Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Land area (sq. km)

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Djibouti23,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,18023,180
Egypt, Arab Rep.995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450995,450
Libya1,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,5401,759,540
Tunisia155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360155,360
Burundi25,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,68025,680
Comoros1,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,8611,861
Congo, Dem. Rep.2,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,0502,267,050
Eritrea101,000121,025121,065121,089121,082121,049121,036121,089121,077121,071121,078121,081121,041121,041121,041
Ethiopia1,000,0001,128,6001,128,5711,128,5751,128,5821,128,5721,128,5381,128,5391,128,5591,128,5531,128,5611,128,5711,128,5711,128,5711,128,571
Kenya569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140569,140
Madagascar581,540581,540581,540581,540581,540581,795581,795581,800581,800581,800581,800581,800581,800581,800581,800581,800581,800
Malawi94,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,28094,280
Mauritius2,0302,0302,0302,0302,0301,9971,9971,9971,9971,9971,9971,9971,9971,9971,9971,9971,997
Rwanda24,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,67024,670
Seychelles460460460460460460460460460460460460460460460460460
Somalia627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340627,340
Sudan1,868,0001,868,0001,868,0001,868,0001,868,0001,868,0001,868,0001,868,0001,868,0001,868,0001,868,000
Eswatini17,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,20017,200
Uganda199,810199,810199,810199,810200,520200,520200,520200,520200,520200,520200,520200,520200,520200,520200,520200,520200,520
Zambia743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390743,390
Zimbabwe386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850386,850