Maps & Shapes of Africa

The outline of each of the 54 countries from Africa, exactly as it appears in the Countries mode. Recognising the shape alone — no names, no colours — trains spatial visualisation more than memory.

Good to know

Africa has more countries than any other continent and more landlocked countries too, mostly across the Sahel and the centre-south. Some outlines are unmistakable: The Gambia follows its river deep into Senegal, Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa, and Algeria is the largest country on the continent.

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)

Borders and coastlines

Landlocked countries: 16 — Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Island nations: 6 — Cape Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles
Most land borders: Democratic Republic of the Congo (9 land borders)

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