Which is the largest country in Africa by land area?
- Algeria
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Sudan
- Libya
Before it gained internationally recognised independence in 1980, the nation of Zimbabwe was known by which colonial name?
- Rhodesia
- Nyasaland
- Bechuanaland
- Tanganyika
Ethiopia and Liberia are traditionally cited as the only two African countries that were never formally colonised by a European power.
- True
- False
The colonial-era name 'Gold Coast' referred to which present-day African country?
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Ivory Coast
- Sierra Leone
Almost entirely enclosed by Senegal, the narrow West African country known as The ___ is the smallest nation on mainland Africa.
Which country completely surrounds the mountain kingdom of Lesotho?
- South Africa
- Eswatini
- Botswana
- Namibia
Casablanca is the capital city of Morocco.
- True
- False
The historical name 'Abyssinia' was long used for which African country?
- Ethiopia
- Eritrea
- Somalia
- Sudan
Which of these African countries is landlocked, with no coastline of its own?
- Chad
- Ghana
- Angola
- Mozambique
Nigeria relocated its official federal capital in 1991 from the coastal megacity of Lagos to the more central, purpose-built city of ___.
Egypt is the only African country that also holds territory on the continent of Asia.
- True
- False
Which island nation off Africa's southeast coast is the fourth-largest island in the world?
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Comoros
- Seychelles
How many fully UN-recognised sovereign countries make up the continent of Africa?
- 54
- 48
- 51
- 60