Flags of Africa

Good to know

Red, gold and green — the Pan-African colours, taken from the flag of Ethiopia — appear on dozens of African flags, often with a black band or a star added. That shared palette is why Mali and Senegal, which differ only by a green star, or Guinea and Mali, which use the same three colours in reverse order, are mixed up so often.

At a glance

Countries

54

Total population

1.5B

Total area

30,088,466 km²

Most populous

Nigeria (238M)

Least populous

Seychelles (123K)

Largest by area

Algeria (2,381,741 km²)

Smallest by area

Seychelles (459 km²)

Colours in these flags

Red

42 of 54 flags

Green

42 of 54 flags

Yellow or gold

29 of 54 flags

White

26 of 54 flags

Blue

22 of 54 flags

Black

13 of 54 flags

Population, area, coordinates and flag colours come from the same curated country data the game uses.