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AFRICA
Africa is the second-largest continent,
after Asia, in size and population; located south of Europe and
bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east by the
Indian Ocean.
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- Links to the African Continent - 58
countries and regions
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1,073,380,925 population estimate for
Africa in 2012.
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167,385,751 Internet users in Africa on Dec 31, 2012, a 15.6%
penetration rate.
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51,612,460 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, a 4.8% penetration
rate.
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Internet Usage and Population Statistics for
Africa
IT NEWS
Africa
News from
All Africa
BBC Africa
News
Africa Localisation Wiki -
African Countries
African Country Guide from
Stanford University
African Union -
Africa Integration Portal
Africa Market and
Telecommunications Reports
Get the latest information about Africa from the largest
global telecommunications research site on the Web.
Broadband download speeds below are based on data from Net Index by Ookla.
ALGERIA
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DZ - 37,367,226 population (2012) - Country Area: 2,381,741 sq
km
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Capital city: Algiers - population 3,445,418
(2012)
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5,230,000 internet users as of June 30, 2012, 14.0% of the
population, per IWS.
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4,111,320 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 11.0% penetration
rate.
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1.54 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Algeria
Algeria map and data.
Algeria Internet Data and Telecommunications Reports
Algeria Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.
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ANGOLA
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AO - 20,139,765 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,246,700 sq
km
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Capital city: Luanda - population 2,825,311
(2012)
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2,976,657 Internet users as of June 30, 2012, 14.8% of the population, per
IWS.
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645,460 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 3.2% penetration
rate.
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3.52 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Angola
Angola map and data.
Angola Market
Report and Links
Angola Information and Search Engines.
BENIN
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BJ - 9,598,787 population (2012) - Country Area: 112,622 sq
km
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Capital city: Porto-Novo - population 267,191
(2012)
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335,957 internet users on June 30, 2012, 3.5% of the
population, per IWS.
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171,780 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 1.8% penetration
rate.
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1.31 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Benin
Benin map and data.
Benin Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Benin Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.
BOTSWANA
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BW - 2,098,018 population (2012) - Country Area: 581,730 sq
km
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Capital city: Gaborone - population 231,598
(2012)
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294,000 internet users as of Dec 31, 2012, 14.0% of the
population, per FB.
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294,000 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 14.0% penetration
rate.
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2.14 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Botswana
Botswana map and data.
Botswana Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Botswana Internet Usage and Telecommunications Markets.
BURKINA FASO
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BF - 17,275,115 population (2012) - Country Area: 267,950 sq
km
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Capital city: Ouagadougou - population 1,626,950
(2012)
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518,253 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 3.0% of the
population, per IWS.
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141,740 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 0.8% penetration
rate.
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0.89 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Burkina
Faso
Burkina Faso map and data.
Burkina Faso Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Burkina Faso Internet Users and Telecommunications Markets.
BURUNDI
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BI - 10,557,259 population (2012) - Country Area: 27,834 sq
km
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Capital city: Bujumbura - population 392,863
(2012)
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176,040 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 1.7% of the
population, per ITU.
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41,900 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 0.4% penetration
rate.
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Burundi Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Burundi Internet Usage and Telecommunications Markets.
Burundi
Burundi country information.
CAMEROON
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CM - 20,129,878 population (2012) - Country Area: 475,442 sq
km
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Capital city: Yaoundé - population 2,440,462
(2012)
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1,006,494 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 5.0% of the
population, per IWS.
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562,480 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 2.8% penetration
rate.
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Cameroon Internet and Telecommunications
Reports
Cameroon Internet users, data and telecommunications reports.
Cameroon Government
Cameroon Prime Minister's Website
CAPE VERDE
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CV - 523,568 population (2012) - Country Area: 4,033 sq
km
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Capital city: Praia - population 134,900
(2012)
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167,542 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 32.0% of the
population, per ITU.
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107,340 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 20.5% penetration
rate.
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5.91 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Cape Verde
Cape Verde map and data.
Cape
Verde
Cape Verde information page.
Africa Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Africa Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.
CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
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CF - 5,057,208 population (2012) - Country Area: 622,984 sq
km
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Capital city: Bangui - population 734,350 (2012)
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163,780 Internet users on Dec 31, 2012, 3.2% of the
population, per FB.
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163,780 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 3.2% penetration
rate.
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Central African
Republic
Central African Republic map and data.
CHAD
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TD - 10,975,648 population (2012) - Country Area:
1,284,000 sq km
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Capital city: N'Djaména - population 1,092,066
(2012)
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208,537 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 1.9% of the
population, per IWS.
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43,120 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 0.4% penetration
rate.
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Chad
Chad map and data.
COMOROS
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KM - 737,284 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,862 sq
km
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Capital city: Moroni - population 50,721 (2012)
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40,550 Internet users as of June 30, 2012, 5.5% of the
population, per IWS.
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19,940 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 2.7% penetration
rate.
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Comoros
Map and information for Comoros.
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CONGO
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CG - 4,366,266 population (2012) - Country Area: 341,999 sq
km
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Capital city: Brazzaville - population 1,557,533
(2012)
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295,132 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 6.8% of the
population, per ITU.
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107,640 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 2.5% penetration
rate.
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Congo
Congo map and information.
CONGO, Democratic Republic of
the, (ex-ZAIRE)
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CD - 73,599,190 population (2012) - Country Area: 2,344,798 sq
km
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Capital city: Kinshasa - population 9,463,749
(2012)
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915,400 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 1.2% of the
population, per FB.
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903,020 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 1.2% penetration
rate.
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6.47 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Republic Democratic of
Congo
Congo Democratic Republic map and data.
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COTE D'IVOIRE (Ivory
Coast)
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CI - 21,952,093 population (2012) - Country Area: 322,461 sq
km
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Capital city: Yamoussoukro - population 259,373
(2012)
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968,000 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 4.4% of the
population, per ITU.
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Facebook subscriber data not
available.
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2.84 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast map and general data.
DJIBOUTI
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DJ - 774,389 population (2012) - Country Area: 23,200 sq
km
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Capital city: Djibouti - population 513,669
(2012)
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61,320 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 7.9% of the
population, per IWS.
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50,140 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 6.5% penetration
rate.
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Djibouti
Djibouti map and general data.
EGYPT (Arab Republic
of)
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EG - 83,688,164 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,001,450 sq
km
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Capital city: Cairo - population 8,259,461
(2012)
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29,809,724 Internet users for June 30, 2012, 35.6% of the
population, per IWS.
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12,173,540 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 14.5% penetration
rate.
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2.17 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Egypt
Egypt country profile and general data.
Egypt Broadband Market Overview, Statistics and Forecasts
Egypt Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Egypt Mobile Market Overview, Statistics and Forecasts
Egypt Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Egypt Internet Data and Telecoms Reports
Egypt Internet users, penetration and population data.
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
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GQ - 685,991 population (2012) - Country Area: 28,051 sq
km
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Capital city: Malabo - population 187,302 (2012)
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42,024 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 6.1% of the
population, per ITU.
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32,980 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 4.8% penetration
rate.
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2.22 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Equatorial
Guinea
Equatorial Guinea map and data.
ERITREA
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ER - 6,086,495 population (2012) - Country Area: 121,100 sq
km
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Capital city: Asmara - population 697,013
(2012)
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377,363 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 6.2% of the
population, per IWS.
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20,940 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 0.3% penetration
rate.
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Eritrea
General data and Eritrea map.
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ETHIOPIA
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ET - 87,302,819 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,127,127 sq
km
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Capital City: Addis Abeba - population 3,480,229
(2012)
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960,331 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 1.1% of the
population, per IWS.
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902,440 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 1.0% penetration
rate.
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia map and data.
Ethiopia Market Reports
Ethiopia Internet Marketing, Search Engines and
Telecommunications.
GABON
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GA - 1,608,321 population (2012) - Country Area: 267,667 sq
km
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Capital City: Libreville - population 797,003
(2012)
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132,000 Internet users on Dec 31, 2012, 8.2% of the
population, per IWS.
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132,000 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 8.2% penetration
rate.
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3.31 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Gabon
Gabon map and data.
GAMBIA, The
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GM - 1,840,454 population (2012) - Country Area: 10,689 sq
km
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Capital city: Banjul - population 31,834
(2012)
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200,057 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 10.9% of the
population, per IWS.
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97,280 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 5.3% penetration
rate.
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1.50 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Gambia
Gambia map and basic data.
GHANA
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GH - 25,292,392 population (2012) - Country Area: 238,538 sq
km
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Capital City: Accra - population 2,291,352
(2012)
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3,568,757 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 14.1% of the
population, per IWS.
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1,630,420 Facebook subscribers for Dec 31/12, 6.4% penetration
rate.
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4.80 Mbps Broadband download speed on Nov.28, 2013, per
Net Index.
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Ghana
Ghana map and data.
Ghana Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Ghana Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.
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