Countries in Central Africa

How Many Nations in Central Africa

Located in middle part of Africa, Central Africa is composed of 9 countries. Here is an alphabetical list of all countries in Central Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Sao Tome and Principe. Among them, three belong to the PALOP – Portuguese Speaking African Countries (Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe).

1. Angola

Capital: Luanda Area: 1,246,700 km 2 Language: Portuguese Currency: Kuanza

2. Cameroon

Capital: Yaoundé Area: 475,440 km 2 Languages: French and English Currency: CFA Franc

3. Chad

Capital: N’Djamena Area: 1,284,000 km 2 Languages: Arabic and French Currency: CFA Franc

4. Gabon

Capital: Libreville Area: 267,670 km 2 Language: French Currency: CFA Franc

5. Equatorial Guinea

Capital: Malabo Area: 28,050 km 2 Languages: Portuguese, Spanish and French Currency: CFA Franc

6. Central African Republic

Capital: Bangui Area: 622,980 km 2 Language: French Currency: CFA Franc

7. Republic of the Congo

Capital: Brazzaville Area: 342,000 km 2 Language: French Currency: CFA Franc

8. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Capital: Kinshasa Area: 2,344,860 km 2 Language: French Currency: Congolese Franc

9. Sao Tome and Principe

Capital: Sao Tome Area: 960 km 2 Language: Portuguese Currency: Fold

Countries in Middle Africa by Population and Their Capitals

As noted above, there are nine independent countries in the Middle Africa. Among them, the largest country is D.R. Congo and the smallest one is Sao Tome and Principe in term of population. The full list of Middle African countries with capitals is shown in the table below, ranked by latest total population.

Map of Central African Countries