Map of Northern Africa
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This Map of Northern Africa shows seas, islands, governmental boundaries, countries, capitals and major cities.
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Last Updated: October 21, 2024
Northern Africa is a region covering the northern part of the African continent with an area of approximately 3,85 million sq miles (10 million sq km). Most of the region is located in the Sahara Desert. There is no universally accepted definition of the region, and it is sometimes defined as extending from the Atlantic shores of Western Sahara in the west to the Red Sea coasts of Egypt and Sudan in the east.
The most common definition of the region's borders includes Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara, a territory disputed between Morocco and the partially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. It can also include Malta, as well as other Italian, Portuguese and Spanish regions such as Lampedusa and Lampione, Madeira and the Canary Islands, which are closer or as close to the African continent as to Europe. The UN definition includes all of these countries as well as Sudan. The African Union defines the region similarly, differing from the UN only in that it excludes Sudan. The Sahel, south of the Sahara Desert, can be considered the southern border of North Africa.
Major and principal cities in Northern Africa include Algiers, Cairo, Khartoum, Rabat, Tripoli.
List of Countries of Northern Africa
| Flag | Country | Capital | Population (2021)[1] | Area | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Algeria | Algiers | 44,177,969 | 2,381,740 sq km (919,595 sq mi) | Algerian dinar |
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Egypt | Cairo | 109,262,178 | 1,001,449 sq km (386,662 sq mi) | Egyptian pound |
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Libya | Tripoli | 6,735,277 | 1,759,540 sq km (679,362 sq mi) | Libyan dinar |
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Morocco | Rabat | 37,076,584 | 710,850 sq km (274,461 sq mi) | Moroccan dirham |
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Sudan | Khartoum | 45,657,202 | 1,861,484 sq km (718,723 sq mi) | Sudanese pound |
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Tunisia | Tunis | 12,262,946 | 163,610 sq km (63,170 sq mi) | Tunisian dinar |
Dependencies of Northern Africa
| Flag | Country | Capital | Population (2021)[1] | Area | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Canary Islands | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 2,172,944 | 7,493 sq km (2,893 sq mi) | Euro |
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Madeira | Funchal | 250,769 | 840 sq km (324 sq mi) | Euro |
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Western Sahara | Laayoune (El Aaiún) (de jure), Tifariti (de facto) | 200,000 | 272,000 sq km (105,000 sq mi) | Sahrawi peseta |
References
1. ^ "World Population Prospects". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.Maps of Africa
Regions of Africa