The largest countries in Africa are able to cover the large areas they occupy by mutual consent with their neighboring countries. Some countries here are larger than U.S, France, and U.K.
In this article, you will learn about the percentage size they occupy on earth. You will get to know about each country’s fascinating landscape and regions. Also, you will learn about their natural resources, their Agricultural products, populations, a video that explain more about the largest country, and more.
Here are the top 15 Africa’s largest countries, they are,
- Algeria-the largest country in Africa
- Democratic Republic Of Congo
- Sudan
- Libya
- Chad
- Niger
- Angola
- Mali
- South Africa
- Ethiopia
- Mauritania
- Egypt
- Tanzania
- Nigeria
- Namibia
15. Namibia
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Land area: 728,022 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 0.56%
Namibia is among the largest countries in Africa, being important for Southern African nations. The nation borders three nations, South Africa, Botswana, and Angola.
The nation has 4 significant areas, the Kalahari Desert, Namib Desert, the central plateau, and the Kavango with Caprivi area. The Namib Desert is one of the world's most seasoned and outrageous climatic deserts.
The central plateaus have most of the populace where you will discover
a large portion of Namibia's towns and villages. The country's common assets
include precious stones such as lead, lithium, copper, gold, and zinc. The land
is appropriate for developing millet, sorghum, grapes, and millet.
14. Nigeria
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Land area: 356, 574 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 0.62%
Nigeria is sited in the Western piece of Africa. The nation shares limit to Chad, Benin, Cameroon, and Niger. The size of Nigeria is almost multiple times bigger than the UK.
The country's economy for the most part relies upon petrol as a characteristic asset. other assets include iron metal, limestone, lead niobium, and gold. The land is appropriate for Agriculture.
The land support agribusiness with or without the water system strategy for cultivating. The agriculture item includes cocoa, palm oil, millet, peanuts, and corn.
13. Tanzania
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Land area: 364, 804 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 0.64%
Tanzania is among the Eastern African Countries. It has borders with nations like Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia. Kilimanjaro Mountain is a notable element of the country, which is the most elevated mountain in Africa.
Tanzania is among the largest countries in Africa. It has the biggest and most profound lake in Africa, Lake Victoria. The land is isolated into numerous locales, like the beachfront fields, Masai Steppe (uneven district), and high-level areas.
These are common highlights that draw in a large number of travelers to Tanzania, yearly. Pemba Island is more favorable for cultivating than different pieces of the country; it is called 'Green Island'.
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12. Egypt
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Land area: 386,946
Earth’s area percentage: 0.68%
Egypt is sited on the Northern side of Africa. Egypt shares boundaries to Sudan in the south, Libya in the west, in the north Mediterranean Sea, and Sinai toward the west. Egypt is among the largest countries in Africa and its capital city is Cairo.
Nile River is one of the nation's notable features as it is our planet’s longest river. The greater part of Egypt's lands are dessert; the Nile River contributed to Egypt not being completely a desert country. The land isn't too appropriate for cultivating due to desertification.
A few farmers utilize the water system technique for cultivating alongside the Nile River ripe land. Yearly, around September, there are floods from the Nile River. This brings about fluvial soil which is rich for farming. For this, the land around the stream is fertile.
The nation has three fundamental agrarian
produce, wheat, flax, and papyrus. Egypt is perhaps one of the most established
kingdoms on the planet with scriptural history. Nearly 100 million individuals
now live in Egypt.
11. Mauritania
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Land area: 397, 850 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 0.69%
Mauritania is a flat nation sited in the western locale of Africa. The nation borders with Mali in the south, Algeria in the northern part, and at the southern part its borders with Senegal. Then at the western part to the Atlantic Sahara.
The nation
has 3 significant districts; the Northern locale, the narrow belt, and the
east-west band. The land territory is
characterized by sand rises, scour trees, sand fields, and uneven levels. The
nation has iron mineral, gold, and copper as its natural assets.
10. Ethiopia
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Land area: 426, 260 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 0.74%
It is among Eastern African nations. It covers the majority of the horn space of Africa. It lined Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and Djibouti. One of the delightful highlights of the nation is the land loaded with mountains and levels with marshes. The nation has one significant waterway, the Awash River.
Ethiopia is perhaps the most seasoned country on the
planet. Ethiopia Agricultural items include sugarcane, oats, espresso, and cut
blossoms. Natural recourses include minimal gold reserve, copper, and platinum.
Ancient Ethiopia is well known in the history of Greek and Hebrew. Ethiopians
have experienced military overthrows and faming.
9. South Africa
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Land area: 471,320 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 0.82%
As the name infers of the country, it is SITED in the southern region of Africa. It occupies the southern tip of Africa. It is boarded by Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Mozambique. The nation is partitioned into 9 areas.
South Africa is among the largest countries in Africa with three significant capital urban areas. The land is home to 290 conversational parks with 8000 plant species and about 1200 creature species. The nation has three landscape features, mountains surrounding a plateau, the inner plateau, and the low land among the plateau and the coast.
Other features also
include deserts, grasslands, forests, bushveld, coastal wetland, and beaches. Farmers
in the nation use water system strategies for cultivating from artificial lakes
since there is no significant regular lake.
8. Mali
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Land area: 478,714 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 0.84%
Mali is part of the West African nations as it is the eight among the largest countries in the world. It shares borders with Algeria, Niger, Guinea, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, and Mauritania.
The southern part of the nation is the place where the vast majority of the country's populace lives. Mali's land is wealthy in natural resources like gold, limestone, stone, and uranium. The nation depends generally on water system techniques for cultivating.
For this, the space of the country that is appropriate for farming
is in the southern area of the country where Senegal and the Niger Rivers are.
The two streams make water accessible for the water system. Mali's agricultural
products include cotton, vegetables, millet, corn, and nut.
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7. Angola
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Land area: 481, 226 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 0.84%
It is situated in the central district of Africa. The nation is split into 3 areas: district with porches and low plain, locale with slopes and mountains, and district with high fields (level). In the central part of the country, the majority of the rivers in the nation start from.
Angola's best
environment season is between November and April. The land has huge oil stores
and minerals like jewels, copper, iron metal, gold. The nation's land is
appropriate for Agricultural products like bananas, espresso, sugarcane, corn,
and more.
6. Niger
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Land area: 728,022 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 0.85%
The country was named after the Niger River, which gets through the southern piece of the country. The nation is sited in the Western piece of Africa and it is the sixth among the largest countries in Africa.
It borders Nigeria and Benin by the south, Algeria and Libya by the north, Chad by the east, and Mali and Burkina Faso by the west. The landscape is dominated by arid highlands. The topography of the country seems to be monotonous. In any case, the country is partitioned into 3 remarkable Zones.
The desert zone is in
the northern piece of the country. The transitional zone is at the central
point of the country, which is fitting for pasturing animals. While the
cultivated zone in the southern part of the country accommodates a larger part
of the country’s population.
5. Chad
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Land area: 495,624 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 0.86%
It is situated in the central district of Africa. One of the amazing features of the nation is Lake Chad. A few parts of the northern side of the nation contain immense sandy and rock fields. The southern part's features incorporate levels, fields, highlands, and seepage channels for the flood.
The western part of the nation is more appropriate for Agriculture
unlike other parts of the nation. this is because of its rich fluvial soil. While
the eastern part of the nation includes huge regions of forests and savannas
for raising domesticated animals and cultivating.
4. Libya
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Land area: 679,182 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 1.19%
Libya imparts a boundary to 5 other African nations. The nation is sited in the Northern piece of Africa. The nation has 6 principal mountainous districts and it is additionally partitioned into 3 areas, west, east, and south. Furthermore, most places of the nations are sited in the Sahara desert.
Libya is a wonderful country and it is fourth among the largest
nations in Africa. just that 2% of the land is only good for ceaseless
agribusiness measures. The topography of the nation incorporates fields,
levels, deserts, and mountains. There are no steady streams in Libya. During
the blustery season, there are floods that in the long run, will evaporate or
diminish to a stream.
3. Sudan
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Land area: 728,022 mi²
Earth’s area percentage: 1.27%
Sudan borders Egypt, Libya, Chad, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, and the Red Sea. The country's geography incorporates slopes, mountains, earth fields, streams. The land is isolated into three zones depending on the dirt sort, Desert zone, profound clay soil zone, and sandy soil zone.
The land is plentiful in minerals like Zinc, mica, gold, chromium,
and tungsten. Sudan's territory is fruitful; however, its resident relies much
upon water system techniques for cultivating due to the desertification on some
parts of the country.
2. The Democratic Republic Of Congo
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Land area: 905,115 mi2
Earth’s area percentage: 1.58%
It is the second among the largest countries in Africa. The nation is sited in the center part of the Africa continent. The topography of the nation’s includes mountain ranges, levels, lakes, a huge focal plain district, and rivers like the Congo River. It is Africa's biggest backwoods hold.
The nation borders its line to Sudan, the Africa Republic in the northern part, Angola, and Zambia on the southern side. It additionally shares a line with Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, in the eastern part while Cabinda and the Republic of Congo in the western part.
The nation's land is rich in minerals like copper, jewels, and cobalt. The land has two kinds of soil, Savanna and the central district. The nation has 4 climatic zones, central, heat and humidity zone, Atlantic environment zone, and mountain environment.
1. Algeria-The Largest Country In Africa
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Land area: 919,352 mi2
Earth’s area percentage: 1.60%
Algeria is situated in the Northern piece of Africa. It is multiple times greater than France. The land territory is covered by about 40.4 million individuals. Its capital city is Algiers. The nation share borders with 6 other African nations.
There are 3 topographical zones in Algeria. It is interesting that each zone in the country has its own unique environmental features, creature, and plants. Algeria's scene incorporates sandhills, levels, mountains, and desert springs. Their authority language is Arabic.
From Atlas Mountain to the seaside fields, the Mediterranean Sea controls the space. Most places in Algeria are deserts (near 80% of the land). The land is rich in oil and gas and iron metal which are fortunes to the country. In the northern part of the Mediterranean coast, the sandy seashores are scattered with rocks.
The seaside area of the nation is exceptionally rich. For this, Algeria produces
natural products in huge amounts like oranges and wine. The beachfront locale
is additionally home to the country's enormous urban communities. One of the
difficulties faced by Algerians is the shortage of water.
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