Africa: Countries - map quiz
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"Africa: Countries" is a map quiz with 54 countries. You are given a name and tap that place on a blank map; each place allows three tries, and the faster and more accurately you answer, the more points you score.
The list includes Algeria, Liberia and Zimbabwe, and some that are small enough to be tricky: Seychelles, São Tomé and Príncipe and Comoros. Choose Play for a scored run, or Learn to explore the map first and tap any place to see its name and capital.
Answer list (54)
| Country | Capital | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Algiers | Northern Africa |
| Angola | Luanda | Middle Africa |
| Benin | Porto-Novo | Western Africa |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Southern Africa |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Western Africa |
| Burundi | Gitega | Eastern Africa |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Middle Africa |
| Cape Verde | Praia | Western Africa |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | Middle Africa |
| Chad | N'Djamena | Middle Africa |
| Comoros | Moroni | Eastern Africa |
| Congo | Brazzaville | Middle Africa |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Eastern Africa |
| DR Congo | Kinshasa | Middle Africa |
| Egypt | Cairo | Northern Africa |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Middle Africa |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Eastern Africa |
| Eswatini | Lobamba | Southern Africa |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Eastern Africa |
| Gabon | Libreville | Middle Africa |
| Gambia | Banjul | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Accra | Western Africa |
| Guinea | Conakry | Western Africa |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Western Africa |
| Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | Western Africa |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Eastern Africa |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Southern Africa |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Western Africa |
| Libya | Tripoli | Northern Africa |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Eastern Africa |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Eastern Africa |
| Mali | Bamako | Western Africa |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Western Africa |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Eastern Africa |
| Morocco | Rabat | Northern Africa |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Eastern Africa |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Southern Africa |
| Niger | Niamey | Western Africa |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Western Africa |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Eastern Africa |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | Middle Africa |
| Senegal | Dakar | Western Africa |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Eastern Africa |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Western Africa |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Eastern Africa |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Southern Africa |
| South Sudan | Juba | Eastern Africa |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Northern Africa |
| Tanzania | Dodoma | Eastern Africa |
| Togo | Lomé | Western Africa |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Northern Africa |
| Uganda | Kampala | Eastern Africa |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Eastern Africa |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Eastern Africa |
Questions and answers
How many countries are in "Africa: Countries"?
54 countries. The 54 countries are the member states of the African Union, which are also UN members; Western Sahara is not included.
How does the quiz work?
In Play mode you get one place at a time, in random order, and tap it on the map. Each place allows up to three taps: right on the first tap counts most, and a quicker run scores more. The most you can score in this quiz is 1469 points. Learn mode has no timer and no score.
Which is the smallest and which is the largest in "Africa: Countries"?
By area, the smallest is Seychelles (452 km²) and the largest is Algeria (2,381,741 km²), using the area figures of the app's country data.
Is this quiz free?
Learn mode is free in your browser. Playing this quiz for a score is part of Pro, which is coming soon.
