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. With 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
WEB3 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 Map / Map of Africa - Worldatlas.com
WEBAfrica, 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 …
Africa | Latest News & Updates | BBC News
WEBAfrica. Watch Live. Get all the latest news, live updates and content about Africa from across the BBC.
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
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 almost equally in half by the Equator. Africa's physical geography, environment, resources, and human geography can be considered separately.
How the Youth Boom in Africa Will Change the World - The New …
WEBOct 28, 2023 · The median age on the African continent is 19. In India, the world’s most populous country, it is 28. In China and the United States, it is 38. More than a third of the world’s young people will...
Countries by Continent :: African Countries - Nations Online Project
WEBAfrica is the second-largest continent in the world in both area and population. It is an almost entirely isolated landmass with only a small land bridge in the northeast, connecting the African Mainland with Western Asia. Area. Africa covers six percent of the world's total surface area, roughly 30,244,000 km² (11,700,000 mi²).
Africa - Wikiwand
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. With 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population.
Africa: Human Geography - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · Vocabulary. 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.
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