There are 54 countries on the African continent. The most populous country in Africa is Nigeria, which has a population of more than 206 million people. The smallest and least populous of Africa’s countries is the island country of the Seychelles, located in the Indian Ocean. The largest country in Africa by land area is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is situated in Central Africa.
Because of the legacy of colonialism, Africa’s borders largely do not reflect the demographics on the continent in a way that respects the national aspirations of the continent’s people. Thus, most countries in Africa are multiethnic, multilingual, and multi-religious. This has often led to internal, often violent, conflicts in several African countries. Africa also has the dubious distinction of being the poorest continent in the world. Nearly all African countries are developing countries, and some of those countries are among the least developed in the world.
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