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Languages of Africa Quiz

The official language of each of 26 African countries. Four options per question, with the complete list below the game.

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The same countries split three ways, by how often people actually get them wrong. Start easy and work up — each level keeps its own progress.

Level 2 Medium Where scores usually start to slip. 10 countries Level 3 Hard The ones that decide whether you really know the world. 15 countries All levels Every country at once, difficulties mixed. 26 countries

About the languages of Africa

This quiz covers the 26 countries of Africa that have a single official language. Countries with several — Belgium, Switzerland, Canada — are left out, because a question with three right answers cannot be marked fairly.

The countries here run from Algeria at 2,381,741 km² to São Tomé and Príncipe at 964 km², and from 237.5 million in Nigeria down to 240 thousand in São Tomé and Príncipe.

Between them those 26 countries speak 5 different official languages. French is the most common, official in 9 of them — colonial history is most of the reason a language quiz is not the same shape as a map.

Distractors are taken from countries in the same region and never repeat a language, so the four options in a Africa question are always four genuinely different answers.

All 26 countries of Africa and their languages

Every country in Africa against its official language, capital, population and land area.
Flag Country Language Capital Population Area
Flag of Algeria Algeria Arabic Algiers 47,435,312 2,381,741 km²
Flag of Angola Angola Portuguese Luanda 39,040,039 1,246,700 km²
Flag of Benin Benin French Porto-Novo 14,814,460 112,622 km²
Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso French Ouagadougou 24,074,580 272,967 km²
Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde Portuguese Praia 527,326 4,033 km²
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire French Yamoussoukro 32,711,547 322,463 km²
Flag of Egypt Egypt Arabic Cairo 118,365,995 1,002,450 km²
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia Amharic Addis Ababa 135,472,051 1,104,300 km²
Flag of Gabon Gabon French Libreville 2,593,130 267,668 km²
Flag of Gambia Gambia English Banjul 2,822,093 10,689 km²
Flag of Ghana Ghana English Accra 35,064,272 238,533 km²
Flag of Guinea Guinea French Conakry 15,099,727 245,857 km²
Flag of Liberia Liberia English Monrovia 5,731,206 111,369 km²
Flag of Libya Libya Arabic Tripoli 7,458,555 1,759,540 km²
Flag of Mali Mali French Bamako 25,198,821 1,240,192 km²
Flag of Mauritania Mauritania Arabic Nouakchott 5,315,065 1,030,700 km²
Flag of Mozambique Mozambique Portuguese Maputo 35,631,653 801,590 km²
Flag of Niger Niger French Niamey 27,917,831 1,267,000 km²
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria English Abuja 237,527,782 923,768 km²
Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Portuguese São Tomé 240,254 964 km²
Flag of Senegal Senegal French Dakar 18,931,966 196,722 km²
Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone English Freetown 8,819,794 71,740 km²
Flag of South Sudan South Sudan English Juba 12,188,788 619,745 km²
Flag of Togo Togo French Lomé 8,591,626 56,785 km²
Flag of Tunisia Tunisia Arabic Tunis 12,348,573 163,610 km²
Flag of Zambia Zambia English Lusaka 21,913,874 752,612 km²
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Frequently asked questions

How many countries are in this quiz?

This quiz covers all 26 entries in Africa. Questions are drawn from the full set, and the complete list appears in the table on this page.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-up and no login. Your score stays in your own browser and is never sent anywhere.

How are the wrong answers chosen?

Deliberately, not at random. Each question prefers flags that are genuinely confusable with the right answer, then countries from the same sub-region, so guessing by elimination does not work.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free with no limit on how many times you play.