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Countries of Africa Worksheet with Word Bank

All 54 countries of Africa numbered on a real map, drawn from Natural Earth data. Kids write each country's name using the word bank. The answer key is on its own page.

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Geography · AfricaAges 10–14 · Grades 5–8

Countries of Africa

Find each of the 54 countries in the word bank. Write its name on its numbered line.

NameDate
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Word bankAlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCameroonCentral African RepublicChadComorosCote d'IvoireDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRepublic of the CongoRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

Write the country names

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
Map data: Natural Earth (public domain). Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection. Numbered: UN member and observer states.More free worksheets: handeware.com/learn
Geography · AfricaAges 10–14 · Grades 5–8

Countries of Africacontinued

Write the country names

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  2. 17
  3. 18
  4. 19
  5. 20
  6. 21
  7. 22
  8. 23
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  10. 25
  11. 26
  12. 27
  13. 28
  14. 29
  15. 30
  16. 31
  17. 32
  18. 33
  19. 34
  20. 35
  21. 36
  22. 37
  23. 38
  24. 39
  25. 40
  26. 41
  27. 42
  28. 43
  29. 44
  30. 45
  31. 46
  32. 47
  33. 48
  34. 49
  35. 50
  36. 51
  37. 52
  38. 53
  39. 54
Map data: Natural Earth (public domain). Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection. Numbered: UN member and observer states.More free worksheets: handeware.com/learn
Geography · AfricaAges 10–14 · Grades 5–8

Countries of AfricaANSWER KEY

54 countries. Numbers match the student page.

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Answers

  1. 1Cabo Verde
  2. 2Senegal
  3. 3Gambia
  4. 4Guinea-Bissau
  5. 5Liberia
  6. 6Cote d'Ivoire
  7. 7Sierra Leone
  8. 8Guinea
  9. 9Mauritania
  10. 10Morocco
  11. 11Tunisia
  12. 12Algeria
  13. 13Mali
  14. 14Burkina Faso
  15. 15Benin
  16. 16Nigeria
  17. 17Togo
  18. 18Ghana
  19. 19Sao Tome and Principe
  20. 20Namibia
  21. 21Angola
  22. 22Gabon
  23. 23Republic of the Congo
  24. 24Equatorial Guinea
  25. 25Cameroon
  26. 26Central African Republic
  27. 27Chad
  28. 28Niger
  29. 29Libya
  30. 30Egypt
  31. 31Sudan
  32. 32South Sudan
  33. 33Uganda
  34. 34Democratic Republic of the Congo
  35. 35Rwanda
  36. 36Burundi
  37. 37Malawi
  38. 38Zambia
  39. 39Zimbabwe
  40. 40Botswana
  41. 41Eswatini
  42. 42Lesotho
  43. 43South Africa
  44. 44Madagascar
  45. 45Mozambique
  46. 46Comoros
  47. 47Tanzania
  48. 48Kenya
  49. 49Somalia
  50. 50Ethiopia
  51. 51Djibouti
  52. 52Eritrea
  53. 53Seychelles
  54. 54Mauritius
Map data: Natural Earth (public domain). Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection. Numbered: UN member and observer states.More free worksheets: handeware.com/learn

How to use it

  1. Start with the biggest countries and the ones on the coast.
  2. Use the neighbors to work out the smaller ones.
  3. Check with the answer key.
  4. Play the flag quiz to learn them faster.

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