombos cave. As of 2023, about 1. 5 billion people lived in africa, which is about 18. 2% of the world's population. The continent is washed by the mediterranean sea to the north, the red sea to the northeast, the รขโ‚ฌยฆ Algeria is africa's largest country by area, and nigeria is its largest by population. African nations cooperate through the establishment of the african union, which is headquartered in addis ababa. African history africa is a large and diverse continent that extends from south africa northward to the mediterranean sea.

Algeria is africa's largest country by area, and nigeria is its largest by population. African nations cooperate through the establishment of the african union, which is headquartered in addis ababa. African history africa is a large and diverse continent that extends from south africa northward to the mediterranean sea. The continent makes up one-fifth of the total land surface of earth. Central african republic chad comoros congo, democratic republic of the congo, republic of the cote d'ivoire djibouti egypt equatorial guinea eritrea eswatini ethiopia gabon gambia, the ghana รขโ‚ฌยฆ