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Western Sahara
legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ until his death in May 2016; current President Brahim GHALI elected in July 2016; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984; Morocco between 1980 and 1987 built a fortified sand berm delineating the roughly 75% of Western Sahara west of the barrier that currently is controlled by Morocco; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)Flag of NG
NigeriaAbuja
federal presidential republic244.3MFlag of ET
EthiopiaAddis Ababa
federal parliamentary republic121.4MFlag of CD
DRCKinshasa
semi-presidential republic119.0MFlag of EG
EgyptCairo
presidential republic112.9MFlag of TZ
TanzaniaDodoma
presidential republic69.1MFlag of ZA
South AfricaPretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
parliamentary republic61.1MFlag of KE
KenyaNairobi
presidential republic55.8MFlag of UG
UgandaKampala
presidential republic50.9MFlag of SD
SudanKhartoum
presidential republic50.5MFlag of DZ
AlgeriaAlgiers
presidential republic47.7MFlag of AO
AngolaLuanda
presidential republic39.0MFlag of MA
MoroccoRabat
parliamentary constitutional monarchy37.4MFlag of GH
GhanaAccra
presidential republic35.3MFlag of MZ
MozambiqueMaputo
presidential republic34.2MFlag of CI
Côte d'IvoireYamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative and economic capital); note - the US Embassy is in Abidjan
presidential republic31.9MFlag of CM
CameroonYaounde
presidential republic31.5MFlag of MG
MadagascarAntananarivo
semi-presidential republic31.3MFlag of NE
NigerNiamey
formerly, semi-presidential republic27.3MFlag of BF
Burkina FasoOuagadougou
presidential republic23.5MFlag of ML
MaliBamako
semi-presidential republic22.6MFlag of ZM
ZambiaLusaka
presidential republic22.0MFlag of MW
MalawiLilongwe
presidential republic21.8MFlag of SO
SomaliaMogadishu
federal parliamentary republic20.3MFlag of TD
ChadN'Djamena
presidential republic19.7MFlag of SN
SenegalDakar
presidential republic18.8MFlag of ZW
ZimbabweHarare
presidential republic17.5MFlag of BJ
BeninPorto-Novo (constitutional capital); Cotonou (seat of government)
presidential republic15.2MFlag of GN
GuineaConakry
presidential republic14.4MFlag of RW
RwandaKigali
presidential republic13.6MFlag of BI
BurundiGitega (political capital), Bujumbura (commercial capital)
presidential republic13.6MFlag of SS
South SudanJuba
presidential republic12.7MFlag of TN
TunisiaTunis
parliamentary republic12.0MFlag of SL
Sierra LeoneFreetown
presidential republic9.3MFlag of TG
TogoLome
presidential republic9.1MFlag of LY
LibyaTripoli (Tarabulus)
in transition7.4MFlag of ER
EritreaAsmara
authoritarian6.4MFlag of CG
Congo (Brazzaville)Brazzaville
presidential republic6.1MFlag of LR
LiberiaMonrovia
presidential republic5.6MFlag of MR
MauritaniaNouakchott
presidential republic5.2MFlag of NA
NamibiaWindhoek
presidential republic2.9MFlag of GM
The GambiaBanjul
presidential republic2.5MFlag of BW
BotswanaGaborone
parliamentary republic2.5MFlag of GA
GabonLibreville
presidential republic2.5MFlag of LS
LesothoMaseru
parliamentary constitutional monarchy2.2MFlag of GW
Guinea-BissauBissau
semi-presidential republic2.1MFlag of GQ
Equatorial GuineaMalabo; note - Malabo is on the island of Bioko; some months of the year, the government operates out of Bata on the mainland region.
presidential republic1.8MFlag of MU
MauritiusPort Louis
parliamentary republic1.3MFlag of SZ
EswatiniMbabane (administrative capital); Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)
absolute monarchy1.1MFlag of DJ
DjiboutiDjibouti
presidential republic1.0MFlag of KM
ComorosMoroni
federal presidential republic912KFlag of CV
Cabo VerdePraia
parliamentary republic611KFlag of ST
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome
semi-presidential republic224KFlag of SC
SeychellesVictoria
presidential republic98K