Africa Internet Facebook Usage and Population Statistics

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 - 57 countries and regions

1,037,524,058 population estimate for Africa in 2011.

139,875,242 Internet users in Africa on Dec 31/11, a 13.5% penetration rate.

37,739,380 Facebook users on Dec.31/11, a 3.6% penetration rate.

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ALGERIA

DZ - 34,994,937 population (2011) - Country Area: 2,381,741 sq km

Capital city: Algiers - population 2,159,051 (2008)

4,700,000 internet users as of Jun/10, 13.4% of the population, per ITU.

2,835,740 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 8.1% penetration rate.

Algeria
Algeria map and data.

Algeria Internet and Telecommunications Reports
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ANGOLA

AO - 13,338,541 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,246,700 sq km

Capital city: Luanda - population 2,524,459 (2008)

744,195 Internet users as of Dec/11, 5.6% of the population, per ITU.

322,300 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 2.4% penetration rate.

Angola
Angola map and data.

Angola Market Report and Links
Angola Information and Search Engines.

BENIN

BJ - 9,325,032 population (2011) - Country Area: 112,622 sq km

Capital city: Porto-Novo - population 250,262 (2008)

277,002 internet users as of Dec/11, 3.0% of the population, per ITU.

130,240 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.4% penetration rate.

Benin
Benin map and data.

Benin Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Benin Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

BOTSWANA

BW - 2,065,398 population (2011) - Country Area: 581,730 sq km

Capital city: Gaborone - population 224,990 (2008)

167,180 internet users as of Dec/11, 8.1% of the population, per FB.

167,180 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 8.1% penetration rate.

Botswana
Botswana map and data.

Botswana Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Botswana Internet Usage and Telecommunications Markets.

BURKINA FASO

BF - 16,751,455 population (2011) - Country Area: 267,950 sq km

Capital city: Ouagadougou - population 1,292,462 (2008)

230,562 Internet users as of Dec/11, 1.4% of the population, per ITU.

95,380 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.6% penetration rate.

Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso map and data.

Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso information.

BURUNDI

BI - 10,216,190 population (2011) - Country Area: 27,834 sq km

Capital city: Bujumbura - population 360,278 (2008)

176,040 Internet users as of Dec/11, 1.7% of the population, per ITU.

30,780 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.3% penetration rate.

Burundi
Burundi map and data.

Burundi
Burundi information.

CAMEROON

CM - 19,711,291 population (2011) - Country Area: 475,442 sq km

Capital city: Yaounde - population 1,676,588 (2008)

783,956 Internet users as of Dec/11, 4.0% of the population, per ITU.

467,340 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 2.4% penetration rate.

Cameroon
Cameroon map and data.

Cameroon Search
Cameroon Directory and Gateway.

CAPE VERDE

CV - 516,100 population (2011) - Country Area: 4,033 sq km

Capital city: Praia - population 124,661 (2008)

148,800 Internet users as of Dec/11, 28.8% of the population, per ITU.

76,980 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 14.9% penetration rate.

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

CF - 4,950,027 population (2011) - Country Area: 622,984 sq km

Capital city: Bangui - population 558,235 (2008)

123,800 Internet users as of Dec/11, 2.5% of the population, per FB.

123,800 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 2.5% penetration rate.

Central African Republic
Central African Republic map and data.

CHAD

TD - 10,758,945 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,284,000 sq km

Capital city: N'Djamena - population 759,993 (2008)

190,863 Internet users as of Dec/11, 1.8% of the population, per ITU.

38,000 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.4% penetration rate.

Chad
Chad map and data.

COMOROS

KM - 794,683 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,862 sq km

Capital city: Moroni - population 47,040 (2008)

34,472 Internet users as of Dec/11, 4.7% of the population, per ITU.

13,840 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.7% penetration rate.

Comoros
Map and information for Comoros.

CONGO

CG - 4,243,929 population (2011) - Country Area: 341,999 sq km

Capital city: Brazzaville - population 1,180,176 (2008)

295,132 Internet users as of Dec/11, 7.0% of the population, per ITU.

77,100 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.8% penetration rate.

Congo
Congo map and information.

CONGO, Democratic Republic of the, (ex-ZAIRE)

CD - 71,712,867 population (2011) - Country Area: 2,344,798 sq km

Capital city: Kinshasa - population 9,166,685 (2008)

915,400 Internet users as of Dec/11, 1.3% of the population, per FB.

915,400 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.3% penetration rate.

Republic Democratic of Congo
Congo Democratic Republic map and data.

COTE D'IVOIRE (Ivory Coast)

CI - 21,504,162 population (2011) - Country Area: 322,461 sq km

Capital city: Yamoussoukro - population 110,013 (2008)

968,000 Internet users as of Jun/10, 4.5% of the population, per ITU.

Facebook users data not available.

Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast map and general data.

DJIBOUTI

DJ - 757,074 population (2011) - Country Area: 23,200 sq km

Capital city: Djibouti - population 596,396 (2008)

61,320 Internet users as of Dec/11, 8.1% of the population, per IWS.

51,240 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 6.8% penetration rate.

Djibouti
Djibouti map and general data.

EGYPT (Arab Republic of)

EG - 82,079,636 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,001,450 sq km

Capital city: Cairo - population 7,947,121 (2008)

21,691,776 Internet users as of Dec/11, 26.4% of the population, per ITU.

9,391,580 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 11.4% penetration rate.

Egypt
Egypt map and general data.

Egypt Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Egypt Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

GQ - 668,225 population (2011) - Country Area: 28,051 sq km

Capital city: Malabo - population 170,964 (2008)

42,024 Internet users as of Dec/11, 6.3% of the population, per ITU.

18,180 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 2.7% penetration rate.

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea map and data.

ERITREA

ER - 5,939,484 population (2011) - Country Area: 121,100 sq km

Capital city: Asmara - population 632,315 (2008)

283,699 Internet users as of Dec/11, 4.8% of the population, per ITU.

19,180 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.3% penetration rate.

Eritrea
General data and Eritrea map.

ETHIOPIA

ET - 90,873,739 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,127,127 sq km

Capital City: Addis Abeba - population 3,144,918 (2008)

622,122 Internet users as of Dec/11, 0.7% of the population, per ITU.

472,460 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.5% penetration rate.

Ethiopia
Ethiopia map and data.

Ethiopia Market Reports
Ethiopia Internet Marketing, Search Engines and Telecommunications.

GABON

GA - 1,576,665 population (2011) - Country Area: 267,667 sq km

Capital City: Libreville - population 713,167 (2008)

108,845 Internet users as of Dec/11, 6.9% of the population, per ITU.

91,200 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 5.8% penetration rate.

Gabon
Gabon map and data.

GAMBIA, The

GM - 1,797,860 population (2011) - Country Area: 10,689 sq km

Capital city: Banjul - population 33,820 (2008)

159,012 Internet users as of Dec/11, 8.8% of the population, per ITU.

74,840 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 4.2% penetration rate.

Gambia
Gambia map and data.

GHANA

GH - 24,791,073 population (2011) - Country Area: 238,538 sq km

Capital City: Accra - population 2,280,216 (2008)

2,085,501 Internet users as of Dec/11, 8.4% of the population, per ITU.

1,146,560 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 4.6% penetration rate.

Ghana
Ghana map and data.

Ghana Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Ghana Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

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GUINEA

GN - 10,601,009 population (2011) - Country Area: 245,857 sq km

Capital City: Conakry - population 1,857,153 (2008)

95,823 Internet users as of Dec/11, 0.9% of the population, per ITU.

42,280 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.4% penetration rate.

Guinea
General data and Guinea map.

GUINEA BISSAU

GW - 1,596,677 population (2011) - Country Area: 36,123 sq km

Capital City: Bissau - population 408,627 (2008)

37,123 Internet users as of Dec/11, 2.3% of the population, per ITU.

Facebook users data not available.

Guinea Bissau
Guinea Bissau map and data.

KENYA

KE - 41,070,934 population (2011) - Country Area: 581,787 sq km

Capital City: Nairobi - population 3,038,553 (2008)

10,492,785 Internet users as of Dec/11, 25.5% of the population, per ITU.

1,298,560 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 3.2% penetration rate.

Kenya
Kenya map and data.

Kenya Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Kenya Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

LESOTHO

LS - 1,924,886 population (2011) - Country Area: 30,355 sq km

Capital City: Maseru - population 240,663 (2008)

83,813 Internet users as of Dec/11, 4.4% of the population, per ITU.

27,700 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.4% penetration rate.

Lesotho
Lesotho map and data.

Lesotho
Government online, news, and links to Lesotho.

LIBERIA

LR - 3,786,764 population (2011) - Country Area: 99,065 sq km

Capital City: Monrovia - population 1,144,018 (2008)

20,000 Internet users as of Nov/2008, 0.5% of the population, per ITU.

Facebook users data not available.

Liberia
Liberia map and data.

LIBYA

LY - 6,597,960 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,777,060 sq km

Capital city: Tripoli - population 1,191,047 (2008)

391,880 Internet users as of Dec/11, 5.9% of the population, per FB.

391,880 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 5.9% penetration rate.

Libya
Libya map and data.

MADAGASCAR

MG - 21,926,221 population (2011) - Country Area: 587,041 sq km

Capital city: Antananarivo - population 1,540,798 (2008)

352,135 Internet users as of Dec/11, 1.6% of the population, per ITU.

216,840 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.0% penetration rate.

Madagascar Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Madagascar Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

MALAWI

MW - 15,879,252 population (2011) - Country Area: 118,480 sq km

Capital city: Lilongwe - population 866,272 (2008)

716,400 Internet users as of Jun/10, 4.5% of the population, per ITU.

112,100 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.7% penetration rate.

Malawi
Malawi map and data.

MALI

ML - 14,159,904 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,240,198 sq km

Capital city: Bamako - population 1,662,786 (2008)

414,985 Internet users as of Dec/11, 2.9% of the population, per ITU.

132,720 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.9% penetration rate.

Mali
Mali map and data.

MAURITANIA

MR - 3,281,634 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,035,000 sq km

Capital city: Nouakchott - population 775,758 (2008)

100,333 Internet users as of Dec/11, 3.1% of the population, per ITU.

83,260 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 2.5% penetration rate.

Mauritania
Mauritania map and data.

MAURITIUS

MU - 1,303,717 population (2011) - Country Area: 2,040 sq km

Capital city: Port Louis - population 154,477 (2008)

323,494 Internet users as of Dec/11, 24.8% of the population, per ITU.

298,840 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 22.9% penetration rate.

Mauritius
Mauritius map and data.

MAYOTTE (FR)

YT - 209,530 population (2011) - Territorial Area: 373 sq km

Capital City: Mamoutzou - population 7,736 (2008)

10,620 Internet users on Dec/11, 5.1% penetration, per IWS.

10,340 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 4.9% penetration rate.

Mayotte
Mayotte Information and map.

MOROCCO

MA - 31,968,361 population (2011) - Country Area: 458,730 sq km

Capital city: Rabat - population 1,754,425 (2008)

15,656,192 Internet users as of Dec/11, 49.0% of the population, per ITU.

4,075,500 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 12.7% penetration rate.

Morocco
Morocco map and data.

Morocco Market Report
Morocco Internet Marketing and Search Engines.

MOZAMBIQUE

MZ - 22,948,858 population (2011) - Country Area: 799,380 sq km

Capital City: Maputo - population 1,109,798 (2008)

975,395 Internet users as of Dec/11, 4.3% of the population, per ITU.

186,460 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.8% penetration rate.

Mozambique
Mozambique map and data.

Mozambique Search Engines
Search Engines and Directories for Mozambique.

NAMIBIA

NA - 2,147,585 population (2011) - Country Area: 825,112 sq km

Capital city: Windhoek - population 296,366 (2008)

148,414 Internet users as of Dec/11, 6.9% of the population, per ITU.

134,140 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 6.2% penetration rate.

Namibia
Namibia map and data.

Namibia Links
Namibia Information Directory.

NIGER

NE - 16,468,886 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,186,408 sq km

Capital City: Niamey - population 907,178 (2008)

128,749 Internet users as of Dec/11, 0.8% of the population, per ITU.

44,580 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.3% penetration rate.

Niger
Niger map and data.

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NIGERIA

NG - 155,215,573 population (2011) - Country Area: 923,768 sq km

Capital city: Abuja - population 1,129,345 (2008)

45,039,711 Internet users as of Dec/11, 29.0% of the population, per ITU.

4,369,740 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 2.8% penetration rate.

Nigeria
Nigeria map and data.

Nigeria
Nigeria media, newspaper list.

Nigeria
Brief on the Nigerian economy.

Nigeria Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Nigeria Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

REUNION (FR)

RE - 834,261 population (2011) - Territorial Area: 2,547 sq km

Capital city: Saint-Denis - population 136,771 (2008)

300,000 Internet users as of Jun/10, 36.0% of the population, per ITU.

206,800 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 24.8% penetration rate.

Reunion
Reunion map.

Reunion Profile
Reunion overview and facts, from the BBC.

RWANDA

RW - 11,370,425 population (2011) - Country Area: 26,338 sq km

Capital city: Kigali - population 904,779 (2008)

818,048 Internet users as of Dec/11, 7.2% of the population, per ITU.

114,740 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.0% penetration rate.

Rwanda
Rwanda map and information.

SAINT HELENA (UK)

SH - 7,700 population (2011) - Territorial Area: 410 sq km

Capital city: Jamestown - population 535 (2008)

900 Internet users as of Dec/10, 11.7% of the population, per CIA.

Facebook users, data not available.

St. Helena
Homepage of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Google Saint Helene
Saint Helena search engine.

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

ST - 179,506 population (2011) - Territorial Area: 1,001 sq km

Capital city: Sao Tome - population 62,531 (2008)

31,012 Internet users as of Dec/11, 17.3% of the population, per ITU.

3,320 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.8% penetration rate.

Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome & Principe data and map.

SENEGAL

SN - 12,643,799 population (2011)- Country Area: 196,722 sq km

Capital City: Dakar - population 2,485,851 (2008)

1,989,396 Internet users as of Dec/11, 15.7% of the population, per ITU.

620,260 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/11, 4.9% penetration rate.

Senegal
Senegal map and data.

Senegal Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Senegal Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

SEYCHELLES

SC - 89,188 population (2011) - Country Area: 455 sq km

Capital city: Victoria - population 22,198 (2008)

33,900 Internet users as of Dec/10, 38.0% of the population, per ITU.

19,500 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 21.9% penetration rate.

Seychelles
Seychelles map and data.

SIERRA LEONE

SL - 5,363,669 population (2011) - Country Area: 71,740 sq km

Capital City: Freetown - population 819,634 (2008)

48,520 Internet users as of Dec/11, 0.9% of the population, per FB.

48,520 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.9% penetration rate.

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone map and data.

SOMALIA

SO - 9,925,640 population (2011) - Country Area: 637,657 sq km

Capital City: Mogadishu - population 1,609,050 (2008)

106,000 Internet users as of Jun/10, 1.1% of the population, per ITU.

55,140 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 0.6% penetration rate.

Somalia
Somalia map and data.

SOUTH AFRICA

ZA - 49,004,031 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,219,090 sq km

Capital City: Pretoria* - population 1,633,569 (2008)

6,800,000 Internet users Dec/10, 13.9% of the population, per WWW.

4,822,820 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 9.8% penetration rate.

Note (*): Pretoria is administrative capital; Cape Town is legislative capital;
and Bloemfontein is judicial capital.

South Africa
South Africa map and information.

Statistics South Africa
South Africa statistics.

South Africa Internet Market Report
Internet Usage, Population, Local Search Directories,
and e-Marketing in South Africa Report.

News from Africa
All Africa News.

South Africa Links

World Wide Worx
South African Internet Technology research website.

MBendi
African business website and one of the world's top
mining, energy and international trade websites.

Askzn
South African stainless steel business directory.

SOUTH SUDAN

SS - 8,260,490 population (2008) - Country Area: 619,745 sq km

Capital City: Juba - population 250,000 (Est. 2008)

Internet users as of Dec/11, not available.

Facebook users, data not available.

South Sudan
South Sudan map and data.

South Sudan Net
South Sudan Data.

South Sudan Market Report
South Sudan Internet Marketing and Search Engines.

SUDAN

SD - 45,047,502 population (2011) - Country Area: 1,886,065 sq km

Capital City: Khartoum - population 2,203,987 (2008)

4,200,000 Internet users as of Sept/09, 9.3% of the population, per ITU.

Facebook users, data not available.

Sudan
Sudan map and data.

Sudan Net
Sudan Directory.

Sudan Market Report
Sudan Internet Marketing and Search Engines.

SWAZILAND

SZ - 1,370,424 population (2011) - Country Area: 17,363 sq km

Capital city: Mbabane* - population 60,920 (2008)

95,122 Internet users as of Dec/11, 6.9% of the population, per ITU.

54,220 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 4.0% penetration rate.

Note(*): Mbabane is the administrative capital; Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital.

Swaziland
Swaziland map and information.

TANZANIA

TZ - 42,746,620 population (2011) - Country Area: 945,087 sq. km.

Capital City: Dar es Salaam, - population 2,975,986 (2008)

4,932,535 Internet users as of Dec/11, 11.5% of the population, per ITU.

414,540 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.0% penetration rate.

Tanzania
Tanzania map and information.

Tanzania Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Tanzania Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

TOGO

TG - 6,771,993 population (2011) - Country Area: 58,785 sq km

Capital City: Lome - population 1,501,777 (2008)

356,300 Internet users as of Jun/10, 5.3% of the population, per ITU.

71,200 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.1% penetration rate.

Togo
Togo map and data.

TUNISIA

TN - 10,629,186 population (2011) - Country Area: 163,610 sq km

Capital City: Tunis - population 739,436 (2008)

3,856,984 Internet users as of Dec/11, 36.3% of the population, per ITU.

2,799,260 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 26.3% penetration rate.

Tunisia
Tunisia map and data.

Tunisia Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Tunisia Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

UGANDA

UG - 34,612,250 population (2011) - Country Area: 242,554 sq km

Capital City: Kampala - population 1,507,042 (2008)

4,178,085 Internet users as of Dec/11, 12.1% of the population, per ITU.

346,980 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.0% penetration rate.

Uganda
Uganda map and data.

Uganda Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Uganda Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

WESTERN SAHARA

EH - 507,160 population (2011) - Territorial Area: 266,000 sq km

Capital City: none* - not available (2011)

Internet Users, data not available.

Facebook users, data not available.

Note(*): Western Sahara is virtually annexed by Morocco.

Sahara
West Sahara map.

ZAMBIA

ZM - 13,881,336 population (2011) - Country Area: 752,614 sq km

Capital city: Lusaka - population 1,377,130 (2008)

882,170 Internet users as of Dec/11, 6.4% of the population, per ITU.

177,820 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 1.3% penetration rate.

Zambia
Zambia map and data.

ZIMBABWE

ZW - 12,084,304 population (2011) - Country Area: 390,784 sq km

Capital city: Harare - population 1,661,675 (2008)

1,445,717 Internet users as of Dec/11, 12.0% of the population, per ITU.

Facebook users, data not available.

Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe map and data.

Zimbabwe Market Report
Zimbabwe Internet Marketing, Search Engines and Telecommunications.

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