16 Landlocked countries in Africa

A landlocked country is a country that does not have direct access to the global ocean. The following is a map showing the 16 landlocked countries in Africa.

Landlocked countries in Africa
Africa’s Landlocked countries

16 Landlocked countries in Africa (Alphabetical order)

  1. Botswana
  2. Burkina Faso
  3. Burundi
  4. Central African Republic
  5. Chad (largest area)
  6. Ethiopia
  7. Eswatini (smallest area)
  8. Lesotho
  9. Malawi
  10. Mali
  11. Niger
  12. Rwanda
  13. South Sudan
  14. Uganda
  15. Zambia
  16. Zimbabwe

Fun fact: Lesotho is the only enclave country in Africa. An enclave country is a country completely surrounded by another country. There are only 3 enclave countries in the world: Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City.

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