Africa - Wikipedia
WEBAfrica is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [7] With nearly 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population.
Africa | History, People, Countries, Regions, Map, & Facts
WEB5 days ago · Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. The continent is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Africa - Ethnic Groups, Cultures, Languages | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Africa is the most tropical of all the continents; some four-fifths of its territory rests between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. As a consequence, the cultures and the physical variations of the peoples reflect adaptation to both …
Africa Map / Map of Africa - Worldatlas.com
WEBMaps of Africa. Africa, the planet's 2nd largest continent and the second most-populous continent (after Asia) includes (54) individual countries, and Western Sahara, a member state of the African Union whose statehood is disputed by Morocco. Note that South Sudan is the continent's newest country.
Africa News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
WEB2 days ago · Stay on top of Africa latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
Peoples, geography, and history of Africa | Britannica
WEBAfrica, Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean and is divided almost equally by the Equator. Area: 11,642,094 sq mi (30,152,882 sq km). Africa is composed largely of a rigid platform of ancient rocks that underlies vast plateau regions in the interior.
Africa: Physical Geography - National Geographic Society
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Africa, the second-largest continent, is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is divided in half almost equally by the Equator. Africa has eight major physical regions: the Sahara, the Sahel, the Ethiopian Highlands, savannas, the Swahili Coast, rainforests, the African Great Lakes, …
Africa: Countries and Sub‑Saharan Africa - HISTORY
WEBAfrica is a large and diverse continent that extends from South Africa northward to the Mediterranean Sea. The continent makes up one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Widely...
Africa: Human Geography - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · Africa, the second-largest continent, is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is divided in half almost equally by the Equator. The continent includes the islands of Cape Verde, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Comoros.
How the Youth Boom in Africa Will Change the World - The New …
WEBOct 28, 2023 · Africa has the fastest growing, youngest population of any continent. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African.
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