—The following table lists the independent African states, and their memberships in selected organisations and treaties.
State (57)[1]
|
GNI[2]
|
Currency[3]
|
UN[4]
|
AU[5]
|
Interregional
|
South African
|
West African
|
Central African
|
East African
|
North African
|
CEN-SAD
|
COMESA
|
CEPGL
|
SADC
|
SACU
|
ECOWAS
|
UEMOA
|
WAMZ
|
MRU
|
LGA
|
AES
|
ECCAS
|
CEMAC
|
IGAD
|
EAC
|
AMU
|
Angola
|
3,940
|
Kz
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
x
|
|
SADC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
|
|
|
|
Benin
|
780
|
XOF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
UEMOA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Botswana
|
6,790
|
P
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
|
|
SADC
|
SACU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Burkina Faso
|
550
|
XOF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
|
UEMOA
|
|
|
LGA
|
AES
|
|
|
|
|
|
Burundi
|
170
|
FBu
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
CEPGL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
|
|
EAC
|
|
Cameroon
|
1,180
|
XAF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
CEMAC
|
|
|
|
Cape Verde
|
3,270
|
CVE (Esc or $)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central African Republic
|
470
|
XAF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
CEMAC
|
|
|
|
Chad
|
620
|
XAF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
CEMAC
|
|
|
|
Comoros
|
750
|
FC
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
180
|
CDF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
CEPGL
|
SADC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
|
|
|
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
2,150
|
XAF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
UEMOA
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
CEMAC
|
|
|
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
1,160
|
XOF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
UEMOA
|
|
MRU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Djibouti
|
1,270
|
DJF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD
|
|
|
Egypt
|
2,440
|
(E£ or ج.م)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
14,540
|
XAF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
CEMAC
|
|
|
|
Eritrea
|
340
|
Nfk
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD
|
|
|
Ethiopia
|
390
|
Br
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD
|
|
|
Gabon
|
7,740
|
XPF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
CEMAC
|
|
|
|
Gambia, The
|
450
|
D
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
|
WAMZ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ghana
|
1,230
|
₵
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
|
WAMZ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guinea
|
400
|
FG)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
|
WAMZ
|
MRU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
590
|
XOF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
UEMOA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kenya
|
790
|
KSh
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD
|
EAC
|
|
Lesotho
|
1,040
|
L and R
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
x
|
|
SADC
|
SACU
|
ECOWAS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberia
|
200
|
L$
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
|
WAMZ
|
MRU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Libya
|
12,320
|
LD or ل.د
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU
|
Madagascar
|
430
|
Ar
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
|
SADC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malawi
|
330
|
MK
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
|
SADC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mali
|
600
|
XOF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
|
UEMOA
|
|
|
LGA
|
AES
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mauritania
|
1,030
|
UM
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
x
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU
|
Mauritius
|
7,750
|
Rs
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
|
SADC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morocco
|
2,900
|
DH or د.م.
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMU
|
Mozambique
|
440
|
Mt
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
x
|
|
SADC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Namibia
|
4,500
|
N$ and R
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
x
|
|
SADC
|
SACU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Niger
|
370
|
XOF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
|
UEMOA
|
|
|
LGA
|
AES
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nigeria
|
1,180
|
₦
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
|
WAMZ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rwanda
|
520
|
FRw)
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
CEPGL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EAC
|
|
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
|
n/d
|
DA or د.ج and MRO (UM) and MAD (د. م.) and (Ptas)
|
|
AU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
São Tomé and Príncipe
|
1,200
|
Db
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
|
|
|
|
Senegal
|
1,090
|
XOF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
UEMOA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Seychelles
|
9,760
|
Rs
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
|
SADC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
340
|
Le
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
|
WAMZ
|
MRU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Somalia
|
n/d
|
Sh.So.
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD
|
Applied
|
|
Somaliland
|
n/d
|
Sl.Sh.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Africa
|
6,090
|
R
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
|
|
SADC
|
SACU
|
ECOWAS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Sudan
|
n/d
|
£ SSP
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD
|
EAC
|
|
Sudan
|
1,270
|
LS
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD
|
|
|
Swaziland
|
2,630
|
L
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
|
SADC
|
SACU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tanzania
|
530
|
TSh
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
x
|
|
SADC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EAC
|
|
Togo
|
490
|
XOF (Fr)
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
ECOWAS
|
UEMOA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tunisia
|
4,060
|
DT or د.ت
|
UN
|
AU
|
CEN-SAD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ECCAS
|
|
|
|
AMU
|
Uganda
|
500
|
USh
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IGAD
|
EAC
|
|
Zambia
|
1,070
|
ZK
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
|
SADC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
460
|
P and £stg and € and R and US$ and Z$
|
UN
|
AU
|
|
COMESA
|
|
SADC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
See also