The following table lists the independent African states, and their memberships in selected organisations and treaties.
State_______(57)[1] |
GNI[2] |
€ [3] |
UN[4] |
AU [5] |
CEN-SAD[6] |
COMESA[7] |
SADC [8] |
ECOWAS[9] |
ECCAS[10] |
UEMOA[11] |
IGAD[12] |
CEMAC [13] |
WAMZ[14] |
EAC[15] |
SACU[16] |
AMU[17] |
MRU [18] |
CEPGL[19] |
LGA[20] |
Algeria |
4,450 |
DZD (د.ج) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU |
|
|
|
Angola |
3,940 |
AOA (Kz) |
UN |
AU |
|
x |
SADC |
|
ECCAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benin |
780 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Botswana |
6,790 |
BWP (P) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SACU |
|
|
|
|
Burkina Faso |
550 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LGA |
Burundi |
170 |
BIF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
|
|
EAC |
|
|
|
CEPGL |
|
Cameroon |
1,180 |
XAF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
CEMAC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cape Verde |
3,270 |
CVE (Esc or $) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central African Republic |
470 |
XAF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
CEMAC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chad |
620 |
XAF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
CEMAC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comoros |
750 |
KMF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
180 |
CDF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
SADC |
|
ECCAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CEPGL |
|
Congo, Republic of the |
2,150 |
XAF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
ECCAS |
UEMOA |
|
CEMAC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
1,160 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MRU |
|
|
Djibouti |
1,270 |
DJF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Egypt |
2,440 |
EGP (£ or ج.م) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equatorial Guinea |
14,540 |
XAF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
ECOWAS |
ECCAS |
|
|
CEMAC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eritrea |
340 |
ERN (Nfk) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ethiopia |
390 |
ETB (Br) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gabon |
7,740 |
XPF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
CEMAC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gambia, The |
450 |
GMD (D) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
WAMZ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ghana |
1,230 |
GHS (₵) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
WAMZ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guinea |
400 |
GNF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
WAMZ |
|
|
|
MRU |
|
|
Guinea-Bissau |
590 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kenya |
790 |
KES (Sh) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
EAC |
|
|
|
|
|
Lesotho |
1,040 |
LSL (L) and ZAR (R) |
UN |
AU |
|
x |
SADC |
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SACU |
|
|
|
|
Liberia |
200 |
LRD ($) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
WAMZ |
|
|
|
MRU |
|
|
Libya |
12,320 |
LYD (ل.د) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU |
|
|
|
Madagascar |
430 |
MGA (Ar) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malawi |
330 |
MWK (MK) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mali |
600 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LGA |
Mauritania |
1,030 |
MRO (UM) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU |
|
|
|
Mauritius |
7,750 |
MUR (Rs) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morocco |
2,900 |
MAD (د.م.) |
UN |
|
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU |
|
|
|
Mozambique |
440 |
MZN (MT) |
UN |
AU |
|
x |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Namibia |
4,500 |
NAD ($) and ZAR (R) |
UN |
AU |
|
x |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SACU |
|
|
|
|
Niger |
370 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LGA |
Nigeria |
1,180 |
NGN (₦) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
WAMZ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rwanda |
520 |
RWF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EAC |
|
|
|
CEPGL |
|
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
n/d |
DZD (د.ج) and MRO (UM) and MAD (د. م.) and (Ptas) |
|
AU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
São Tomé and Príncipe |
1,200 |
STD (Db) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senegal |
1,090 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
ECOWAS |
|
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Seychelles |
9,760 |
SCR (Rs) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sierra Leone |
340 |
SLL (Le) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
WAMZ |
|
|
|
MRU |
|
|
Somalia |
n/d |
SOS (Sh) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
Applied |
|
|
|
|
|
Somaliland |
n/d |
(Sh) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Africa |
6,090 |
ZAR (R) |
UN |
AU |
|
|
SADC |
ECOWAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SACU |
|
|
|
|
South Sudan |
n/d |
SSP (£) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
Applied |
|
|
|
|
|
Sudan |
1,270 |
SDG (£) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swaziland |
2,630 |
SZL (L) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SACU |
|
|
|
|
Tanzania |
530 |
TZS (Sh) |
UN |
AU |
|
x |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
EAC |
|
|
|
|
|
Togo |
490 |
XOF (Fr) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
ECOWAS |
|
UEMOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tunisia |
4,060 |
TND (د.ت) |
UN |
AU |
CEN-SAD |
|
|
|
ECCAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU |
|
|
|
Uganda |
500 |
UGX (Sh) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
|
|
|
|
IGAD |
|
|
EAC |
|
|
|
|
|
Zambia |
1,070 |
ZMK (ZK) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zimbabwe |
460 |
BWP (P) and GBP (£) and EUR (€) and ZAR (R) and USD ($) and ZWL ($) |
UN |
AU |
|
COMESA |
SADC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Euler diagram showing the relationships between various supranational African organisations.
higher middle income ($3,976 - $12,275)
lower middle income ($1,006 - $3,975)
low income ($1,005 or less)
"Name of Organisation" (member states)
x (former members)
Applied (members that have applied to an organisation)
Notes
- ↑ Only 57 sovereign states are listed, including Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Somaliland, and Azawad which are not UN members
- ↑ Gross National Income, List of countries by GNI (nominal, Atlas method) per capita World Development Indicators database [1] , World Bank, , revised 17 October 2008 [2] GNI per capita 2008, Atlas method and PPP; Country classification - low income ($995 or less), lower middle income ($996 - $3,945) upper middle income ($3,946 to $12,195), high income ($12,196 or more)
- ↑ The different currencies of Africa
- ↑ The United Nations is a world-wide organisation with 193 members, see also; Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- ↑ 54 Members of the African Union
- ↑ Community of Sahel-Saharan States is numbering 28 out of 57 African countries.
- ↑ The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa contains 19 of the 54 member states of the African Union.
- ↑ The Southern Africa Development Community has 16 pof the 54 African Union members.
- ↑ The Economic Community of West African States has 15 of the 54 members of the African Union.
- ↑ The Economic Community of Central African States has 10 of the 54 members of the African Union.
- ↑ The West African Economic and Monetary Union is an organization within the ECOWAS containing 8 members.
- ↑ The Intergovernmental Authority on Development contains 8 African Union members.
- ↑ The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa is an organization within the ECCAS containing 6 of its members.
- ↑ The West African Monetary Zone contains 6 of the 54 members of the African Union.
- ↑ The East African Community contains 5 of the 54 African Union members.
- ↑ The Southern African Customs Union contains 6 of the 54 African Union member states.
- ↑ The Arab Maghreb Union contains 5 of the 57 countries in Africa.
- ↑ The Mano River Union contains 4 members of the African Union.
- ↑ The Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries contains 3 members of the African Union.
- ↑ The Liptako–Gourma Authority contains 3 members of the African Union
See also