Rank
|
Category
|
Countries
|
4
|
Smallest country on mainland Africa
|
Gambia | Eswatini | Djibouti
|
6
|
African capital with the highest elevation
|
Ethiopia | Eritrea | Kenya | Namibia | Lesotho
|
4 (t)
|
Most official languages
|
Bolivia | Zimbabwe | South Africa
|
6
|
Smallest to be colonised by Germany
|
Nauru | Marshall Islands | Palau | F. S. Micronesia | Samoa
|
4
|
Smallest landlocked country bordering more than 3 countries
|
Luxembourg | Kosovo | North Macedonia
|
2
|
Most densely populated African country
|
Mauritius
|
3
|
Least populous capital starting with K
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Jamaica
|
5
|
Most recent to abolish monarchy in Africa * excluding Commonwealth monarchies
|
Central African Republic | Ethiopia | Libya | Burundi
|
4
|
Least corrupt African country [1]
|
Seychelles | Botswana | Cape Verde
|
3
|
Closest non-bordering to Kenya
|
D.R. Congo | Sudan
|
5
|
Whose government committed the deadliest genocide [2]
|
Germany | Cambodia | Russia | Turkey
|
4
|
Furthest from the ocean
|
Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan
|
3
|
Most Christian country in Africa [3]
|
São Tomé and Príncipe | Angola
|
4
|
Closest capital to the Equator south of it
|
Ecuador | Nauru | Kenya
|
2
|
Highest lowest point
|
Lesotho
|