Random Africa Country Generator
Generate a random country from Africa only: 54 UN member states by default, or 59 with territories included.
Lowest in current filter: 122,730
Highest in current filter: 237,527,782
1 draws a single result; 2-10 draws that many distinct countries at once.
Current pool: 54 countries match these filters.
Press Generate to draw.
About this continent's pool
This page draws from the 54 UN member states on the African continent, from Algeria in the north to South Africa at the southern tip. The count above -- 54 UN member states, 59 including territories -- comes from the same dataset and the same field (region) used across every page on this site, so it can never drift out of sync with the main generator's own continent filter or the full Country List.
Largest and smallest by population
Computed live from the current pool (UN members, this continent):
Five largest
- 1. 🇳🇬 Nigeria -- 237,527,782
- 2. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia -- 135,472,051
- 3. 🇪🇬 Egypt -- 118,365,995
- 4. 🇨🇩 DR Congo -- 112,832,473
- 5. 🇹🇿 Tanzania -- 70,545,865
Five smallest (with data)
- 1. 🇸🇨 Seychelles -- 122,730
- 2. 🇸🇹 São Tomé and PrÃncipe -- 240,254
- 3. 🇨🇻 Cape Verde -- 527,326
- 4. 🇰🇲 Comoros -- 882,847
- 5. 🇩🇯 Djibouti -- 1,184,076
Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries are in Africa?
54 UN member states, or 59 once non-independent territories are included -- computed live from the same committed dataset every page on this site draws from, not typed by hand for this page specifically.
What is the largest Africa country by population?
Nigeria, at 237,527,782 people as of 2025, per the World Bank population data cited on the About page.
Does this page include territories in Africa?
By default, no -- it draws only from the 54 UN member states. Turn on "All 250 (+ territories)" in the tool above to widen the pool to 59, the same toggle used on the main Random Country Generator.
Is the draw random within just this continent?
Yes -- the continent filter narrows the pool before drawing, and the draw itself is the same crypto-secure, rejection-sampled random integer used everywhere on this site, so every country left in the Africa pool has an equal chance.
Every result here is drawn live in your browser with cryptographically-secure randomness -- nothing is predetermined, saved, or replayable. See the Terms.