AFRICA

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AO - BF - BI - BJ - BW - CD - CF - CG - CI - CM - CV - DJ - DZ - EG - ER - ET - GA - GH -
GM - GN - GQ - GW - KE - KM - LR - LS - LY - MA - MG - ML - MR - MU - MW - MZ - NA -
NE - NG - RW - SC - SD - SL - SN - SO - ST - SZ - TD - TG - TN - TZ - UG - ZA - ZM - ZW

Country Name ISO code
(2 and 3 letter codes)
local country name state or national flag
(clicking it takes you to the country's entry in various languages)
country's official name (English translation)
capital capital's local name official language(s)
+ auxiliary & regional language(s)
local language name
administrative divisions (division capital)
note: if no capital is given, it has the same name as the division

Algeria DZ / DZA الجزائر (al-Ǧazā'ir) Algeria
الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية (al-Ǧumhūrīya al-Ǧazā'irīya ad-Dīmuqrāṭīya aš-Šaʿbīya) (People's Democratic Algerian Republic)
Algiers الجزائر (al-Ǧazā'ir) Arabic العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
48 provinces (ولاية):
ادرار, الاغواط, البليدة, البويرة, البيض, الجزائر, الجلفة, الشلف, الطارف, المدية, المسيلة, النعامة, الوادي, إليزي, ام البواقي, باتنة, بجاية, برج بو عريريج, بسكرة, بشار, بومرداس, تبسة, تلمسان, تمنراست, تندوف, تيارت, تيبازة, تيزي وزو, تيسمسيلت, جيجل, خنشلة, سطيف, سعيدة, سكيكدة, سوق اهراس, سيدي بلعباس, عنابة, عين الدفلى, عين تموشنت, غرداية, غليزان, قالمة, قسنطينة, مستغانم, معسكر, ميلة, ورقلة, وهران

Latin transliteration:
48 provinces (wilāya):
Adrār, al-Aġwāṭ, al-Bulayda, al-Buwayra, al-Bayaḍ, al-Ǧazā'ir, al-Ǧilfa, aš-Šalif, aṭ-Ṭārif, al-Madīya, al-Masīla, an-Naʿāma, al-Wādī, Illīzī, Umm al-Bawāqī, Bātna, Biǧāya, Burǧ Bū ʿArīrīǧ, Biskra, Baššār, Bū Mirdās, Tibissa, Tilimsān, Tamanrāsit, Tindūf, Tiyārat, Tībāza, Tīzī Wazū, Tīsamsīlt, Ǧīǧil, Ḫanšala, Saṭīf, Saʿīda, Sukaykida, Sūq Ahrās, Sīdī Balʿabbās, ʿAnnāba, ʿAyn ad-Diflā, ʿAyn Tamūšant, Ġardāya, Ġilīzān, Qālama, Qusanṭīna, Mustaġānim, Muʿaskar, Mīla, Warqla, Wahrān

Angola AO / AGO Angola Angola
República de Angola (Republic of Angola)
Luanda Luanda Portuguese português
18 provinces (província):
Bengo (Caxito), Benguela, Bié (Kuito), Cabinda, Cunene (Ondjiva), Huambo, Huíla (Lubango), Kuando-Kubango (Menongue), Kwanza Norte (N'Dalatando), Kwanza Sul (Sumbe), Luanda, Lunda Norte (Dundo), Lunda Sul (Saurimo), Malanje, Moxico (Luena), Namibe, Uíge, Zaire (M'Banza-Kongo)

Benin BJ / BEN Bénin Benin
République du Bénin (Republic of Benin)
Porto-Novo Porto-Novo French français
12 departments (département):
Alibori (Kandi), Atacora (Natitingou), Atlantique (Ouidah), Borgou (Parakou), Collines (Savalou), Couffo (Dogbo), Donga (Djougou), Littoral (Cotonou), Mono (Lokossa), Ouémé (Porto-Novo), Plateau (Sakété), Zou (Abomey)

Botswana BW / BWA Botswana Botswana
Lefatshe la Botswana, Republic of Botswana
Gaborone Gaborone Tswana, English seTswana, English
10 districts:
Central (Serowe), Chobe (Kasane), Ghanzi, Kgalagadi (Tsabong), Kgatleng (Mochudi), Kweneng (Molepolole), Ngamiland (Maun), North-East (Masunga), South-East (Ramotswa), Southern (Kanye)
+ 2 city councils:
Francistown, Gaborone
+ 2 town councils:
Lobatse, Selebi-Phikwe

Burkina Faso BF / BFA Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou Ouagadougou French français
45 provinces (province):
Balé (Boromo), Bam (Kongoussi), Banwa (Solenzo), Bazéga (Kombissiri), Bougouriba (Diébougou), Boulgou (Tenkodogo), Boulkiemdé (Koudougou), Comoé (Banfora), Ganzourgou (Zorgho), Gnagna (Bogandé), Gourma (Fada N'Gourma), Houet (Bobo-Dioulasso), Ioba (Dano), Kadiogo (Ouagadougou), Kénédougou (Orodara), Komondjari (Gayéri), Kompienga (Pama), Kossi (Nouna), Koulpélogo (Ouargaye), Kouritenga (Koupéla), Kourwéogo (Boussé), Léraba (Sindou), Loroum (Titao), Mouhoun (Dédougou), Nahouri (Pô), Namentenga (Boulsa), Nayala (Toma), Noumbiel (Batié), Oubritenga (Ziniaré), Oudalan (Gorom-Gorom), Passoré (Yako), Poni (Gaoua), Sanguié (Réo ), Sanmatenga (Kaya), Séno (Dori), Sissili (Léo), Soum (Djibo), Sourou (Tougan), Tapoa (Diapaga), Tuy (Houndé), Yagha (Sebba), Yatenga (Ouahigouya), Ziro (Sapouy), Zondoma (Gourcy), Zoundwéogo (Manga)

Burundi BI / BDI Uburundi, Burundi Burundi
Republika y'Uburundi, République du Burundi (Republic of Burundi)
Bujumbura Bujumbura Rundi, French kiRundi, français
17 provinces (province):
Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie (Bujumbura), Bujumbura Rural (Bujumbura), Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi

Cameroon CM / CMR Cameroun, Cameroon Cameroon
République du Cameroun, Republic of Cameroon
Yaounde Yaoundé French, English français, English
10 provinces (province):
Adamaoua (Ngaoundéré), Centre (Yaoundé), Est (Bertoua), Littoral (Douala), Nord (Garoua), Nord-Extrême (Maroua), Nord-Ouest (Bamenda), Ouest (Bafoussam), Sud (Ebolowa), Sud-Ouest (Buéa)
10 provinces:
Adamawa (Ngaoundere), Central (Yaounde), East (Bertoua), Littoral (Douala), North (Garoua), Extreme North (Maroua), North West (Bamenda), West (Bafoussam), South (Ebolowa), South West (Buea)

Cape Verde CV / CPV Cabo Verde Cape Verde
República de Cabo Verde (Republic of Cape Verde)
Praia Praia Portuguese
+ Capeverdian Creole
português
+ kriolu kabuverdianu
17 districts (concelho):
Boa Vista (Sal Rei), Brava (Nova Sintra), Maio (Porto Inglês), Mosteiros, Paúl (Pombas), Porto Novo, Praia, Ribeira Grande (Ponta do Sol), Sal (Santa Maria), Santa Catarina (Assomada), Santa Cruz (Pedra Badejo), São Domingos, São Filipe, São Miguel, São Nicolau (Ribeira Brava), São Vicente (Mindelo), Tarrafal

Central African Republic CF / CAF Centrafrique, Bêafrîka Central African Republic
République Centrafricaine, Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka (Central African Republic)
Bangui Bangui, Bangî French, Sango français, sängö
16 prefectures (fra: préfecture):
Bamingui-Bangoran (Ndélé), Basse Kotto (Mobaye), Gribingui économique (Kaga-Bandoro), Haut Mbomou (Obo), Haute Kotto (Bria), Kémo Gribingui (Sibut), Lobaye (Mbaïki), Mambéré Kadéi ou Haute-Sangha (Berbérati), Mbomou (Bangassou), Nana Mambéré (Bouar), Ombelle Mpoko (Bimbo), Ouaka (Bambari), Ouham (Bossanagoa), Ouham Pendé (Bozoum), Sangha Mbaéré (Nola), Vakaga (Birao)
+ 1 capital (capitale):
Bangui
16 prefectures (sag: ?):
? (?), ? (?), ? (?), ? (?), ? (?), ? (?), ? (Mbaiki), ? (Bereberâti), ? (Bangasu), ? (Boâra), ? (?), ? (Bämbärî), ? (Bosangoa), ? (?), ? (?), ? (?)
+ 1 capital (?):
Bangî

Chad TD / TCD Tchad, تشاد (Tašād) Chad
République du Tchad, جمهورية تشاد (Ǧumhūrīyat Tašād) (Republic of Chad)
N'Djamena N'Djaména, نجامينا (Nǧāmīnā) French, Arabic français, العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
14 prefectures (fra: préfecture):
Batha (Ati), Biltine, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (Faya-Largeau), Chari-Baguirmi (N'Djaména), Guéra (Mongo), Kanem (Mao), Lac (Bol), Logone Occidental (Moundou), Logone Oriental (Doba), Mayo-Kébbi (Bongor), Moyen-Chari (Sarh), Ouaddaï (Abéché), Salamat (Am Timan), Tandjilé (Laï)
14 prefectures (ara: مقاطعة):
البطحة (اتي?), بلتين, بركو اندي تبستي (فايا لارجو), شاري باڨرمي (نجامينا), ڤرا (مونڤو), كانم (ماو), البحيرة (بول), لوڨون الغربي (موندو), لوڨون الشرقي (دوبا), مايو كبي (بونڤور), شاري المتوسط (ساره), وداي (ابشى), سلمات (ام تيمان?), تانجلي (لاي)

Latin transliteration:
14 prefectures (muqāṭaʿa):
al-Baṭḥa (Atī?), Biltīn, Burkū Innidī Tibastī (Fāyā Lārǧū), Šārī Bāgirmī (Nǧāmīnā), Girā (Mūngū), Kānim/Kānum (Māw), al-Buḥayra (Būl), Lūgūn al-Ġarbī (Mūndū), Lūgūn aš-Šarqī (Dūbā), Māyū Kibbī (Būngūr), Šārī al-Mutawassiṭ (Sārh), Wadāy (Abišī), Salamāt (Am Tīmān?), Tānǧilī (Lāy)

Comoros KM / COM Komori, Comores, جزر القمر (Ǧuzur al-Qumur) Comoros
Udzima wa Komori, Union des Comores, اتحاد القمر (Ittiḥād al-Qumur) (Union of the Comoros)
Moroni Moroni, موروني (Mūrūnī) Comorian, French, Arabic shikomori, français, العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
4 autonomous islands (shikomori: ?):
Maore (Mamudzu), Mwali (Fomboni), Ndzuwani (Mutsamudu), Ngazija (Moroni)
4 autonomous islands (fra: île autonome):
Mayotte (Mamudzu), Moheli (Fomboni), Anjouan (Mutsamudu), Grande Comore (Moroni)
4 autonomous islands (ara: جزيرة مستقلة):
مايوت (ماموتزو), موهيلي (فومبوني), انجوان (موتسامودو), القمر الكبير (موروني)

Latin transliteration:
4 autonomous islands (ǧazīra mustaqilla):
Māyūt (Māmūtzū), Mūhīlī (Fūmbūnī), Anǧuwān (Mūtsāmūdū), al-Qumur al-Kabīr (Mūrūnī)

Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD / COD Congo Congo (Dem. Rep.)
République Démocratique du Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Kinshasa Kinshasa French français
10 provinces (province):
Bandundu, Bas-Congo (Matadi), Équateur (Mbandaka), Kasaï-Occidental (Kananga), Kasaï-Oriental (Mbuji-Mayi), Katanga (Lubumbashi), Maniema (Kindu), Nord-Kivu (Goma), Orientale (Kisangani), Sud-Kivu (Bukavu)
+ 1 neutral city (ville neutre):
Kinshasa

Congo (Rep.) CG / COG Congo Congo (Rep.)
République du Congo (Republic of the Congo)
Brazzaville Brazzaville French français
10 regions (région):
Bouenza (Madingou), Cuvette (Owando), Cuvette Ouest (Ewo), Kouilou (Pointe-Noire), Lékoumou (Sibiti), Likouala (Impfondo), Niari (Dolisie), Plateaux (Djambala), Pool (Kinkala), Sangha (Ouesso)
+ 7 urban communes (commune urbaine):
Brazzaville, Dolisie, Mossendjo, Nkayi, Ouesso, Owando, Pointe-Noire

Cote d'Ivoire
(Ivory Coast)
CI / CIV Côte d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire
République de Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of Cote d'Ivoire)
Yamoussoukro Yamoussoukro French français
19 regions (région):
Agnéby (Agboville), Bafing (Touba), Bas-Sassandra (San-Pedro), Denguélé (Odienné), Dix-huit Montagnes (Man), Fromager (Gagnoa), Haut-Sassandra (Daloa), Lacs (Yamoussoukro), Lagunes (Abidjan), Marahoué (Bouaflé), Moyen-Cavally (Guiglo), Moyen-Comoé (Abengourou), N'Zi Comoé (Dimbokro), Savanes (Korhogo), Sud-Bandama (Divo), Sud-Comoé (Aboisso), Vallée du Bandama (Bouaké), Worodougou (Séguéla), Zanzan (Bondoukou)

Djibouti DJ / DJI Djibouti, جيبوتي (Ǧībūtī) Djibouti
République de Djibouti, جمهورية جيبوتي (Ǧumhūrīyat Ǧībūtī) (Republic of Djibouti)
Djibouti Djibouti, جيبوتي (Ǧībūtī) French, Arabic français, العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
5 districts (fra: cercle):
Ali Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura
5 districts (ara: دائرة):
علي صابح, دخيل, جيبوتي, اوبوك, تاجورة

Latin transliteration:
5 districts (dā'ira):
ʿAlī Ṣābiḥ, Diḫīl, Ǧībūtī, Ūbūk, Tāǧūra

Egypt EG / EGY مصر (Miṣr) Egypt
جمهورية مصر العربية (Ǧumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʿArabīya) (Arab Republic of Egypt)
Cairo القاهرة (al-Qāhira) Arabic العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
27 governorates (محافظة):
اسوان, اسيوط, الاسكندرية, الاسماعيلية, الاقصر, البحر الاحمر (الغردقة), البحيرة (دمنهور), الجيزة, الدقهلية (المنصورة), السويس, الشرقية (الزقازيق), الغربية (طنطا), الفيوم, القاهرة, القليوبية (بنها), المنوفية (شبين الكوم), المنيا, الوادي الجديد (الخارجة), بني سويف, بور سعيد, جنوب سيناء (الطور), دمياط, سوهاج, شمال سيناء (العريش), قنا, كفر الشيخ, مرسى مطروح

Latin transliteration:
27 governorates (muḥāfaẓa):
Aswān, Asyūṭ, al-Iskandarīya, al-Ismāʿīlīya, al-Uqṣur, al-Baḥr al-Aḥmar (al-Ġardaqa), al-Buḥayra (Damanhūr), al-Ǧīza, ad-Daqahlīya (al-Manṣūra), as-Suways, aš-Šarqīya (az-Zaqāzīq), al-Ġarbīya (Ṭanṭā), al-Fayyūm, al-Qāhira, al-Qalyūbīya (Banhā), al-Minūfīya (Šibīn al-Kawm), al-Minyā, al-Wādī al-Ǧadīd (al-Ḫāriǧa), Banī Suwayf, Būr Saʿīd, Ǧanūb Sīnā' (aṭ-Ṭūr), Dumyāṭ, Sawhāǧ, Šimāl Sīnā' (al-ʿArīš), Qinā, Kafr aš-Šayḫ, Marsā Maṭrūḥ

Equatorial Guinea GQ / GNQ Guinea Ecuatorial Equatorial Guinea
República de Guinea Ecuatorial (Republic of Equatorial Guinea)
Malabo Malabo Spanish español
7 provinces (provincia):
Annobón (Palé), Bioko Norte (Malabo), Bioko Sur (Luba), Centro Sur (Evinayong), Kié-Ntem (Ebebiyín), Litoral (Bata), Wele-Nzas (Mongomo)

Eritrea ER / ERI ኤርትራ (Ertrā), إريتريا (Irītriyā) Eritrea
ሃግሬ ኤርትራ (Hāgre Ertrā), دولة إريتريا (Dawlat Irītriyā) (State of Eritrea)
Asmara አሥመራ (Aśmarā), اسمرة (Asmara) Tigrinya, Arabic ትግርኛ (təgrəñā), العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
6 regions (tir: ዞባ?):
ማአከል? (አሥመራ), ሰሜናዊ ቀይ ባሕሪ? (ምፅዋ), አንሰባ? (ከረን), ደቡብ (አዲ ኡግሪ), ደቡባዊ ቀይ ባሕሪ? (አሰብ), ጋሽ ባርካ? (ባረንቱ)
Latin transliteration:
6 regions (zobā?):
Mā'akal? (Aśmarā), Samenāwi Qayə Bāḥri? (Məẓəwwā), Ansabā? (Karan), Dabub (Adi Ugri), Dabubāwi Qayə Bāḥri? (Asab), Gāš Bārkā? (Bārantu)
6 regions (ara: منطقة):
المركزية (اسمرة), البحر الاحمر الشمالي (مصوع), ? (?), الجنوبية (?), البحر الاحمر الجنوبي (عصب), غاش باركا (بارنتو)

Latin transliteration:
6 regions (minṭaqa):
al-Markazīya (Asmara), al-Baḥr al-Aḥmar aš-Šimālī (Maṣawwaʿ/Muṣawwaʿ), ? (?), al-Ǧanūbīya (?), al-Baḥr al-Aḥmar al-Ǧanūbī (ʿAṣab), Ġāš Bārkā (Bārantū)

Ethiopia ET / ETH ኢትዮጵያ (Ityoṗyā) Ethiopia
የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ (ya-Ityoṗyā Federālāwi Dimokrāsiyāwi Ripablik) (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)
Addis Ababa አዲስ አበባ (Addis Ababā) Amharic
+ English
አማርኛ (amārəñā)
+ English
10 states (ክልል):
ሐረሪ ሕዝብ (ሐረር), ሱማሊ (ጅጅጋ), ቤንሻንጉል ጉሙዝ (አሶሳ), ትግሬ (መቀሌ), አማራ (ባሕር ዳር), አፋር (አሳኢታ), ኦሮሚያ (ፊንፊን), ደቡብ ብሔሮች, ብሔረስቦችና ሕዝቦች (አዋሳ), ድሬዳዋ, ጋምቤላ ሕዝቦች (ጋምቤላ)
+ 1 city (ቤት):
አዲስ አበባ
Latin transliteration:
10 states (kələl):
Ḥarari Ḥəzb (Ḥarar), Sumāli (Ǧəǧəgā), Benšāngul Gumuz (Asosā), Təgre (Maqale), Amārā (Bāḥr-Dār), Afār (Asā'itā), Oromiyā (Finfin), Dabub Bəḥeroč, Bəḥerasbočnā Ḥəzboč (Awāsā), Dəredāwā, Gāmbellā Ḥəzboč (Gāmbellā)
+ 1 city (be):
Addis Ababā

Gabon GA / GAB Gabon Gabon
République Gabonaise (Gabonese Republic)
Libreville Libreville French français
9 provinces (province):
Estuaire (Libreville), Haut-Ogooué (Franceville), Moyen-Ogooué (Lambaréné), Ngounié (Mouila), Nyanga (Tchibanga), Ogooué-Ivindo (Makokou), Ogooué-Lolo (Koulamoutou), Ogooué-Maritime (Port-Gentil), Woleu-Ntem (Oyem)

Gambia GM / GMB   Gambia
Republic of The Gambia
Banjul   English  
7 divisions:
Basse, Brikama, Janjanbureh, Kanifing (Serekunda), Kerewan, Kuntaur, Mansakonko
+ 1 city:
Banjul

Ghana GH / GHA   Ghana
Republic of Ghana
Accra   English  
10 regions:
Ashanti (Kumasi), Brong-Ahafo (Sunyani), Central (Cape Coast), Eastern (Koforidua), Greater Accra (Accra), Northern (Tamale), Upper East (Bolgatanga), Upper West (Wa), Volta (Ho), Western (Sekondi-Takoradi)

Guinea GN / GIN Guinée Guinea
République de Guinée (Republic of Guinea)
Conakry Conakry French français
7 governorates (gouvernorat):
Boké, Faranah, Kankan, Kindia, Labé, Mamou, N'Zérékoré
+ 1 national capital - special zone (capitale d'état - zone spéciale):
Conakry

Guinea-Bissau GW / GNB Guiné-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
República da Guiné-Bissau (Republic of Guinea-Bissau)
Bissau Bissau Portuguese português
8 regions (região):
Bafatá, Biombo (Quinhámel), Bolama, Cacheu, Gabú, Oio (Farim), Quinara (Buba), Tombali (Catió)
+ 1 autonomous sector (sector autónomo):
Bissau

Kenya KE / KEN Kenya Kenya
Republic of Kenya, Jamhuri ya Kenya
Nairobi Nairobi English, Swahili English, kiSwahili
7 provinces (eng):
Central (Nyeri), Coast (Mombasa), Eastern (Embu), North Eastern (Garissa), Nyanza (Kisumu), Rift Valley (Nakuru), Western (Kakamega)
+ 1 area:
Nairobi
7 provinces (swa: mkoa):
Kati (Nyeri), Pwani (Mombasa), Mashariki (Embu), Kaskazini Mashariki (Garissa), Nyanza (Kisumu), Rift Valley (Nakuru), Magharibi (Kakamega)
+ 1 area (?):
Nairobi

Lesotho LS / LSO Lesotho Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho, Mwuso wa Lesotho
Maseru Maseru English, Sotho English, seSotho
10 districts (eng):
Berea (Teyateyaneng), Butha-Buthe, Leribe (Hlotse), Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka

Liberia LR / LBR   Liberia
Republic of Liberia
Monrovia   English  
13 counties:
Bomi (Tubmanburg), Bong (Gbarnga), Grand Bassa (Buchanan), Grand Cape Mount (Robertsport), Grand Gedeh (Zwedru), Grand Kru (Barclayville), Lofa (Voinjama), Margibi (Kakata), Maryland (Harper), Montserrado (Monrovia), Nimba (Sanniquellie), Rivercess, Sinoe (Greenville)

Libya LY / LBY ليبيا (Lībiyā) Libya
الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية (al-Ǧamāhīrīya al-ʿArabīya al-Lībīya aš-Šaʿbīya al-Ištirākīya) (Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
Tripoli طرابلس (Ṭarābulus) Arabic العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
13 municipalities (بلدية):
البطنان, الجبل الاخضر (البيضاء), الجبل الغربي (غريان), الجفرة, الزاوية, النقازة, الواحات, الوسطى, بنغازي, سوف الجين, طرابلس, فزان, مصراتة

Latin transliteration:
13 municipalities (baladīya):
al-Buṭnān, al-Ǧabal al-Aḫḍar (al-Bayḍā'), al-Ǧabal al-Ġarbī (Ġaryān), al-Ǧufra, az-Zāwiya, an-Naqqāza, al-Wāḥāt, al-Wusṭā, Banġāzī, Sawf al-Ǧīn, Ṭarābulus, Fazzān, Miṣrāta

Madagascar MG / MDG Madagasikara, Madagascar Madagascar
Repoblikan̈i Madagasikara, République de Madagascar (Republic of Madagascar)
Antananarivo Antananarivo Malagasy, French Malagasy, français
6 provinces (mlg: faritany):
Antananarivo, Antsiran̈ana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliary

Malawi MW / MWI Malawi / Malaŵi Malawi
Republic of Malawi, Mfuko la Malaŵi
Lilongwe Lilongwe English, Chewa / Nyanja English, chiChewa
3 regions (eng):
Central (Lilongwe), Northern (Mzuzu), Southern (Blantyre)

Mali ML / MLI Mali Mali
République du Mali (Republic of Mali)
Bamako Bamako French français
8 regions (région):
Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Ségou, Sikasso, Tombouctou
+ 1 district (district):
Bamako

Mauritania MR / MRT موريتانيا (Mūrītāniyā) Mauritania
جمهورية موريتانيا الإسلامية (Ǧumhūrīyat Mūrītāniyā al-Islāmīya) (Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
Nouakchott نواكشوط (Nawākšūṭ) Arabic العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
12 regions (ولاية):
آدرار (آطار), البراكنة (الاك), الترارزة (روصو), الحوض الشرقي (النعمة), الحوض الغربي (العيون), إينشيري (اكجواجات?), تكانت (تجكجه), تيرس زمور (الزويرات), داخلت نواذيبو (نواذيبو), كركول (كيهيدي), كيديماغة (هسي والد علي بابي?), لعصابة (كيفه)
+ 1 district (منطقة):
نواكشوط

Latin transliteration:
12 regions (wilāya):
Ādrār (Āṭār), al-Brākna (Alāk), at-Trārza (Rūṣū), al-Ḥawḍ aš-Šarqī (an-Naʿma), al-Ḥawḍ al-Ġarbī (al-ʿUyūn), Īnšīrī (Akǧawāǧāt?), Takānit (Tiǧikǧa), Tīris Zammūr (az-Zuwayrāt), Dāḫilat Nawāḏībū (Nawāḏībū), Kurkūl (Kayhaydī), Kīdīmāġa (Hsay Wālad ʿAlī Bābī?), Laʿṣāba (Kīfa)
+ 1 district (minṭaqa):
Nawākšūṭ

Mauritius MU / MUS   Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius
Port Louis   English  
9 districts:
Black River (Tamarin), Flacq (Central Flacq), Grand Port (Mahébourg), Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhelms (Beau Bassin-Rose Hill), Port Louis, Rivière du Rempart (Poudre d'Or), Savanne (Souillac)
+ 3 dependencies:
Agalega Islands (-), Cargados Carajos (-), Rodrigues (Port Mathurin)

Morocco MA / MAR المغرب (al-Maġrib) Morocco
المملكة المغربية (al-Mamlaka al-Maġribīya) (Moroccan Kingdom)
Rabat الرباط (ar-Ribāṭ) Arabic العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
16 regions (جهة):
الدار البيضاء الكبرى (الدار البيضاء), الرباط - سلا - زمور - زعير (الرباط), الشاوية - ورديغة (ﺧﺮﻳﺒﯖﺔ), الشرقية (وجدة), العيون - بوجدور - الساقية الحمراء (العيون), الغرب - الشراردة - بني حسن (القنيطرة), تادلة - ازيلال (بني ملال), تازة - الحسيمة - تاونات (تازة), دكالة - عبدة (اصفي), سوس - ماسة - درعة (ﺍﯕﺎﺩﻳﺮ), طنجة - تطوان (طنجة), فاس - بولمان (فاس), ﯕﻠﻤﻴﻢ - السمارة (ﯕﻠﻤﻴﻢ), مراكش - تانسيفت - الحوز (مراكش), مكناس - تافيلالت (مكناس), وادي الذهب - ﻟﯖﻮﻳﺮﺓ (دخلة)

Latin transliteration:
16 regions (ǧaha):
ad-Dār al-Bayḍā' al-Kubrā (ad-Dār al-Bayḍā'), ar-Ribāṭ - Salā - Zammūr - Zaʿīr (ar-Ribāṭ), aš-Šāwīya - Wardīġa (Ḫurībga), aš-Šarqīya (Waǧda), al-ʿUyūn - Bū-Ǧadūr - as-Sāqiya al-Ḥamrā' (al-ʿUyūn), al-Ġarb - aš-Šarārida - Banī Ḥasan (al-Qunayṭira), Tādla - Azīlāl (Banī Mallāl), Tāza - al-Ḥusayma - Tāwnāt (Tāza), Dukkāla - ʿAbda (Aṣfī), Sūs - Māsa - Darʿa (Agādīr), Ṭanǧa - Tiṭwān (Ṭanǧa), Fās - Būlmān (Fās), Gulmīm - as-Samāra (Gulmīm), Marrākuš - Tānsīft - al-Ḥawz (Marrākuš), Miknās - Tāfīlālt (Miknās), Wādī ḏ-Ḏahab - Lagwīra (Daḫla)

Mozambique MZ / MOZ Moçambique Mozambique
República de Moçambique (Republic of Mozambique)
Maputo Maputo Portuguese português
10 provinces (província):
Cabo Delgado (Pemba), Gaza (Xai-Xai), Inhambane, Manica (Chimoio), Maputo (Matola), Nampula, Niassa (Lichinga), Sofala (Beira), Tete, Zambézia (Quelimane)
+ 1 city (cidade):
Maputo

Namibia NA / NAM   Namibia
Republic of Namibia
Windhoek   English  
13 regions:
Caprivi (Katima Mulilo), Erongo (Swakopmund), Hardap (Mariental), Karas (Keetmanshoop), Kavango (Rundu), Khomas (Windhoek), Kunene (Opuwo), Ohangwena (Eenhana), Omaheke (Gobabis), Omusati (Outapi), Oshana (Oshakati), Oshikoto (Tsumeb), Otjozondjupa (Otjiwarongo)

Niger NE / NER Niger Niger
République du Niger (Republic of Niger)
Niamey Niamey French français
7 departments (département):
Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabéri, Zinder
+ 1 capital district (district capitale):
Niamey

Nigeria NG / NGA   Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Abuja   English
+ Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba
English
+ Hausa / هَوْسَ (hausa), Igbo, Yorùbá
36 states:
Abia (Umuahia), Adamawa (Yola), Akwa Ibom (Uyo), Anambra (Awka), Bauchi, Bayelsa (Yenagoa), Benue (Makurdi), Borno (Maiduguri), Cross River (Calabar), Delta (Asaba), Ebonyi (Abakaliki), Edo (Benin City), Ekiti (Ado Ekiti), Enugu, Gombe, Imo (Owerri), Jigawa (Dutse), Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi (Birnin Kebbi), Kogi (Lokoja), Kwara (Ilorin), Lagos (Ikeja), Nassarawa (Lafia), Niger (Minna), Ogun (Abeokuta), Ondo (Akure), Osun (Oshogbo), Oyo (Ibadan), Plateau (Jos), Rivers (Port Harcourt), Sokoto, Taraba (Jalingo), Yobe (Damaturu), Zamfara (Gusau)
+ 1 federal capital territory:
Abuja

Rwanda RW / RWA Urwanda, Rwanda Rwanda
Republika y'Urwanda, République Rwandaise (Rwandese Republic)
Kigali Kigali Rwanda, French kinyaRwanda, français
11 provinces (kin: intara, fra: province):
Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Gisenyi, Gitarama, Kibungo, Kibuye, Kigali-Ngali (Kigali), Ruhengeri, Umutara (Nyagatare)
+ 1 city (kin: umujyi, fra: ville):
Kigali

Sao Tome and Principe ST / STP São Tomé e Príncipe Sao Tome and Principe
República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe (Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe)
Sao Tome São Tomé Portuguese português
6 districts (concelho):
Água Grande (São Tomé), Cantagalo (Santana), Caué (São João dos Angolares), Lemba (Neves), Lobata (Guadalupe), Mé-Zoxi (Trindade)
+ 1 autonomous region (região autónoma):
Príncipe (Santo António)

Senegal SN / SEN Sénégal Senegal
République du Sénégal (Republic of Senegal)
Dakar Dakar French français
11 regions (région):
Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint Louis, Tambacounda, Thiès, Ziguinchor

Seychelles SC / SYC Sesel, Seychelles Seychelles
Repiblik Sesel, Republic of Seychelles, République des Seychelles
Victoria Victoria Seychellois, English, French seselwa, English, français
25 districts (seselwa: distrik, eng/fra: district):
Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Royale, Au Cap, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand Anse Mahe, Grand Anse Praslin, La Digue, Les Mamelles, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe Larue, Port Glaud, Riviere Anglaise, Roche Caiman, Saint Louis, Takamaka

Sierra Leone SL / SLE   Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
Freetown   English  
3 provinces:
Eastern (Kenema), Northern (Makeni), Southern (Bo)
+ 1 area:
Western (Freetown)

Somalia SO / SOM Soomaaliya, الصومال (aṣ-Ṣūmāl) Somalia
Jamhuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال (Ǧumhūrīyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl) (Republic of Somalia)
Mogadishu Muqdisho, مقديشو (Maqdīšū) Somali, Arabic soomaali, العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
18 regions (som: gobolka):
Awdal (Baki), Bakool (Xuddur), Banaadir (Muqdisho), Bari (Boosaaso), Bay (Baydabho), Gal-Guduud (Duusa Marreeb), Gedo (Garbahaarrey), Hiiraan (Beledweyne), Jubbada Dhexe (Jilib), Jubbada Hoose (Kismaayo), Mudug (Gaalkacyo), Nugaal (Gaarowe), Sanaag (Ceerigaabo), Shabeelaha Dhexe (Jawhar), Shabeelaha Hoose (Marka), Sool (Laascaanood), Tug-Dheer (Buraco), Woqooyi-Galbeed (Hargeysa)
18 regions (ara: منطقة):
اودال (باكي), باكول (حودور), بنادر (مقديشو), باري (بوساسو), باي (بايدابو?), غالغدود (دوسا مريب?), غدو (غارباهاري), هيران (بلدوين), جوبا الوسطى (جيليب), جوبا السفلى (كيسمايو), مدق (غالكعيو), نوغال (غاروي), سناغ (عيريغابو?), شبيلي الوسطى (جوهر), شبيلي السفلى (ماركا), صول (لاسعانود), توغدير (برعو), ووقوي غلبيد (هارغيسا)

Latin transliteration:
18 regions (minṭaqa):
Awdāl (Bākī), Bākawl (Ḥūddūr), Banādir (Maqdīšū), Bārī (Bawsāsū), Bāy (Bāydābū?), Ġālġudūd (Dūsā Marrayb?), Ġidū (Ġārbāhārray), Hīrān (Baladwayn), Ǧūbbā al-Wusṭā (Ǧīlīb), Ǧūbbā as-Suflā (Kīsmāyū), Muduq (Ġālkaʿyū), Nūġāl (Ġāruwī), Sanāġ (ʿAyrīġābū?), Šabaylī al-Wusṭā (Ǧawhar), Šabaylī as-Suflā (Mārkā), Ṣawl (Lāsʿānawd), Tūġdayr (Buraʿū), Wūqūy Ġalbayd (Hārġaysā)

South Africa ZA / ZAF Suid Afrika, South Africa, iSewula Afrika, Afrika-Borwa, Afrika Borwa, iNingizimu Afrika, Afrika Dzonga, Aforika Borwa, Afurika Tshipembe, umZantsi Afrika, iNingizimu Afrika South Africa
Republiek van Suid Afrika, Republic of South Africa, IRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika, Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa, Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa, IRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika, Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga, Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa, Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe, IRiphabliki yasemZantsi Afrika, IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
Pretoria Pretoria, Pretoria, iPitori, Pretoria, Pitoriya, ?, Pitori, Pitoria/Tshwane, ?, iPitoli/iTswani, iPitoli Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, sePêdi, seSotho, siSwati, xiTsonga, seTswana, tshiVenḓa, isiXhosa, isiZulu
9 provinces (afr: provinsie):
Gauteng (Johannesburg), KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg), Limpopo (Pietersburg), Mpumalanga (Nelspruit), Noord-Kaap (Kimberley), Noordwes (Mafikeng), Oos-Kaap (Bisho), Vrystaat (Bloemfontein), Wes-Kaap (Kaapstad)
9 provinces (eng):
Gauteng (Johannesburg), KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg), Limpopo (Pietersburg), Mpumalanga (Nelspruit), Northern Cape (Kimberley), North West (Mafikeng), Eastern Cape (Bisho), Free State (Bloemfontein), Western Cape (Cape Town)

9 provinces (nde: iprovinsi):
iGauteng (iRhawuteni), iKwaZulu-Natal (?), iLimpopo (iPolokwane), iMpumalanga (?), iTlhagwini-Kapa (?), iTlhagwini-Tjhingalanga (?), iPumalanga-Kapa (iBisho), iFreyistata (?), iTjhingalanga-Kapa (?)

9 provinces (nso: profense):
Gauteng (?), KwaZulu-Natala (?), Limpopo (Polokwane), Mpumalanga (?), Kapa Lebowa (?), Lebowa Bodikela (?), Kapa Bohlabela (Bisho), Freistata (?), Kapa Bodikela (?)

9 provinces (sot: profensi/provense):
Kgauteng (?), Ha Zolo-Natala (?), Limpopo? (?), Mpumalanga (?), Kapa Leboya (?), Leboya (le) Bophirima (?), Kapa Botjhabela (?), Freistata/Foreisetata (Mangaung), Kapa Bophirimela (?)

9 provinces (ssw: isifundzeni):
? (?), ? (?), iLimpopo (?), iMpumalanga (iNaspoti), ? (?), ? (?), ? (iBisho), ? (?), ? (?)

9 provinces (tso: xifundzankulu):
Gauteng (?), KwaZulu-Natal (?), Limpopo (Polokwane), Mpumalanga (?), Kapa-N'walungu (?), N'walungu-Vupeladyambu (?), Kapa-Vuxa (Bisho), Free State? (?), Kapa-Vupeladyambu (?)

9 provinces (tsn: porofense):
Gauteng (Gauteng), KwaZulu-Natal (?), Limpopo (?), Mpumalanga (?), Kapa Bokone/Kapa Leboa (?), Bokone Bophirima (?), Kapa Botlhaba (Bisho), Foreisetata (?), Kapa Bophirima (?)

9 provinces (ven: vundu):
? (?), ? (?), Limpopo (?), ? (?), ? (?), ? (?), ? (Bisho), ? (?), ? (?)

9 provinces (xho: iphondo):
iRhawuti (iRhawutini), iKwaZulu-Natala (?), iLimpopo (iPolokwane), iMpumalanga (?), umNtla-Koloni (iKhimbali), umNtla-Ntshona (?), iMpuma-Koloni (iBisho), iFreyistata (?), iNtshona-Koloni (iKapa)

9 provinces (zul: isifundazwe):
iGauteng (iGoli), KwaZulu-Natali (uMgungundlovu/iMalitzboko), iLimpopo (iPolokwane), iMpumalanga (iNaspoti), iNyakatho-Kapa/iNyakatho-Koloni (iKhimbili), iNyakatho-Ntshonalanga (?), iMpumalanga-Kapa/iMpumalanga-Koloni (iBisho), iFuleyisitata/iFreyisitata (iBlomfanteni), iNtshonalanga-Kapa/iNtshonalanga-Koloni (iKapa)

Sudan SD / SDN السودان (as-Sūdān) Sudan
جمهورية السودان (Ǧumhūrīyat as-Sūdān) (Republic of the Sudan)
Khartoum الخرطوم (al-Ḫarṭūm) Arabic العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
26 states (ولاية):
أعالي النيل (ملكال), البحر الأحمر (بور سودان), البحيرات (رمبيك), الجزيرة (ود مدني), الخرطوم, الشمالية (دنقلا), القضارف, النيل الأبيض (ربك), النيل الأزرق (الدمازين), الوحدة (بانتيو), بحر الجبل (جوبا), جنوب دارفور (نيالا), جنوب كردفان (كادقلي), جونقلي (بور), سنار (سنجة), شرق الاستوائية (كبويتا), شمال بحر الغزال (اويل), شمال دارفور (الفاشر), شمال كردفان (الأبيض), غرب الاستوائية (يامبيو), غرب بحر الغزال (واو), غرب دارفور (الجنينة), غرب كردفان (الفولة), كسلا, نهر النيل (الدامر), واراب (التونج)

Latin transliteration:
26 states (wilāya):
Aʿālī an-Nīl (Malakāl), al-Baḥr al-Aḥmar (Būr Sūdān), al-Buḥayrāt (Rumbīk), al-Ǧazīra (Wad Madanī), al-Ḫarṭūm, aš-Šimālīya (Dunqulā), al-Qaḍārif, an-Nīl al-Abyaḍ (Rabak), an-Nīl al-Azraq (ad-Damāzīn), al-Waḥda (Bāntiyū), Baḥr al-Ǧabal (Ǧūbā), Ǧanūb Dārfūr (Niyālā), Ǧanūb Kurdufān (Kāduqlī), Ǧūnqalī (Būr), Sinnār (Sinǧa), Šarq al-Istiwā'īya (Kabuwītā), Šimāl Baḥr al-Ġazāl (Uwayl), Šimāl Dārfūr (al-Fāšir), Šimāl Kurdufān (al-Ubayyiḍ), Ġarb al-Istiwā'īya (Yāmbiyū), Ġarb Baḥr al-Ġazāl (Wāw), Ġarb Dārfūr (al-Ǧunayna), Ġarb Kurdufān (al-Fūla), Kasalā, Nahr an-Nīl (ad-Dāmir), Wārāb (at-Tūnǧ)

Swaziland SZ / SWZ Swatini, Swaziland Swaziland
Umbuso weSwatini, Kingdom of Swaziland
Mbabane Mbabane Swati, English siSwati, English
4 districts:
Hhohho (Pigg's Peak), Lubombo (Siteki), Manzini, Shiselweni (Nhlangano)

Tanzania TZ / TZA Tanzania Tanzania
Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania
Dodoma Dodoma Swahili, English kiSwahili, English
26 regions (swa: mkoa):
Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera (Bukoba), Kaskazini Pemba (Wete), Kaskazini Unguja (Mkokotoni), Kigoma, Kilimanjaro (Moshi), Kusini Pemba (Chake Chake), Kusini Unguja (Koani), Lindi, Manyara (Babati), Mara (Musoma), Mbeya, Mjini Magharibi (Zanzibar), Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pwani (Kisiju), Rukwa (Sumbawanga), Ruvuma (Songea), Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga
26 regions (eng):
Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera (Bukoba), North Pemba (Wete), North Zanzibar (Mkokotoni), Kigoma, Kilimanjaro (Moshi), South Pemba (Chake Chake), South Zanzibar (Koani), Lindi, Manyara (Babati), Mara (Musoma), Mbeya, West Zanzibar (Zanzibar), Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Coast (Kisiju), Rukwa (Sumbawanga), Ruvuma (Songea), Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga

Togo TG / TGO Togo Togo
République Togolaise (Togolese Republic)
Lome Lomé French français
5 regions (région):
Centre (Sokodé), Kara, Maritime (Lomé), Plateaux (Atakpamé), Savanes (Dapaong)

Tunisia TN / TUN تونس (Tūnis) Tunisia
الجمهورية التونسية (al-Ǧumhūrīya at-Tūnisīya) (Tunisian Republic)
Tunis تونس (Tūnis) Arabic العربية (al-ʿarabīya)
24 governorates (ولاية):
اريانة, القصرين, القيروان, الكاف, المهدية, المنستير, باجة, بنزرت, بن عروس, تطاوين, توزر, تونس, جندوبة, زغوان, سليانة, سوسة, سيدي بوزيد, صفاقس, قابس, قبلي, قفصة, مدنين, منوبة, نابل

Latin transliteration:
24 governorates (wilāya):
Aryāna, al-Qaṣrayn, al-Qayrawān, al-Kāf, al-Mahdīya, al-Munastīr, Bāǧa, Binzart, Bin ʿArūs, Taṭāwīn, Tawzar, Tūnis, Ǧundūba, Zaġwān, Silyāna, Sūsa, Sīdī Bū Zayd, Ṣafāqus, Qābis, Qiblī, Qafṣa, Madanīn, Manūba, Nābul

Uganda UG / UGA   Uganda
Republic of Uganda
Kampala   English  
48 districts:
Adjumani, Apac, Arua, Bugiri, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole, Kalangala, Kampala, Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum, Kotido, Kumi, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakasongola, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Soroti, Tororo

Zambia ZM / ZMB Zambia Zambia
Republic of Zambia, Ichalo ca Zambia, Kyalo kya Zambia, Naha Zambia ye Ipusa, Dziko la Zambia, Cisi ca Zambia
Lusaka Lusaka English, Bemba, Kaonde, Lozi, Nyanja, Tonga English, chiBemba, Kaonde, siLozi, Nyanja, chiTonga
9 provinces (eng):
Central (Kabwe), Copperbelt (Ndola), Eastern (Chipata), Luapala (Mansa), Lusaka, Northern (Kasama), North-Western (Solwezi), Southern (Livingstone), Western (Mongu)

Zimbabwe ZW / ZWE   Zimbabwe
Republic of Zimbabwe
Harare   English  
10 provinces:
Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland (Mutare), Mashonaland Central (Bindura), Mashonaland East (Marondera), Mashonaland West (Chinhoyi), Masvingo, Matabeleland North (Hwange), Matabeleland South (Gwanda), Midlands (Gweru)


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The entries were done with the greatest possible care,
but nevertheless errors may have occurred.
Any corrections that might be necessary are VERY welcome.

author: Werner Fröhlich - email: geonames@gmx.net