List of African Countries by Land Mass

Below is a list of countries in Africa, in order of geographical area.

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1. Algeria - 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 square miles)

2. Democratic Republic of the Congo - 2,344,858 square kilometres (905,355 square miles) 

3. Sudan - 1,861,484 square kilometres (718,723 square miles) 

4. Libya - 1,759,540 square kilometres (679,362 square miles) 

5. Chad - 1,284,000 square kilometres (495,755 square miles) 

6. Niger - 1,267,000 square kilometres (489,191square miles) 

7. Angola - 1,246,700 square kilometres (481,354 square miles) 

8. Mali - 1,240,192 square kilometres (478,841 square miles)

9. South Africa 1,221,037 square kilometres (471,445 square miles) 

10. Ethiopia 1,104,300 square kilometres (426,373 square miles) 

11. Mauritania 1,030,700 square kilometres (397,955 square miles) 

12. Egypt - 1,010,408 square kilometres (390,121 square miles)

13. Tanzania - 945,203 square kilometres (364,945 square miles) 

14. Nigeria - 923,768 square kilometres (356,669 square miles) 

15. Namibia - 825,418 square kilometres (318,696 square miles) 

16. Mozambique - 801,590 square kilometres (309,496 square miles) 

17. Zambia - 752,614 square kilometres (290,586 square miles) 

18. South Sudan - 644,329 square kilometres (248,777 square miles) 

19. Somalia - 637,657 square kilometres (246,201 square miles) 

20. Central African Republic - 622,984 square kilometres (240,535 square miles).