Five-Letter Countries in Africa: A Concise Overview

Africa is a continent of diverse cultures, landscapes, and nations. According to the United Nations, there are 54 countries in Africa today. While many countries have names of varying lengths, this article focuses on those with exactly five letters.

Here we explore the list of five-letter countries in Africa.

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List of Five-Letter Countries in Africa

Here is a list of African countries with five letters in their names:

• Chad
• Benin
• Togo
• Sudan

These countries are diverse in their geography, culture and economy.

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To provide a broader context, here's a table showcasing all African countries with their populations and subregions, according to United Nations official statistics.

#	Country	Population 2025	Subregion
1	Nigeria	237,527,782	Western Africa
2	Ethiopia	135,472,051	Eastern Africa
3	Egypt	118,365,995	Northern Africa
4	DR Congo	112,832,473	Middle Africa
5	Tanzania	70,545,865	Eastern Africa
6	South Africa	64,747,319	Southern Africa
7	Kenya	57,532,493	Eastern Africa
8	Sudan	51,662,147	Northern Africa
9	Uganda	51,384,894	Eastern Africa
10	Algeria	47,435,312	Northern Africa
11	Angola	39,040,039	Middle Africa
12	Morocco	38,430,770	Northern Africa
13	Mozambique	35,631,653	Eastern Africa
14	Ghana	35,064,272	Western Africa
15	Madagascar	32,740,678	Eastern Africa
16	Côte d'Ivoire	32,711,547	Western Africa
17	Cameroon	29,879,337	Middle Africa
18	Niger	27,917,831	Western Africa
19	Mali	25,198,821	Western Africa
20	Burkina Faso	24,074,580	Western Africa
21	Malawi	22,216,120	Eastern Africa
22	Zambia	21,913,874	Eastern Africa
23	Chad	21,003,705	Middle Africa
24	Somalia	19,654,739	Eastern Africa
25	Senegal	18,931,966	Western Africa
26	Zimbabwe	16,950,795	Eastern Africa
27	Guinea	15,099,727	Western Africa
28	Benin	14,814,460	Western Africa
29	Rwanda	14,569,341	Eastern Africa
30	Burundi	14,390,003	Eastern Africa
31	Tunisia	12,348,573	Northern Africa
32	South Sudan	12,188,788	Eastern Africa
33	Togo	9,721,608	Western Africa
34	Sierra Leone	8,819,794	Western Africa
35	Libya	7,458,555	Northern Africa
36	Congo	6,484,437	Middle Africa
37	Liberia	5,731,206	Western Africa
38	Central African Republic	5,513,282	Middle Africa
39	Mauritania	5,315,065	Western Africa
40	Eritrea	3,607,003	Eastern Africa
41	Namibia	3,092,816	Southern Africa
42	Gambia	2,822,093	Western Africa
43	Gabon	2,593,130	Middle Africa
44	Botswana	2,562,122	Southern Africa
45	Lesotho	2,363,325	Southern Africa
46	Guinea-Bissau	2,249,515	Western Africa
47	Equatorial Guinea	1,938,431	Middle Africa
48	Mauritius	1,268,280	Eastern Africa
49	Eswatini	1,256,174	Southern Africa
50	Djibouti	1,184,076	Eastern Africa
51	Comoros	882,847	Eastern Africa
52	Cabo Verde	527,326	Western Africa
53	Sao Tome & Principe	240,254	Middle Africa
54	Seychelles	132,779	Eastern Africa

Not included in this total of "countries" and listed separately are Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas, dependencies) and Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories).

Subregions of Africa based on the United Nations geoscheme.

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