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.
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.
| Rank | Country | Population | Land Area (km²) | Capital |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 86,790,567 | 2,267,048 | Kinshasa |
| 2 | Angola | 30,175,553 | 1,246,700 | Luanda |
| 3 | Cameroon | 24,348,251 | 472,710 | Yaounde |
| 4 | Chad | 15,692,969 | 1,259,200 | N’Djamena |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 5,496,011 | 622,984 | Bangui |
| 6 | Republic of the Congo | 5,380,508 | 341,500 | Brazzaville |
| 7 | Gabon | 2,172,579 | 257,667 | Libreville |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,358,276 | 28,051 | Malabo |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 201,784 | 964 | Sao Tome |
Map of Central African Countries
