there are how many african countries?
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There are 54 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion (based on the United Nations official statistics).
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The UN Development Program lists 46 of Africa's 54 countries as "sub-Saharan", excluding Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.
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English, French and Portuguese are important languages in Africa. About 130 million, 115 million and 35 million Africans, respectively, speak them as either native or secondary languages.
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There are around 200 countries in the world, including large ones, small ones, old ones, new ones, disputed ones and some controlled by other countries or kingdoms (politics is complicated!).
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There are approximately 50 countries in Europe. The largest by size is Russia with 40% of the continent, and Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent behind Asia and Africa. Its population in 2016 is estimated at 738 million, which accounts for 11% of the world's population.
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['2.1 Algeria.', '2.2 Egypt.', '2.3 Eritrea.', '2.4 Malawi.', '2.5 Mauritania.', '2.6 Nigeria.', '2.7 Sierra Leone.', '2.8 Somalia.']
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Conclusion: 55 recognised states Morocco is not part of the AU but is a member of the UN. The Saharan Arab Democratic Republic is part of the AU.
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Of the 32 countries without letter A in their name, 12 are in Africa. These countries include Benin, Burundi, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Lesotho, Morocco, Niger, Seychelles, and Togo.
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['Angola.', 'Burkina Faso.', 'Burundi.', 'Central African Republic.', 'Chad.', 'Comoros.', 'Democratic Republic of the Congo.', 'Djibouti.']
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Out of Africa's 55 countries, 16 of them are landlocked: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Asia is the largest continent in the world with a massive 44.58 million km. square landmass and has a total of 48 countries according to the United Nations. Africa, on the other hand, is the second-largest continent at 30.37 million km. square and comprises 54 countries.
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['Angola.', 'Benin.', 'Botswana.', 'Burkina Faso.', 'Burundi.', 'Cameroon.', 'Central African Republic.', 'Chad.']
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The most important thing to know — and we know you know this, but it must be said —is that Africa is not a country. ... It's so diverse because Africa is really, really big — about as big as the combined landmasses of China, the United States, India, Japan and much of Europe.
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The continent is one of the world's most diverse due to the large population. Linguists estimate that nearly 2,000 native languages are spoken in Africa. One of the countries with the highest number of indigenous languages is Nigeria as some estimates indicate that 500 languages are spoken within its borders.
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List of official, national and spoken languages of Africa. Africa is a continent with a very high linguistic diversity, there are an estimated 1500-2000 African languages.
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As of 2017, the AU spans the entirety of the African continent, with the exception of Ceuta, Melilla, and the plazas de soberanía. Also excluded are offshore islands that are integral parts of the transcontinental countries of France, Portugal, Spain and Yemen. The 55 member states are grouped into five regions.
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Africa is a continent with a very high linguistic diversity, there are an estimated 1500-2000 African languages. gathering appoximately 140 languages with some eleven millions speakers scattered in Central and Eastern Africa.