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8/27/2019

Continent With The Most Countries 2019

There are a total of 195 countries around the world. About 27% of the world’s countries are located on just one continent: Africa. Africa has the most countries with a total of 54 as of April 2019. The countries of Africa are:

The next continent with the most countries is Asia, which is also the most populous continent in the world. Asia has a total of 48 countries, including:

The next continent with the most countries is Europe, which has a total of 44. Those countries are:

Next on the list is North America, which has a total of 23 countries. Those countries are:

There are a total of 14 countries in Oceania/ Australia. Those countries are:

Finally, the continent with the fewest number of countries is South America, which has just 12. The nations on that continent are:

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Country Population 2019
Algeria43,053,054
Angola31,825,295
Benin11,801,151
Botswana2,303,697
Burkina Faso20,321,378
Burundi11,530,580
Cameroon25,876,380
Cape Verde549,935
Central African Republic4,745,185
Chad15,946,876
Comoros850,886
Djibouti973,560
Egypt100,388,073
Equatorial Guinea1,355,986
Eritrea3,497,117
Ethiopia112,078,730
Gabon2,172,579
Gambia2,347,706
Ghana30,417,856
Guinea12,771,246
Guinea Bissau1,920,922
Ivory Coast25,716,544
Kenya52,573,973
Lesotho2,125,268
Liberia4,937,374
Libya6,777,452
Madagascar26,969,307
Malawi18,628,747
Mali19,658,031
Mauritania4,525,696
Mauritius1,269,668
Morocco36,471,769
Mozambique30,366,036
Namibia2,494,530
Niger23,310,715
Nigeria200,963,599
Republic Of The Congo5,380,508
Rwanda12,626,950
Sao Tome And Principe215,056
Senegal16,296,364
Seychelles97,739
Sierra Leone7,813,215
Somalia15,442,905
South Africa58,558,270
South Sudan11,062,113
Sudan42,813,238
Swaziland1,148,130
Tanzania58,005,463
Togo8,082,366
Tunisia11,694,719
Uganda44,269,594
Zambia17,861,030
Zimbabwe14,645,468

Continent With The Most Countries by Population 2019

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