country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

Namibia, Republic of Namibia, South West Africa - a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia form part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa

Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s

Angola, Republic of Angola - a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990

Burundi, Republic of Burundi - a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika

Cameroun, Republic of Cameroon, Cameroon - a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960

Central Africa, Central African Republic - a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960

Republic of Chad, Tchad, Chad - a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960

French Congo, Republic of the Congo, Congo - a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960

Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire - a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire - a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa

Benin, Dahomey, Republic of Benin - a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control

Togo, Togolese Republic - a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control

Afars and Issas, Republic of Djibouti, Djibouti - a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997

Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Equitorial Guinea, Spanish Guinea - a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968

Eritrea, State of Eritrea - an African country north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993

Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya - Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia

Ruanda, Rwanda, Rwandese Republic - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony

Botswana, Republic of Botswana - a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s

Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

Kenya, Republic of Kenya - a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya

Gabon, Gabonese Republic, Gabun - a republic on the west coast of Africa

Gambia, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia - a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa

Ghana, Gold Coast, Republic of Ghana - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British"

French Guinea, Republic of Guinea, Guinea - a republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958

Guine-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, Republic of Guinea-Bissau - a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974