what is the smallest country in africa?

Question

do not consider irelands.

Answer 1

Gambia.(by far)..I've just been there on holiday. (FYI Ireland is not in Africa..I think you meant islands)
Paul 13051...the Seychelles are ISLANDS in the Indian ocean.
Maverick...so is Sao Tome and Principe..the man said NO islands!!
The other two who thought it was Djubouti....Gambia =4018 sq mls....Djubouti =8955 sq mls , over twice as big.
baldbast..Rwanda=10173, Eq Guinea=10828..not even close.

Answer 2

When you said "do not consider irelands," I presume you meant 'islands'.

Of the countries on the African mainland, Gambia is the smallest at 11,295 km².
2nd smallest: Swaziland, 17,364 km² ;
3rd smallest: Djibouti, 23,200 km² ;
4th smallest: Rwanda, 26,338 km² ;
5th smallest: Burundi, 27,834 km² ;
6th smallest: Equatorial Guinea, 28,051 km² .

If you do include island countries, the answer becomes much more complicated, because you have to ask the question: "What is a country ?" Would you count Mayotte as a 'country' ? It's a French dependency (technically, a collectivité territoriale). Its area is only 372 km². And what about Ascension Island ? This is a British colony with an area of 88 km². But it is 2500 km from the nearest point on the African mainland. So is it part of Africa or not ? If you only consider independent African island-nations, the smallest is the Seychelles at 455 km² , followed by Sâo Tomé & Principé at 964 km² , follwed by Mauritius at 2040 km² .

Answer 3

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Answer 4

There are about fifty countries in Africa. The largest country is the Republic of Sudan and the smallest is Seychelles. Algeria is the second largest country in Africa and Cairo is the largest city. Both are located in Egypt.

Answer 5

My guess is Gambia.

And Ireland is definitely the second largest island in the group commonly called the British Isles.

Answer 6

Sao Tome & Principe

Special Notes: The smallest country in Africa, offshore island.
Size: 1,001 sq km
Population: 187,410 (July 2005 est.)

Answer 7

The smallest African country is The Seychelles covering an area of 453 sq km but Gambia is the smallest of the mainland African states, covering an area of 11,300 sq km (4,363 sq mi).

Answer 8

Seychelles

Answer 9

my guess isthere are 3 approx the same size Equitorial Gueanni Rwanda or the Gambia

Answer 10

Gambia,

I gather you mean islands, as ireland is in Europe :)