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How many countries are in north Africa?

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The term "North Africa" is unspecific. There are 7 countries that form the northern border of the continent (Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Sudan), a total of 13 geographically north (adding Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti), and about 35 that are at least partly north of the equator.

North African Countries (*extend south of the equator)

Algeria
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo *
Cote D'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo *
Djbouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon *
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya *
Liberia
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia *
Sudan
The Gambia
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda *
Western Sahara

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