Landlocked countries in Africa

16 African countries have no coastline.

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Landlocked countries in Africa
#CountryAreaPopulationContinent
1Chad1,284,000 km²21,003,705Africa
2Niger1,267,000 km²27,917,831Africa
3Mali1,240,192 km²25,198,821Africa
4Ethiopia1,104,300 km²135,472,051Africa
5Zambia752,618 km²21,913,874Africa
6South Sudan644,329 km²12,188,788Africa
7Central African Republic622,984 km²5,513,282Africa
8Botswana581,737 km²2,562,122Africa
9Zimbabwe390,757 km²16,950,795Africa
10Burkina Faso274,200 km²24,074,580Africa
11Uganda241,038 km²51,384,894Africa
12Malawi118,484 km²22,216,120Africa
13Lesotho30,355 km²2,363,325Africa
14Burundi27,834 km²14,390,003Africa
15Rwanda26,338 km²14,569,341Africa
16Eswatini17,364 km²1,256,174Africa

Questions

How many landlocked countries in Africa are there?
16. 16 African countries have no coastline.
Which has the largest area?
Chad, with 1,284,000 km². Then Niger (1,267,000 km²).
How is the list made?
It is a filter over the independent states on Kartavera — in Africa, landlocked — using the same figures as the atlas and its rankings. Territories are not included. Open it on the map to change any condition.

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Figures: area from Wikidata, population, GNI and life expectancy from the World Bank, forms of government from the CIA World Factbook. All sources.