Geographic Properties

Total Area: 11.7 million mi²

Highest Feature: Mount Kilimanjaro
Highest Elevation: 19640 feet
Highest Point Coordinates: 3.067°S, 37.35°E
Lowest Feature: Lake Assal
Lowest Elevation: -509 feet
Lowest Point Coordinates: 11.65°N, 42.42°E

Demographics

Population: 1.39 billion people (2021 estimate, 18% of world population)
Population Density: 119 people/mi²

Cultural Properties

Languages
- Arabic: 15%
- Egyptian Arabic: 4.9%
- Hausa: 3.9%
- Yoruba: 3.2%
- Oromo: 2.9%
- Fulah: 2.8%
- Sudanese Arabic: 2.7%
- Amharic: 2.5%
- Algerian Arabic: 2.4%
- Igbo: 2.3%
note: There are a total of 739 recognized languages in Africa

Religions
- Islam: Predominantly practiced in countries such as Algeria (97%), Burkina Faso (48%), and Chad (57%)
- Christianity: A significant population in Angola (94%), Botswana (64%), and Burundi (92%) adheres to Christianity
- Ethnic Religions: These have a notable presence in countries like Benin (47%) and Burkina Faso (32%)
- Bahá'í Faith: Present in smaller percentages across various countries, including Angola and Benin
- Other Religions: Other religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism are present in smaller percentages across different countries

Capital Cities

- Algeria, Algiers
- Angola, Luanda
- Benin, Porto-Novo
- Botswana, Gaborone
- Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
- Burundi, Gitega
- Cabo Verde, Praia
- Cameroon, Yaounde
- Central African Republic, Bangui
- Chad, N'Djamena
- Comoros, Moroni
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Kinshasa
- Congo, Republic of the, Brazzaville
- Cote d'Ivoire, Yamoussoukro
- Djibouti, Djibouti
- Egypt, Cairo
- Equatorial Guinea, Malabo (de jure), Oyala (seat of government)
- Eritrea, Asmara
- Eswatini, Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative, royal)
- Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Gabon, Libreville
- Gambia, Banjul
- Ghana, Accra
- Guinea, Conakry
- Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
- Kenya, Nairobi
- Lesotho, Maseru
- Liberia, Monrovia
- Libya, Tripoli
- Madagascar, Antananarivo
- Malawi, Lilongwe
- Mali, Bamako
- Mauritania, Nouakchott
- Mauritius, Port Louis
- Morocco, Rabat
- Mozambique, Maputo
- Namibia, Windhoek
- Niger, Niamey
- Nigeria, Abuja
- Rwanda, Kigali
- Sao Tome and Principe, São Tomé
- Senegal, Dakar
- Seychelles, Victoria
- Sierra Leone, Freetown
- Somalia, Mogadishu
- South Africa, Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
- South Sudan, Juba
- Sudan, Khartoum
- Tanzania, Dodoma
- Togo, Lomé
- Tunisia, Tunis
- Uganda, Kampala
- Zambia, Lusaka
- Zimbabwe, Harare

Economic Properties

Gross Domestic Product - GDP
- Total: $2.74 trillion/yr
- Median: $14.02 billion/yr
- Highest: Nigeria ($440.8 billion/yr)
- Lowest: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ($18 million/yr)

UN Human Development Index

- United Nations (Global): 0.728
- Africa: 0.498 (based on 2011 and 2015 estimates)