5 Smallest African Countries

Each of the five smallest countries in Africa are island countries and are less than 1,000 square miles in area. The smallest African country is SEYCHELLES, which is located north of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The second smallest is SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE, an Atlantic Ocean island country located south of Nigeria and west of Gabon in Western Africa. The third smallest, MAURITIUS is found east of Madagascar and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The fourth smallest is COMOROS, a Muslim country (98% of the people worship Islam) located in the Mozambique Channel between Mozambique and Madagascar. Lastly, the fifth smallest African country is CAPE VERDE, which you would find west of Northern Africa and countries like Mauritania and Senegal. Below are the area stats for the five smallest African countries & convenient links to their posts.

     1. SEYCHELLES - 176 sq. mi / 455 sq. km

     2. SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE - 371 sq. mi / 960 sq. km

     3. MAURITIUS - 788 sq. mi / 2,040 sq. km

     4. COMOROS - 838 sq. miles / 2,170 sq. km

     5. CAPE VERDE - 1556 sq. miles / 4,030 sq. km

Source for area stats: Hammond World Atlas. Sixth Edition. Hammond World Atlas Corporation, 2010.