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  1. South of the Sahara
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    Sub-Saharan Africa, Subsahara, or Non-Mediterranean Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa.
    Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of Africa that is south of the Sahara. It includes of all the countries of Africa that are fully or partly located south of the Sahara desert (except Sudan). It contrasts with North Africa, which is considered a part of the Arab world.
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    Academics, policymakers and newspapers—including The Economist —routinely refer to part of the continent as “sub-Saharan Africa”. International institutions such as the World Bank and IMF are internally organised along the same lines. It seems Africa is defined by a wall of sand. But what is “sub-Saharan Africa”? The answer might seem obvious.
    A political map showing national divisions in relation to the ecological break (Sub-Saharan Africa in green). Sub-Saharan Africa is the term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara Desert. Geographically, the demarcation line is the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.
    Map of Sub-Saharan Africa (shaded in green). Sub-Saharan Africa has four geographic regions: West Africa, Middle Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa. West African countries. West Africa is comprised of 16 countries.
    Southern Africa is set apart from other Sub-Saharan African regions because of its mineral resources, including copper, diamonds, gold, zinc, chromium, platinum, manganese, iron ore, and coal. Countries in Southern Africa are quite large in physical area, except three smaller landlocked states: Lesotho, Swaziland, and Malawi.
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa - New World Encyclopedia

  4. What is sub-Saharan Africa? - The Economist

    WEBMar 7, 2019 · Anywhere south of the desert is, geographically, “sub-Saharan”. The first problem is that some countries, like Mauritania, are …

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    • Sub-Saharan Africa - WorldAtlas

      WEBOct 28, 2021 · Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the African continent south of the Sahara Desert. Thus, it consists of the overwhelming majority of Africa’s landmass. It also includes most of the countries and peoples …

    • sub-Saharan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    • Sub-Saharan Africa - Wikiwand

    • Sub-Saharan Africa – A Brief Introduction to World …

      WEBSub-Saharan Africa includes the African countries south of the Sahara Desert. The African Transition Zone cuts across the southern edge of the Sahara Desert at the widest portion of the continent. Many of the …

    • Sub-Saharan Africa – World Regional Geography - NSCC

      WEBLearning Objectives. Identify the key geographic features of Sub-Saharan Africa. Describe the pre-colonial history of Sub-Saharan Africa. Explain the process of colonization in Sub-Saharan Africa and its effects on the …

    • Sub-Saharan Africa | region, Africa | Britannica

    • Sub-Saharan Africa - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia