With an area of 274,200 km2,

Burkina Faso is slightly largerthan Colorado.

Angola is the world's 23rd largest

country. At 1,246,700 km2 (481,321 sq mi), It is nearly twice the size of the U.S. state of Texas, or five times the area of the United Kingdom.

With an area of 112,622 km2, roughly

the size of Pennsylvania,

Benin extends from the Niger River in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the south.

Burundi is one of the smallest countries in Africa occupying

27,830 km2 in size of

which 25,650 km2 is land.

At 600,370 km2 (231,788 sq mi),

Botswana is the world's 45th-largest country. It is comparable in size to Madagascar, and it is slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Texas.

The size of Congo,

2,345,408 km2 (905,567 sq mi), is slightly greater

than the combined areas of Spain, France, Germany, Sweden and Norway.

At 1,001,450 km2 (386,660 sq mi), Egypt

is the world's 38th-largest country. It is approximately the same size

as all of Central America or twice the size of spain.

In total Eritrea comprises 124 km2

of which 121 320km2 island

and 3000km2 is water.

It is slightly larger than Pennsylvania.

Ethiopia is the world's 27th-largest country.

It is comparable in size to Bolivis.

Gabon has a total of

267,667 km2 and is slightly smaller than Colorado.

At 239,460 km2 Ghana, which lies in the center of the west African coast,

is slightly smaller than Oregon.

At 94,919 sq mi (245,857 km2),

Guinea is roughly the

size of the United Kingdom and slightly smaller

than the U.S. state of Oregon.

At 13,945sqmi.(36,120km2),

Guinea-Bissau is nearly identical in size to Taiwan, and somewhat larger than the U.S. state of Maryland.

At 582,646 km2 (224,961 sq mi),

Kenya is the world's 47th largest country. It is slightly

more than twice the size of Nevada.

The Gambia is the smallest country

on the continent of Africa.

The country is less than 48 km wide at its

The country is less than 48 km wide at its

The country is less than 48 km wide at its

At 196,190 km2 Senegal,

between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, is slightly smaller than South Dakota.

Liberia comprises 111,370km2,

making the country slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Washington.

At 587,000 km2 (226,640 sq mi),

Madagascar is the world's 46th-largest country and the

fourth largest island.

At 118,484 km2 (945,747 sq mi) Malawi is the world's 99th-largest

country, slightly smaller than Pennsylvania.

At 1,240,000 km2 (479,000 sq mi),

Mali is the world's 24th largest country and is comparable in size to South Africa or Peru.

2,040 km2 (787 sq mi)

Mauritius lies in Southern Africa,

it's an island in the Indian Ocean, east of

Madagascar. It is almost 11 times

the size of Washington DC.

At 801,590 km2 (309,475 sq mi),

Mozambique is the world's 35th-largest country comparable in size to Turkey.

Nigeria has a total area of 923,768 km2 (356,669 mi2), making it the world's 32nd-largestcountry after Tanzania. It is comparable in size to Venezuela, about twice the size of California.

The islands of Sao Tome and Principe, constitute Africa's second smallest country. Sao Tome is 50 km (31 miles) long and 32 km (20 miles). Its peaks reach 2,024 m (6,640 ft). Principe is about 30 km (19 miles) long and 6 km (4 miles)wide.

The country's total area is 196 190 km'

making Senegal slightly smaller

than Britain or the U.S. state of South Dakota.

At 470,979 sq mi (1,219,912 km2), South Africa is the 25th-largest country in the world (after Mali).

It is comparable in size to Colombia.

With an area of 2,505,810 km' (967,499 sq mO, it is the largest country on the continent and

the 10th largest in the world.

Slightly more than one-quarter the size of the U.S..

At 945,087 km', Tanzania is the world's 31st-largest country after Egypt. It is

comparable in size to Nigeria.

Togo's size is just under 57,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi). It is slightly smaller than the U.S. state of West Virginia.

At 752,614 km2 (290,566 sq. mi.) Zambia is the 39th-largest country in the world and slightly larger than the U.S. state of Texas.

At 236,040 km2 (91,136 sq mi)

Uganda is the 81st

largest country in the world.

At 390,757 km' (150,871sq mi), Zimbabwe

is the 60th-largest country

in the world and is

slightly larger than Montana.

At 390,757 km' (150,871sq mi), Zimbabwe

is the 60th-largest country

in the world and is

slightly larger than Montana.