| Category | Best | Info |
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| Independent countries | |
| Water body north of the continent | |
| Water body west of the continent | |
| Water body east of the continent | |
| Largest religion | |
| Most spoken language | |
| Number of timezones | |
| Number of island nations | |
| Largest country | |
| Smallest country | |
| Most populous country | |
| Least populous country | |
| Most densely populated country | |
| Most sparsely populated country | |
| Northernmost country | |
| Southernmost country | |
| Westernmost country | |
| Easternmost country | |
| Largest island | |
| Highest country | |
| Flattest country | |
| | Category | Best | Info |
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| Most populous urban area | |
| Least populous capital | |
| Fastest growing city | |
| Richest city (by personal earnings) | |
| Most expensive city | |
| Most visited city destination | |
| Longest coastline | |
| Most land borders | |
| Countries sharing the longest border | |
| Top cocoa producing country | |
| Top coffee producing country | |
| Top diamond producing country | |
| Biggest oil producer | |
| Country producing most natural gas | |
| Country with the highest debt (% of GDP) | |
| Most overweight country | |
| Least overweight country | |
| Biggest economy | |
| Smallest economy | |
| Richest country per capita | |
| Poorest country per capita | |
| | Category | Best | Info |
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| Longest river | |
| Highest mountain | |
| Longest mountain range | |
| Largest lake | |
| Deepest lake | |
| Largest desert | |
| Tallest waterfall | |
| Highest life expectancy | |
| Greenest country | |
| Country with largest forrest area | |
| Most water resources per capita | |
| Country with most Summer Olympic golds | |
| Most Olympic gold medal athlet | |
| Most wins Africa Cup Of Nations | |
| Record champion CAF Champions League | |
| Country with most beer per capita | |
| Country with the most airports | |
| Top African diaspora population | |
| Most populous city 3000BC | |
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