🚩 African Flags Quiz
Identify countries from their flags alone.
54 flags from Africa to recognise on sight, listed below with each country's official name. They span 5 subregions, from Northern Africa to Eastern Africa.
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Flags and official names of Africa
| Country | Flag and official name |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 🇩🇿 People's Democratic Republic of Algeria |
| Angola | 🇦🇴 Republic of Angola |
| Benin | 🇧🇯 Republic of Benin |
| Botswana | 🇧🇼 Republic of Botswana |
| Burkina Faso | 🇧🇫 |
| Burundi | 🇧🇮 Republic of Burundi |
| Cabo Verde | 🇨🇻 Republic of Cabo Verde |
| Cameroon | 🇨🇲 Republic of Cameroon |
| Central African Republic | 🇨🇫 |
| Chad | 🇹🇩 Republic of Chad |
| Comoros | 🇰🇲 Union of the Comoros |
| Congo | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
| Djibouti | 🇩🇯 Republic of Djibouti |
| DRC | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Egypt | 🇪🇬 Arab Republic of Egypt |
| Equatorial Guinea | 🇬🇶 Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea | 🇪🇷 State of Eritrea |
| Eswatini | 🇸🇿 Kingdom of Eswatini |
| Ethiopia | 🇪🇹 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
| Gabon | 🇬🇦 Gabonese Republic |
| Gambia | 🇬🇲 Republic of the Gambia |
| Ghana | 🇬🇭 Republic of Ghana |
| Guinea | 🇬🇳 Republic of Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau | 🇬🇼 Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
| Ivory Coast | 🇨🇮 Republic of Côte d'Ivoire |
| Kenya | 🇰🇪 Republic of Kenya |
| Lesotho | 🇱🇸 Kingdom of Lesotho |
| Liberia | 🇱🇷 Republic of Liberia |
| Libya | 🇱🇾 State of Libya |
| Madagascar | 🇲🇬 Republic of Madagascar |
| Malawi | 🇲🇼 Republic of Malawi |
| Mali | 🇲🇱 Republic of Mali |
| Mauritania | 🇲🇷 Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
| Mauritius | 🇲🇺 Republic of Mauritius |
| Morocco | 🇲🇦 Kingdom of Morocco |
| Mozambique | 🇲🇿 Republic of Mozambique |
| Namibia | 🇳🇦 Republic of Namibia |
| Niger | 🇳🇪 Republic of Niger |
| Nigeria | 🇳🇬 Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Rwanda | 🇷🇼 Republic of Rwanda |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 🇸🇹 Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Senegal | 🇸🇳 Republic of Senegal |
| Seychelles | 🇸🇨 Republic of Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | 🇸🇱 Republic of Sierra Leone |
| Somalia | 🇸🇴 Federal Republic of Somalia |
| South Africa | 🇿🇦 Republic of South Africa |
| South Sudan | 🇸🇸 Republic of South Sudan |
| Sudan | 🇸🇩 Republic of the Sudan |
| Tanzania | 🇹🇿 United Republic of Tanzania |
| Togo | 🇹🇬 Togolese Republic |
| Tunisia | 🇹🇳 Republic of Tunisia |
| Uganda | 🇺🇬 Republic of Uganda |
| Zambia | 🇿🇲 Republic of Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | 🇿🇼 Republic of Zimbabwe |
About the African Flags quiz
- How many countries are in the Africa quiz?
- 54 — every country in Africa with the data this quiz needs. Questions are drawn fresh from that pool each round, so no two rounds repeat.
- How many flags do I need to learn for Africa?
- 54. The table below pairs each with the country's full official name, which is often the quickest way to remember which is which.
- Are the flags shown as images or emoji?
- The reference table uses flag emoji so the page stays fast to load. The quiz itself shows full-size flags.